Barbara Becker
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Barbara Becker is a German American designer, actress and model.
teacher, Ursula.
Barbara Becker became famous when she began dating Boris Becker
. Harlan took the picture of a nude Boris and Barbara for the cover of Stern
. They married a month before their son, Noah, was born on 18 January 1994. Their second child, Elias Balthasar, was born on 4 September 1999.
In late 1999, after being contacted by a woman claiming to be pregnant with Becker's child, Barbara took Noah and Elias to Miami, Florida
, side-stepping her prenuptial agreement
, and setting up an international custody battle. The hearings were broadcast live back to Germany. A Munich court granted Becker a divorce in January 2001.
On 6 January 2009, Barbara and artist Arne Quinze
announced their engagement. They married on 9 September 2009 at their home in Miami, Florida. They celebrated the wedding on 13 September 2009 in Berlin
, Germany
. They divorced in 2011.
Biography
Barbara Becker was born to an African-American photographer, Harlan Feltus, and a GermanGermans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
teacher, Ursula.
Barbara Becker became famous when she began dating Boris Becker
Boris Becker
Boris Franz Becker is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17...
. Harlan took the picture of a nude Boris and Barbara for the cover of Stern
Stern (magazine)
Stern is a weekly news magazine published in Germany. It was founded in 1948 by Henri Nannen, and is currently published by Gruner + Jahr, a subsidiary of Bertelsmann. In the first quarter of 2006, its print run was 1.019 million copies and it reached 7.84 million readers according to...
. They married a month before their son, Noah, was born on 18 January 1994. Their second child, Elias Balthasar, was born on 4 September 1999.
In late 1999, after being contacted by a woman claiming to be pregnant with Becker's child, Barbara took Noah and Elias to Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
, side-stepping her prenuptial agreement
Prenuptial agreement
A prenuptial agreement, antenuptial agreement, or premarital agreement, commonly abbreviated to prenup or prenupt, is a contract entered into prior to marriage, civil union or any other agreement prior to the main agreement by the people intending to marry or contract with each other...
, and setting up an international custody battle. The hearings were broadcast live back to Germany. A Munich court granted Becker a divorce in January 2001.
On 6 January 2009, Barbara and artist Arne Quinze
Arne Quinze
Arne Quinze is a conceptual artist best known for his unconventional and controversial public art installations. Quinze also creates large and small sculptures, drawings, paintings. In his late teens he started out as a graffiti artist in Brussels.-Installation art:The artist is known for his...
announced their engagement. They married on 9 September 2009 at their home in Miami, Florida. They celebrated the wedding on 13 September 2009 in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. They divorced in 2011.