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'''Jenna de Rosnay''' (born '''Jenna Severson''', March 7, 1963) is an American [[windsurfer]], [[fashion designer]] and [[model (person)|model]]. |
'''Jenna de Rosnay''' (born '''Jenna Severson''', March 7, 1963) is an American [[windsurfer]], [[fashion designer]], and [[model (person)|model]]. |
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==Career== |
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From 1982 |
From 1982 Rosnay broke the [[Speed sailing record|World Speedsailing Record (500 metre, womens' windsurfing)]] seven times, first at the Speed Trials in Weymouth off the [[Isle of Portland]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. |
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In 2010 she was inducted into the [[Speedsailing]] [[Hall of Fame]]. <ref>[http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/500-metre-records.html World Sailing Speed Record Council 500 Metre Records]</ref><ref>[http://www.speedworldcup.com/general-news/antoine-albeau-and-jenna-de-rosnay-enter-speedsailing-hall-of-2.html Antoine Albeau and Jenna de Rosnay enter Speedsailing Hall of Fame]</ref> |
In 2010 she was inducted into the [[Speedsailing]] [[Hall of Fame]]. <ref>[http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/500-metre-records.html World Sailing Speed Record Council 500 Metre Records]</ref><ref>[http://www.speedworldcup.com/general-news/antoine-albeau-and-jenna-de-rosnay-enter-speedsailing-hall-of-2.html Antoine Albeau and Jenna de Rosnay enter Speedsailing Hall of Fame]</ref> |
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In 1988 she began designing swimwear for [[Huit]] and, later, wetsuits for [[Neil Pryde]]. |
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==Personal life== |
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Born in California and raised in Hawaii and Tahiti, Jenna Severson is a daughter of [[John Severson]], photographer, film director, and founder of [[Surfer (magazine)|''Surfer'']] magazine, and his wife, the former Louise Steir.[http://www.csuchico.edu/pub/cs/fall_08/feature_03.html]<ref>[http://outsideonline.com/outside/culture/200611/unsolved-mysteries-13.html Unsolved Mysteries: Swept Away: The doomed sea crossing of a French baron]</ref> She has a younger sister, Anna Severson (born 1965). |
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Jenna de Rosnay has been married twice: |
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*[[Baron]] [[Arnaud de Rosnay|Arnaud Louis Fromet de Rosnay]] (1946-1984), a French playboy, photographer, and long-distance windsurfer who was the youngest son of French painter Baron Gaëtan de Rosnay and his wife, the former Natacha Koltchine. Arnaud de Rosnay had previously been married to Isabel Goldsmith, daughter of Sir [[James Goldsmith]], an heiress to a Bolivian tin fortune, and a granddaughter of Doña Maria Cristina de Borbon y Bosch Labrus, Duchess of Durcal.[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-393668/I-better-mistress-wife.html] Jenna Severson and Arnaud de Rosnay married in 1981, and in 1984, he disappeared at sea while attempting to windsurf from China to Taiwan.[http://outsideonline.com/outside/culture/200611/unsolved-mysteries-13.html] The couple had one daughter, Alizé de Rosnay (born 1984), an artist and designer who helps run a family-owned art gallery in Maui, Hawaii.[http://www.surferart.com/Pages/ShowsInfo.html][http://www.arnaudderosnay.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=60&Itemid=69] |
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*[[Emmanuel de Buretel]], a recording executive who is the founder of [[Because Music]] and the former chairman and CEO of [[EMI]] Recorded Music Continental Europe.[http://www.tourdates.co.uk/news/1244-emmanuel-de-buretel-appointed-chairman-ceo-of-emi-recorded-music-continental-europe] They have three daughters. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 08:56, 15 January 2011
Jenna de Rosnay (born Jenna Severson, March 7, 1963) is an American windsurfer, fashion designer, and model.
Career
From 1982 Rosnay broke the World Speedsailing Record (500 metre, womens' windsurfing) seven times, first at the Speed Trials in Weymouth off the Isle of Portland in the United Kingdom. In 2010 she was inducted into the Speedsailing Hall of Fame. [1][2]
In 1988 she began designing swimwear for Huit and, later, wetsuits for Neil Pryde.
Personal life
Born in California and raised in Hawaii and Tahiti, Jenna Severson is a daughter of John Severson, photographer, film director, and founder of Surfer magazine, and his wife, the former Louise Steir.[1][3] She has a younger sister, Anna Severson (born 1965).
Jenna de Rosnay has been married twice:
- Baron Arnaud Louis Fromet de Rosnay (1946-1984), a French playboy, photographer, and long-distance windsurfer who was the youngest son of French painter Baron Gaëtan de Rosnay and his wife, the former Natacha Koltchine. Arnaud de Rosnay had previously been married to Isabel Goldsmith, daughter of Sir James Goldsmith, an heiress to a Bolivian tin fortune, and a granddaughter of Doña Maria Cristina de Borbon y Bosch Labrus, Duchess of Durcal.[2] Jenna Severson and Arnaud de Rosnay married in 1981, and in 1984, he disappeared at sea while attempting to windsurf from China to Taiwan.[3] The couple had one daughter, Alizé de Rosnay (born 1984), an artist and designer who helps run a family-owned art gallery in Maui, Hawaii.[4][5]
- Emmanuel de Buretel, a recording executive who is the founder of Because Music and the former chairman and CEO of EMI Recorded Music Continental Europe.[6] They have three daughters.
References
External links
- Jenna de Rosnay Official website
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