Countess Lu Ann de Lesseps On 'Class With Countess,' Good Manners, Obama

Countess Lu Ann De Lesseps, known as The Countess on The Real Housewives of New York. Now, is now teaching manners in her new book Class with the Countess. Her advice: Money can’t buy you class! “I would define class as someone who is well mannered,” Lesseps told Uinterview in an exclusive interview. “Someone who treats people with kindness and again respect.”

The Countess was also formerly a fashion model for the Wilhelmina modeling agency. Her courtesy title comes from her previous marriage with Alexandre Lesseps, the son of the architect behind the Suez Canal in Egypt. They divorced in 2009 and have two children together. Prior to her role in Bravo’s television reality series, Lesseps was a licensed nurse in Connecticut.

So who does The Countess think is classy today? “Obama. Because the way he speaks to you is engaging,” she told Uinterview. “He is not putting on airs.”