Who was Madame Nhu?

Trần Lệ Xuân, more popularly known in English as Madame Nhu, was the de facto First Lady of South Vietnam from 1955 to 1963.

Famous Family

She was the wife of Ngô Đình Nhu, who was the brother and chief advisor to President Ngô Đình Diệm.

First Lady of Vietnam

As Diệm was a lifelong bachelor and because she and her family lived in Independence Palace together with him, she was considered to be the first lady.