Jasmine Guinness
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Jasmine Leonora Guinness (born 28 September 1976 in Dublin) has been a designer and a fashion model since 1994. She is also an heiress
to the Guinness
brewing fortune.
and Liz Casey. She was educated at St. Columba's College
, Rathfarnham
, in Dublin. She also spent a year at Winchester School of Art.
She and Gawain O'Dare Rainey were engaged on 31 January 2005 and married on 1 July 2006 in Leixlip
, Ireland. The wedding was extensively covered in "Hello" magazine (18 July 2006) and was attended by 500 guests, including the designer of her draped silk dress Jasper Conran
, Mario Testino
, Paddy Moloney
, Anjelica Huston
, Jacquetta Wheeler
, Jade Parfitt
, Erin O'Connor
, Garech Browne
Philip Treacy
Her husband is the son of Michael O'Dare Rainey and the Hon. Jane Ormsby-Gore. They have two sons and a daughter together. Their first son Arthur Elwood was born in 2001, their second son Otis was born in 2006 and daughter Ruby was born in 2010.
A portrait of her is held at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
She has modelled for various perfume and make-up campaigns, including Armani and Shu Uemura. She was the face of the "Goffs Million" horse races at the Curragh
in September 2007, an event that paid the highest winnings of any race meeting in Europe.
In 2009 she was the face of the "Arthur's Day" event celebrating her ancestor Arthur Guinness
.
In March and December 2011 she was again the subject of articles in Hello.
(The Honourable Lady Mosley), who was one of the Mitford sisters, and her first husband Bryan Guinness, later the 2nd Lord Moyne. Her paternal grandfather, the Hon. Desmond Guinness
, is a conservationist specialising in Georgian and classical architecture, while her paternal grandmother, Mariga Guinness, was born Marie-Gabrielle, Princess of Urach
. She is 2260th in the Line of Succession
to the British throne. The Desmond Guinnesses were cofounders of the Irish Georgian Society
.
Jasmine's maternal family was researched in the RTE
programme "Where Was Your Family During the Famine?"
Beneficiary
A beneficiary in the broadest sense is a natural person or other legal entity who receives money or other benefits from a benefactor. For example: The beneficiary of a life insurance policy, is the person who receives the payment of the amount of insurance after the death of the insured...
to the Guinness
Guinness family
The Guinness family is an extensive aristocratic Irish Protestant family noted for their accomplishments in brewing, banking, politics and religious ministry...
brewing fortune.
Personal life
She is the daughter of Patrick GuinnessPatrick Guinness
Patrick Desmond Carl Alexander Guinness, KLJ is an Irish historian and author, and one of heirs of the Guinness business dynasty....
and Liz Casey. She was educated at St. Columba's College
St. Columba's College, Dublin
St Columba's College is a co-educational boarding school founded in 1843 located in Whitechurch, Dublin, Ireland. Among the founders of the college are Edwin Richard W. W. Quin, Lord Adare , the Right Hon. William Monsell , Dr...
, Rathfarnham
Rathfarnham
Rathfarnham or Rathfarnam is a Southside suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It is south of Terenure, east of Templeogue, and is in the postal districts of Dublin 14 and 16. It is within the administrative areas of both Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and South Dublin County Councils.The area of Rathfarnham...
, in Dublin. She also spent a year at Winchester School of Art.
She and Gawain O'Dare Rainey were engaged on 31 January 2005 and married on 1 July 2006 in Leixlip
Leixlip
-Politics:Since 1988 Leixlip has had a nine member Town Council , headed by a Cathaoirleach , which has control over many local matters, although it is limited in that it is not also a planning authority...
, Ireland. The wedding was extensively covered in "Hello" magazine (18 July 2006) and was attended by 500 guests, including the designer of her draped silk dress Jasper Conran
Jasper Conran
Jasper Alexander Thirlby Conran OBE is an English fashion designer. He is the son of the designer Sir Terence Conran and the author Shirley Conran.-Education:He was educated at Port Regis School and Bryanston School in the 1970s...
, Mario Testino
Mario Testino
-Early Life:Testino grew up in Lima, the eldest son of a businessman. When he was young he wanted to be a priest. Testino recalls being unpopular at school because of his flamboyance. He was good at math and went on to study economics at Universidad del Pacífico, where his insistence on wearing...
, Paddy Moloney
Paddy Moloney
Paddy Moloney is one of the founders of the Irish musical group The Chieftains and has played on every one of their albums.He was born in Donnycarney in Dublin. His mother bought him a tin whistle when he was six and at the age of eight he started to learn the Uilleann pipes. He also plays button...
, Anjelica Huston
Anjelica Huston
Anjelica Huston is an American actress. Huston became the third generation of her family to win an Academy Award, for her performance in 1985's Prizzi's Honor, joining her father, director John Huston, and grandfather, actor Walter Huston. She later was nominated in 1989 and 1990 for her acting in...
, Jacquetta Wheeler
Jacquetta Wheeler
Jacquetta Wheeler is an English model. Her father, Stuart Wheeler, is an entrepreneur and political activist to UKIP, and mother Tessa was a photographer....
, Jade Parfitt
Jade Parfitt
Jade Parfitt is a British model and presenter. She was born in Kingston upon Thames, London, England but her family moved to Devonshire, Southern England when she was 14.- Career :...
, Erin O'Connor
Erin O'Connor
-Early life:Erin O'Connor was born and brought up in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, England and went to Brownhills Community School . She was raised Catholic and her father is from Ballycastle, Northern Ireland...
, Garech Browne
Garech Browne
The Hon. Garech Domnagh Browne, born 25 June, 1939, is a member of the titled family of Oranmore and Browne in the West of Ireland and is a wealthy patron of Irish arts, notably traditional Irish music...
Philip Treacy
Philip Treacy
Philip Treacy OBE is an Irish milliner.Born in Ahascragh,in the West of Ireland, he lived with his parents, seven brothers and sister across the road from the village church...
Her husband is the son of Michael O'Dare Rainey and the Hon. Jane Ormsby-Gore. They have two sons and a daughter together. Their first son Arthur Elwood was born in 2001, their second son Otis was born in 2006 and daughter Ruby was born in 2010.
A portrait of her is held at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
She has modelled for various perfume and make-up campaigns, including Armani and Shu Uemura. She was the face of the "Goffs Million" horse races at the Curragh
Curragh
The Curragh is a flat open plain of almost 5,000 acres of common land in County Kildare, Ireland, between Newbridge and Kildare. This area is well-known for Irish horse breeding and training. The Irish National Stud is located on the edge of Kildare town, beside the famous Japanese Gardens. Also...
in September 2007, an event that paid the highest winnings of any race meeting in Europe.
In 2009 she was the face of the "Arthur's Day" event celebrating her ancestor Arthur Guinness
Arthur Guinness
Arthur Guinness was an Irish brewer and the founder of the Guinness brewery business and family.He was also an entrepreneur, visionary and philanthropist....
.
In March and December 2011 she was again the subject of articles in Hello.
Family
Jasmine is the great-granddaughter of Diana MitfordDiana Mitford
Diana Mitford, Lady Mosley , was one of Britain's noted Mitford sisters. She was married first to Bryan Walter Guinness, heir to the barony of Moyne, and secondly to Sir Oswald Mosley, 6th Baronet, of Ancoats, leader of the British Union of Fascists; her second marriage, in 1936, took place at the...
(The Honourable Lady Mosley), who was one of the Mitford sisters, and her first husband Bryan Guinness, later the 2nd Lord Moyne. Her paternal grandfather, the Hon. Desmond Guinness
Desmond Guinness
Hon. Desmond Guinness is an Irish author on Georgian art and architecture and a conservationist.He was the second son of the author and brewer Bryan Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne and Diana Mitford...
, is a conservationist specialising in Georgian and classical architecture, while her paternal grandmother, Mariga Guinness, was born Marie-Gabrielle, Princess of Urach
Duke of Urach
The title Duke of Urach was created in the Kingdom of Württemberg for Friedrich Wilhelm Alexander Ferdinand, Count of Württemberg on 28 March 1867, with the style of HSH."Urach" is pronounced Oo-raakh -Family:...
. She is 2260th in the Line of Succession
Line of succession to the British Throne
The line of succession to the British throne is the ordered sequence of those people eligible to succeed to the throne of the United Kingdom and the other 15 Commonwealth realms. By the terms of the Act of Settlement 1701, the succession is limited to the descendants of the Electress Sophia of...
to the British throne. The Desmond Guinnesses were cofounders of the Irish Georgian Society
Irish Georgian Society
The Irish Georgian Society aims to encourage an interest in and to promote the conservation of distinguished examples of architecture and the allied arts of all periods in Ireland...
.
Jasmine's maternal family was researched in the RTE
RTE
RTÉ is the abbreviation for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcasting service of the Republic of Ireland.RTE may also refer to:* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey...
programme "Where Was Your Family During the Famine?"