Finally, concluding this four-part analysis of Quest mag's society list of 400: Sure, we all hate people, and are hated in turn. But by what measure can we judge the most hated, most obnoxious members of so-called high society (and perhaps of Manhattan in general)? Cross-referencing the Quest 400 with the New York Press's 2004 Most Loathsome New Yorker list, we find a slim, but certainly meaningful, collection of most-hated New York names:

Rudy Giuliani
Rupert Murdoch
Donald Trump
Diane Sawyer
Joan Rivers