Invented Facts Anna Sorokin, The Rich Little Poor Girl
Anna Delvey had all the familiar—and annoying—features of a trust fund kid: the designer clothes, the nights out at expensive New York bars, even the low-paying internship that’s really just for…like…fun?
But something was different about Anna Delvey: Her entire life was a lie. Anna Delvey didn't even exist. Her list of conquests includes swanky hotels, national banks, and even some oh-so-fabulous stars of the art and fashion world.
Anna Sorokin lived every millennial’s dream—until it all came crashing down around her.
1. She Had A Humble Beginning
Anna Sorokin was born in Domodedovo, Russia on January 23, 1991. The unexciting town of under 100,000 people sits blandly on the outskirts of Moscow.
Her parents were also pretty normal: Her father drove a truck, and her mother owned and operated a convenience store.
It was a humble beginning for a life that would suddenly become excessively lavish, dangerously deceitful, and end up with a stint at Rikers Island Prison.
2. She Devoured
It could have been the family’s move to Germany that set Sorokin off on her adventure. She was attending a Catholic grammar school and classmates described her as shy. You see, Sorokin was trying hard to learn German—but failing miserably.
This caused her to isolate herself from her peers and sent her deeper into her obsession: fashion. She devoured magazines, fashion blogs and anything about design she could get her little hands on.
Sorokin was planning her escape from her parents, and from Germany. She desperately wanted to take the life she saw in magazines and make it hers—no matter what the cost.
3. She Convinced Them
Sorokin graduated from high school in June 2011, and made her move swiftly. She talked her parents into paying for art school in London.
It‘s not clear how they could afford such an extravagance, as Dad was running an HVAC company and mom was a housewife. It must have taken an extreme amount of manipulation to convince her cash-strapped parents to get on board.
Which makes what she did when she got there all the more baffling.
4. It Made No Sense
Once Sororkin had freed herself from her parents and Germany, she did something strange: She quit school. All the effort to get away went up in smoke for some unknown reason. Sorokin was soon back in Germany and again under her parent’s roof.
Had London been too much for her? Was she not ready for life in a big city? Judging by her next move, the answer is a resounding no.
