In November 1957, shortly before her marriage to Mickey Hargitay, Mansfield bought a 40-room Mediterranean-style mansion formerly owned by Rudy Vallée at 10100 Sunset Boulevard in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles.

[1] Much of the investment to buy the house came from the $81,340 ($910,642 in 2024 dollars)[2] she inherited from her maternal grandfather Elmer Palmer.

"[5] Hargitay, a plumber and carpenter before getting into bodybuilding, built a pink heart-shaped swimming pool.

Mansfield decorated the Pink Palace by writing to furniture and building suppliers requesting free samples.

[7] The Pink Palace was sold after her death and its subsequent owners have included Ringo Starr and Engelbert Humperdinck.