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'''Leona Beldini''' (stage name '''Hope Diamond''') Is an [[United States|American]] [[burlesque]] dancer and real estate broker who served as Deputy Mayor of [[Jersey City, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Jersey City official, a former burlesque queen, faces corruption charges | url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/01/post_131.html | work=The Jersey Journal | date=January 24, 2010}}</ref> While serving as Deputy Mayor, Beldini was arrested for political corruption as part of the third phase of [[Operation Bid Rig]].<ref>{{cite news |title=List of those arrested today by FBI |url=http://www.app.com/article/20090723/NEWS/90723064/1004 |work=[[Asbury Park Press]] |date=July 23, 2009}}</ref> She was found guilty and sentenced to three years in prison.<ref>{{cite news | last=Ryan | first=Joe | url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/06/former_jersey_city_deputy_mayo_1.html | title=Former Jersey City deputy mayor Leona Beldini gets three years in prison | work=Star-Ledger | date=June 13, 2010}}</ref> |
'''Leona Beldini''' (stage name '''Hope Diamond''') Is an [[United States|American]] [[burlesque]] dancer and real estate broker who served as Deputy Mayor of [[Jersey City, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Jersey City official, a former burlesque queen, faces corruption charges | url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/01/post_131.html | work=The Jersey Journal | date=January 24, 2010}}</ref> While serving as Deputy Mayor, Beldini was arrested for political corruption as part of the third phase of [[Operation Bid Rig]].<ref>{{cite news |title=List of those arrested today by FBI |url=http://www.app.com/article/20090723/NEWS/90723064/1004 |work=[[Asbury Park Press]] |date=July 23, 2009}}</ref> She was found guilty and sentenced to three years in prison.<ref>{{cite news | last=Ryan | first=Joe | url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/06/former_jersey_city_deputy_mayo_1.html | title=Former Jersey City deputy mayor Leona Beldini gets three years in prison | work=Star-Ledger | date=June 13, 2010}}</ref> |
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Born in New York and raised in [[Princeton, New Jersey]], Beldini left home at |
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She married crooner Bobby Colt on March 5, 1956 in Cleveland. They had a son named Robert. Beldini was granted a separation from Colt in 1961 after claiming that he had abandoned their marriage to live with belly dancer [[Nejla Ates]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Dancer Hope Diamond Granted Separation|work=The Corpus Christi Caller-Times|place=Corpus Christi, Texas|date=April 6, 1961|page=29}}</ref> |
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In 1995, Beldini was inducted into the [[Burlesque Hall of Fame]] as Hope Diamond.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jersey City Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini, a former burlesque queen, starts trial tomorrow|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2010/01/jersey_city_deputy_mayor_leona_1.html|newspaper=NJ.com}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 04:03, 30 January 2017
Leona Beldini (stage name Hope Diamond) Is an American burlesque dancer and real estate broker who served as Deputy Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey.[1] While serving as Deputy Mayor, Beldini was arrested for political corruption as part of the third phase of Operation Bid Rig.[2] She was found guilty and sentenced to three years in prison.[3]
Born in New York and raised in Princeton, New Jersey, Beldini left home at
She married crooner Bobby Colt on March 5, 1956 in Cleveland. They had a son named Robert. Beldini was granted a separation from Colt in 1961 after claiming that he had abandoned their marriage to live with belly dancer Nejla Ates.[4]
In 1995, Beldini was inducted into the Burlesque Hall of Fame as Hope Diamond.[5]
Sources
- http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1965/12/14/memoirs-of-a-stage-door-johnny/
- Long Island Press story scanned here
References
- ^ "Jersey City official, a former burlesque queen, faces corruption charges". The Jersey Journal. January 24, 2010.
- ^ "List of those arrested today by FBI". Asbury Park Press. July 23, 2009.
- ^ Ryan, Joe (June 13, 2010). "Former Jersey City deputy mayor Leona Beldini gets three years in prison". Star-Ledger.
- ^ "Dancer Hope Diamond Granted Separation". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. April 6, 1961. p. 29.
- ^ "Jersey City Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini, a former burlesque queen, starts trial tomorrow". NJ.com.