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MOPB-Queens, Corsets & the Palm Beach Rulebook

Members Only: Palm Beach – Season 1, Episodes 1 & 2

“Welcome to Palm Beach” & “Will the Real Queen Please Stand Up?” – Combined Summary

The series opens by establishing Palm Beach as a glittering battleground where money, manners, and mentorship determine social survival.

At the center is Hilary Musser, a longtime Palm Beach fixture, real estate powerhouse, and five-time wife who proudly claims she’s “self-made” despite her billionaire marriages. She hosts an ultra-exclusive party tied to the 1000 Miglia race, complete with half a billion dollars’ worth of cars—setting the tone for who belongs and who doesn’t.

Enter Ro-Mina Ustayev, a flashy, self-made multimillionaire newcomer with a $42 million exit and zero interest in shrinking herself. Dubbed the “Palm Beach Kim Kardashian,” she quickly becomes the town’s lightning rod—too loud, too sexy, too confident, too new.

Ro-Mina is pulled in competing directions by three would-be mentors:

• Rosalyn Yellin, a fast-rising philanthropist obsessed with Palm Beach rules, decorum, and appearances
• Hilary Musser, who offers polished guidance while quietly judging Ro-Mina’s nails, outfits, and volume
• Maria Cozamanis (DJ Tumbles), the blunt truth-teller who warns Ro-Mina about transactional friendships and social gatekeeping

Episode 2 raises the stakes at the Palm Event launch party, where Ro-Mina arrives in a black leather corset and ruffled skirt—promptly becoming the punchline of the night. The message is clear: conform or be iced out.

The simmering rivalry between Hilary and Rosalyn explodes into the open. Hilary openly snubs Rosalyn, while Maria suggests Hilary feels threatened by how quickly Rosalyn has built social power. Hilary fires back in confessional, dismissing Rosalyn as someone with “no substance” because she doesn’t work.

Rosalyn’s authority is reinforced through her relationship with Palm Beach royalty Gale Brophy, a 40-year social fixture who literally passes Rosalyn a ceremonial baton, symbolizing her blessing to take over as the next queen. Gale warns Rosalyn to be careful who she mentors—kindness can come back to bite.

That warning proves prophetic at Rosalyn’s high tea, a full-blown etiquette minefield. Fascinators, designers, and legacy are on display as Ro-Mina struggles to keep up—forgetting Gale’s name, cracking jokes at the wrong moments, declaring COVID “a blessing,” and clapping loudly when Gale is crowned the OG Queen of Palm Beach. Rosalyn is mortified as the group openly scolds Ro-Mina for being loud, inappropriate, and unaware of “time and place.”

Despite trying to learn the rules, Ro-Mina realizes the standards keep shifting depending on who’s judging her.

The tension finally culminates in a tense lunch between Hilary and Rosalyn, where Hilary arrives late and confrontational. She makes it clear they’ll never be close—but insists they must coexist civilly. Rosalyn pushes back, asking to be judged on truth, not rumors.

By the end of Episode 2, Palm Beach’s hierarchy is clear:
 There’s an old queen, a rising queen, and a wildcard newcomer who refuses to dim her light—no matter how many people tell her to lower her voice.

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