This marriage lasted only 53 days. He continued a love affair with Zsa Zsa Gabor while still married to Barbara.
Summer 53
meets Barbara Hutton, heiress to the Woolworth fortune and, next to Doris Duke, the richest girl in the States, at a party in Deauville, France. She watched him playing polo earlier in the day. He’s 44; she’s 40.
Spet 1953
during an argument over his plans to marry Barbara Hutton, Rubirosa sends a right-hand punch into Zsa Zsa’s eye. At her press conference the following day, she explains: "Rubi loves me. Rubirosa in Spanish means red rose; for me it means black eye. A man only hits a woman if he loves her deeply."
Late 53
he and Barbara Hutton announce their engagement
30 December 53
marries Barbara Hutton at the Dominican consulate in New York. Ramfis Trujillo serves as best man.
Hutton presents him with a luxury private plane, a former B-25 bomber; for the honeymoon they rent the villa of the Maharaja of Baroda in Palm Beach, Florida
spends part of the honeymoon with old flame Zsa Zsa. To be with her in Phoenix, Arizona, he flies in with his private airplane that he bought for $200,000. Part of the money is from the $250,000 that Hutton deposited in his personal account.
February 54
his marriage to Hutton dissolves after his going to hotels, beach houses, and mountain cabins with Zsa Zsa
End February 54
divorces Hutton and moves into the Plaza Hotel in New Yor