"[2] Her mother, on the other hand, "hated" living in America and insisted on dressing her daughters in a French-influenced style.

[9] After completing studies at the L'Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne[3] and graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design,[5] Miller interned with dress designer Clovis Ruffin in New York City.

[2] Miller made headlines in September 1998 by presenting her spring 1999 clothing line one week ahead of her French counterparts, becoming the first American to do so.

[16][17] Since 2005, Miller has designed a line of affordable clothes, handbags, footwear, fashion jewelry and other accessories for J.C. Penney.

[3] Celebrities of varying ages including Anjelica Huston,[4] Beyoncé Knowles,[4] Angelina Jolie,[6] Brooke Shields,[3] LeAnn Rimes,[3] Lauren Hutton,[2] Jennifer Stone, Susan Sarandon[2] and Eva Longoria[2] have worn, and continue to wear, her designs.

[19] Miller and her partner, Kohnheim, have been in business together for over 28 years; the label has brought in $650 million in annual sales.

[4] Currently, Miller's women's collection apparel is sold in more than 1,200 independent specialty stores and namesake boutiques in cities such as New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia and in the affluent resort town of La Jolla.

Her fashion line is also sold in department stores such as, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdale's and Nordstrom.

[21] Miller and her husband, financier Kim Taipale, were married in 1996 by then-New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.

Her art collection includes work by Damien Loeb, John Stango,[23] Ellen Gallagher, Andy Warhol and Le Corbusier.