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The U.S President Donald Trump has nominated a member of his exclusive Mar-a-Lago resort handbag designer Lana Marks as the U.S Ambassador to South Africa. 65-years old Marks was born and grew in South Africa. She has made a name for herself in the fashion industry through her luxury handbags. The handbags often made of exotic animal skin like ostrich and alligator are typically priced from $19,000 to $400,000. Most of them have been featured as celebrities’ accessories on the Oscars’ red carpet. Jennifer Aniston is among the few celebrities who said that the accessories of Marks are one of her favorites.

The handbag designer was also a companion of the late Princess Diana and named a whole design collection after the princess. She is fluent in both Afrikaans and Xhosa, attended university in Johannesburg at the University of the Witwatersrand and the Institute of Personnel Management. She was also appointed to Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government’s Women Leadership Board and the Women’s International Forum for more than a decade.

Marks is also an avid ballet dancer and tennis player, even studying at the Royal Academy of Ballet and attempting to compete in the 1978 French Open. She currently resides in Palm Beach, Florida with her husband Neville Marks, a psychiatrist. She has been seen several times promoting Palm Beach as one of the “most exclusive” cities in the United States. The South African-born designer is also a member of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club and golf resort, where her daughter had her wedding. She is featured on the resort’s website, offering a testimonial about the club, which has a $200,000 initiation fee.