Kira Plastinina

Seven months after 16-year-old Russian golden child and fashion designer Kira Plastinina burst onto the U.S. scene with a dozen boutiques bankrolled by her millionaire father, the much-hyped chain has filed for bankruptcy protection and closed most of its American stores. The teen's May debut in the states was meticulously orchestrated, with a publicity spree and a bicoastal pair of glittering launch parties.

She STRUTS into the Ivy with leg to spare and a long ponytail swinging behind her. She's working a super short, silver polka-dot dress, which she designed herself, and some seriously gooey lip gloss. She's got a makeup artist in tow, along with two publicists and a bodyguard who's not afraid to stand down Robertson Boulevard's crazy roller dancer. Is it Paris? Miley? Ivanka?

Kira Plastinina: An article in Sunday's Image section about 15-year-old Russian fashion designer Kira Plastinina referred to her father as Sergei Plastinina. His surname is Plastinin.