Diana Qeblawi, the former Deal or No Deal 26K Girl and StarStruck alumna, joined Dior in New York for the 10th anniversary of the Dior Lady Art. The San Francisco–based entrepreneur and founder of Qeblawi Cosmetics attended the celebration marking a decade of artistic reinterpretations of the maison’s most storied handbag, the Lady Dior.
For this milestone edition, Dior invited ten artists—Jessica Cannon, Patrick Eugène, Eva Jospin, Ju Ting, Lakwena, Lee Ufan, Sophia Loeb, Inès Longevial, Marc Quinn, and Alymamah Rashed—to reimagine the emblematic bag. Their works continue a dialogue between contemporary art and fashion that dates back to Christian Dior’s early years as a gallerist.
A Personal Lady Dior Story
Qeblawi’s connection to the Lady Dior is lifelong.
“My father named me after Princess Diana,” she says. “I grew up watching her, and the first time I saw her with the medium Lady Dior, I remember thinking, ‘One day I want to carry that bag with the same quiet strength.”
Her Look for the Evening
Qeblawi wore head-to-toe Dior, referencing the house’s 1947 New Look with a red cotton velvet fitted jacket, a flared black wool and silk shantung dress, Rose Dior Bagatelle jewelry, a D-Muse black rabbit-felt hat, and black patent slingback pumps.
The focal point: her Inès Longevial Medium Lady Dior Art bag—one of only two in the United States—fully embroidered with the artist’s signature stars. Longevial is her favorite contemporary artist, making the piece especially meaningful.
Inside the Lady Dior Art Cocktails
“The evening felt intimate and thoughtful—almost like stepping into Dior’s creative history,” Qeblawi recalls. At the House of Dior New York, she explored the artists’ original sketches and viewed the new bags displayed like objets d’art.
Meeting artists Patrick Eugène and Jessica Cannon was a highlight. “Patrick spoke about honoring Haitian resilience through raffia, macramé, and pearls. Jessica talked about weaving Catherine Dior’s quiet heroism into her shell-embellished pieces. Hearing their stories directly brought the bags to life.”
She also spent time with members of the Dior team behind the Lady Art #10 edition. “They shared how every bead and star was placed by hand. It felt like the entire Dior family—past and present—was in that room.”
For Qeblawi, whose name is inspired by Princess Diana, carrying Longevial’s star-studded Lady Dior in New York held a quiet sense of destiny.
With art, heritage, and personal history converging in one unforgettable evening, Diana Qeblawi’s New York appearance reaffirmed why the Lady Dior remains not just a fashion icon, but a symbol of timeless femininity and the women who continue to give it new meaning.
