Tinsley Randolph Mortimer (née Mercer; born August 11, 1975)[1][2] is an American socialite and television personality.

[19][20][21] Her handbag line, "Samantha Thavasa by Tinsley Mortimer", debuted in winter 2006 with its American flagship store in New York City.

[22] She was also featured prominently in Samantha Thavasa USA's online promotional materials and in the company's Madison Avenue store, which also carries her handbags.

[24] Mortimer has served as Christian Dior’s beauty ambassador and helped to create a lip gloss named Tinsley Pink.

[23] In May 2012, she appeared on the cover of Vestal magazine, which also featured an editorial styled by Lo'renzo Hill-White and shot by fashion photographer Kevin Sinclair.

[35] The show documented the lives of Mortimer and her friends in New York City, but it was critically panned and cancelled after 8 episodes because of low ratings.

[36] Mortimer wrote a novel titled Southern Charm, which follows Minty Davenport from South Carolina to New York, where she is the victim of rumors.

[40] In 2017, Mortimer joined the cast of Bravo's reality television series The Real Housewives of New York City for the show's ninth season.

[46] In October 2019, Mortimer announced that she has partnered up with RuMe to launch a Resort 2020 Collection, which consists of travel, fashion, and beauty accessories.

[59] The billboard was located in Chicago, Illinois, and Mortimer also appeared in a video, where she encouraged people to adopt dogs from shelters.

[64] On February 11, 2017, Mortimer was introduced to Chicago-based Coupon Cabin CEO Scott Kluth by her Real Housewives of New York City castmate Carole Radziwill.

[69][70] In April 2016, Mortimer was arrested for trespassing on her former boyfriend Alexander "Nico" Fanjul’s property in Palm Beach, Florida.