Jennifer Pickens: Nancy Reagan's 100th birthday – her legacy of class, elegance and style endures. Here's why

The iconic Reagan style mixed Washington, D.C., politicos with Hollywood royalty under the exquisite eye of first lady Nancy Reagan, whose centennial we celebrate this 6th of July. 

As our country begins to reopen, and we return to having celebrations and many of our beloved traditions, we can hope that the White House will do the same. When it does, it will do so under the direction of our new first lady, who could draw inspiration from Nancy Reagan on how to capitalize on building meaningful international relationships through social diplomacy.    Nancy Reagan’s social events helped lead to some of the strongest alliances with foreign powers.   Nancy Reagan always personified class, elegance and style in a way that made people want to come and experience anything at the White House.