The first reality star: For better or worse, Princess Diana paved the way for the likes of Kim Kardashian by changing the way women dealt with celebrity
When Diana, Princess of Wales, died 20 years ago at the age of 36, she was among the most famous, most photographed women in the world. The Paris car crash that resulted in her death eerily echoed a pattern set by other beautiful, gone-too-soon blonds _ most obviously Grace Kelly _ but the tsunami of grief that swept the world for months, and years, after made it clear that she was something more, something new entirely.
Diana was the first, and remains the most influential, reality star.
Dubbed "The People's Princess," Diana spent nearly half her short life in the public eye, endearing herself to millions first through her youth and beauty,
