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Melbourne socialite Lillian Frank dies

Melbourne icon Lillian Frank is being remembered for her flamboyant personality and charity work. (Ellen Smith/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Melbourne socialite Lillian Frank has been remembered as a flamboyant personality who used her social standing for good, after passing away aged 92.

The icon of Melbourne's social scene, hairdresser and tireless charity worker died on Friday night.

Frank's daughter Jackie Frank paid tribute to the social doyenne, saying "last night we lost the heart and soul of our family".

"She lived life to the max, without any regrets and was forever grateful," she wrote on Instagram.

"She saw things through rose colored glasses. No matter what adversity she had to face, and there were many, she saw the good in everyone and everything.

"Forever trying to make a difference in the world. She used her flamboyant personality and social standing for good, raising millions and millions for charity."

She said of the long-time Toorak hair salon owner: "to us she was mum, to my kids nani and the most spectacular selfless human being in the world with the biggest heart.

"We (heart) you but a piece of our hearts will be broken forever. #RIP Lillian."

The Victoria Racing Club paid tribute to Frank, who was a long-time judge of Myer Fashions on the Field and attended her first Melbourne Cup in the 1960s.

"Lillian left an indelible mark on the Melbourne Cup Carnival where she attended nearly every year for 50 years," chairman Neil Wilson said.

"Her impeccable sense of style and vibrant personality helped elevate the VRC's Fashions on the Field competition to one of the most popular and prestigious outdoor fashion events in Australia, if not the world."

The club was celebrating 60 years of Fashions on the Field in 2022, and would not be the enduring competition it had become without Frank's influence, Mr Wilson said.

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