Her family was from
Saint Mary's County, Maryland. She attended
Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School and graduated from
New York School of Interior Design. She did interior design for
Bob Hope,
Henry Mancini and
Dean Martin. She designed the interiors of Betty and Gerald Ford's post-Presidency home in
Rancho Mirage, California with a style the New York Times called "Palm Springs via Palm Beach," and
Town & Country called "desert modern aesthetic...and, most importantly, happy." Mako designed home interiors and also Hollywood institutions such as the Jessica Nail Clinic, the home of
Princess Shams and events such as the wedding of her daughter, Princess Scheherazade (décor of the reception). ==Personal life==