ics ’ ’ . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁her ▁grand father ▁Walter ▁G ub el mann ▁head ed ▁up ▁the ▁racing ▁synd icate ▁that ▁successfully ▁def ended ▁the ▁America ' s ▁Cup ▁with ▁the ▁y acht ▁Const ell ation . ▁ ▁G ub el mann ▁attended ▁New ▁England ▁College . ▁ ▁Business ▁G ub el mann ' s ▁first ▁job ▁was ▁at ▁Lic ens ing ▁Management ▁International , ▁a ▁London - based ▁lic ens ing ▁firm . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁worked ▁for ▁Am f AR ▁in ▁their ▁Special ▁Events / M aj or ▁G ifts ▁department . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁G ub el mann ▁started ▁Vie ▁Lux e ▁International , ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁City - based ▁company ▁that ▁produced ▁sc ented ▁cand les . ▁The ▁firm ▁manufact ured ▁cand le ▁lines ▁for ▁design ers ▁including ▁Carolina ▁Herr era , ▁Cal vin ▁Klein ▁and ▁Oscar ▁de ▁la ▁R enta , ▁amongst ▁others . ▁ ▁Society ▁and ▁Phil anth ropy ▁G ub el mann ▁has ▁been ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁society ▁host ess ▁and ▁influ ential ▁t ast em aker . ▁While ▁living ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁G ub el mann ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁chair ▁or ▁committee ▁member ▁for ▁such ▁organizations ▁as ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Botan ical ▁Garden , ▁Memorial ▁Slo an - K etter ing ▁Can cer ▁Center , ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Modern ▁Art , ▁AC RI A , ▁Am f AR ▁and ▁God ’ s ▁Love