Born on August 11, 1975, in Richmond, Virginia, United States, Tinsley Randolph Mortimer is an American socialite and television personality. She was born in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Tinsley worked as a beauty assistant at Vogue in her initial days. Later she was involved in the branding and design of a condominium development. Tinsley also became the beauty ambassador of Christian Dior and created a lip gloss named Tinsley Pink. Tinsley has been featured in magazines like Vogue and was seen in a cameo in Gossip Girls Season 2, which aired in 2002. She started her first reality show, High Society, on March 10, 2010. In 2013, her first novel Southern Charm was published by Simon and Schuster. She has turned into a contributor to Town and Country Magazine since 2017. Tinsley is featured in The Real Housewives of New York City. Tinsley launched a collection of fake lashes with XXO in June 2019.

In the past, Tinsley Mortimer has worked with celebrity makeup artists which include: Ricky Wilson and Keiko Hiramoto.