Boll made many claims later in life that she was an heiress and was a member of a wealthy family.
The truth was that her father, George, was a bartender in Rochester, New York.
She was, however, attractive, a short, dark-eyed, and "vividly blonde" beauty.
Her early employment was selling cigars in Rochester.
 Boll became an experienced horse rider, and married businessman Robert Scott in 1909.
In 1914 she had a son, Robert Scott II.

Boll was known as "The Queen of Diamonds" because of the amount of jewelry she publicly displayed.
At times, she would wear over $400,000 in jewelry in public and was photographed wearing a sweater made of gold and platinum.

In 1922, Boll married Colombian coffee king Hernando Rocha, who presented her with over a million dollars in jewels and an 46.57-carat (9.314 g) emerald-cut diamond bearing her name "The Mabel Boll".
The diamond was purchased by the Harry Winston collection upon Boll's death in 1949.

In 1934, Boll made headlines again as the "Countess de Porceri" in Nice, France when her 27-year-old boyfriend Georges Chariot shot himself on her lawn.
In February 1940, Boll married for the fifth time, a harp player from Florida.
Boll made many claims later in life that she was an heiress and was a member of a wealthy family. The truth was that her father, George, was a bartender in Rochester, New York. She was, however, attractive, a short, dark-eyed, and "vividly blonde" beauty. Her early employment was selling cigars in Rochester.  Boll became an experienced horse rider, and married businessman Robert Scott in 1909. In 1914 she had a son, Robert Scott II.
Boll was known as "The Queen of Diamonds" because of the amount of jewelry she publicly displayed. At times, she would wear over $400,000 in jewelry in public and was photographed wearing a sweater made of gold and platinum.
In 1922, Boll married Colombian coffee king Hernando Rocha, who presented her with over a million dollars in jewels and an 46.57-carat (9.314 g) emerald-cut diamond bearing her name "The Mabel Boll". The diamond was purchased by the Harry Winston collection upon Boll's death in 1949.
In 1934, Boll made headlines again as the "Countess de Porceri" in Nice, France when her 27-year-old boyfriend Georges Chariot shot himself on her lawn. In February 1940, Boll married for the fifth time, a harp player from Florida.
Mabel Boll