Log on to any social media platform today, and you will be bombarded with pictures and posts from popular socialites and "slay queens" at high-end locations across the country.

Many attribute the rise of these socialites to the influence of social media, which has amplified their lifestyles and expanded their reach.

But long before the Instagram influencers and socialites of today, there was one woman who set the bar higher in the person of Sally Kankonaba Kleyn, popularly known as Sally Monte Carlo.

In 2008, the Ghanaian media space was awash with video interviews and stories about her.