Monday, August 20, 2007

LEONA HELMSLEY, THE FEMALE DONALD TRUMP, CLOSES ESCROW

The only woman other than Rosie O'Donell to ever land a punch on Donald Trump has left the building.

New York Hotelier Leona Helmsley, who once served prison time for tax evasion, died of heart failure at her summer home in Greenwich, Conn. according to TMZ.

Along with husband, Harry, the "Queen of Mean," ran a $5 billion real estate empire that included managing the Empire State Building.

A former housekeeper once said she heard Helmsley say: "We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes." She denied making the statement, but the words followed her for the rest of her life. She was 87.