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Jenna Welch Bush
Born (1981-11-25) November 25, 1981 (age 42)
United States Midland, Texas
Parent(s)George W. Bush and Laura Bush

Jenna Welch Bush (born November 25 1981, in Midland, Texas) is the daughter of U.S. President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush. She is the fraternal twin of Barbara.

Personal life

Jenna is named after her maternal grandmother Jenna Hawkins. Her sister is Barbara Pierce Bush. They are known as the first First Twins both because they are the children of the US President and because they are the first twin children of a sitting President.

Jenna Bush and mother Laura sit with children as they visit the Kagarama Church, Thursday, July 14, 2005, in Kigali, Rwanda

Jenna attended several primary and secondary schools. When she lived in the Preston Hollow section of Dallas, she and her sister attended Preston Hollow Elementary School; Laura Bush served on Preston Hollow's Parent Teachers Association while the Bush twins attended Preston Hollow.[1] When her father became Governor of Texas in 1994, Jenna attended St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Austin, Texas. In 1996, Jenna began attending Austin High School, graduating with the class of 2000. She attended the University of Texas at Austin where she was a legacy member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority (her mother, First Lady Laura Bush, is also a Theta). On April 29 2001 Jenna was charged with a misdemeanor of being a minor in possession of alcohol in Austin, Texas.[2] On May 29 2001 Jenna was charged with another misdemeanor—attempting to use a fake ID (with the name "Barbara Pierce," her paternal grandmother's maiden name) to purchase alcohol. She pleaded no contest to both misdemeanors.[3]

Jenna graduated in 2004 from UT with a degree in English. Jenna made media appearances during the summer of 2004 prior to the 2004 US Presidential election when she and Barbara made several public appearances, including giving a speech to the Republican Convention on August 31 [4] Jenna and Barbara took turns traveling to swing states with their father and also gave a seven-page interview and photo shoot in Vogue magazine.[5] The media also extensively covered the campaigning of John Kerry's daughters Vanessa and Alexandra, making the "battle of the daughters" a human interest element of the campaign.

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Jenna and Barbara Bush with their parents George W. Bush and Laura Bush

Before leaving Washington, D.C. in Summer 2006, Bush taught at a public school.[6] She taught at Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School for a year and a half.[7] She is currently teaching at a shelter several days a week as part of an internship for UNICEF's Educational Policy Department in Latin America, specifically in Panama.[8][9] In November 2006, she and her sister were asked to leave Argentina by the U.S. Embassy. The twins had traveled to Buenos Aires to celebrate their birthday; amid reports of lax Secret Service security and the Bush twins "running naked down a hotel corridor," their departure was strongly recommended by Argentine officials.[10]

In 2007, she began marketing a book proposal with assistance of Robert B. Barnett, a Washington attorney.[11] The title of the book is Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope, and will chronicle her experiences working with UNICEF sponsored charities in Latin America, including visiting drought stricken Paraguay in 2006.[12][13][14] HarperCollins announced in March 2007 it will publish the book, set for release in fall 2007, with an initial printing of 500,000 copies.[15]

Jenna was voted 17th most eligible bachelorette in Britain's FHM magazine[16]. When choosing the most eligible bachelorette, voters had to take "wealth and looks" into consideration.

See also

References

  1. ^ Pulle, Matt. "Split Decision", Dallas Observer, January 11, 2007.
  2. ^ "Judge to hear Jenna Bush underage drinking cases Friday". CNN. July 6, 2001.
  3. ^ "Alcohol sentence for Bush daughter". BBC. June 8, 2001.
  4. ^ "Remarks by Barbara and Jenna Bush to the 2004 Republican National Convention". The Washington Post. August 31, 2004. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
  5. ^ Julia Reed (August 2004). "Jenna and Barbara Bush: Sister Act". Vogue.
  6. ^ Leo, Jacqueline.Reader's Digest, May 2005.
  7. ^ Argetsinger, Amy & Roxanne Roberts."First Twin Jenna Bush may leave D.C. social scene", Washington Post, July 3, 2006.
  8. ^ Getlin, Josh. "Jenna Bush to pen book on single mother with HIV", Los Angeles Times, March 6, 2007.
  9. ^ Brunskill, Mary K. "HarperCollins Announces Publication Of Jenna Bush's Book For Teens", All Headline News, March 6, 2007.
  10. ^ Herald wire services. "Goodbye girls: Bush twins told to go", Boston Herald, November 28, 2006.
  11. ^ Paul Bedard. Washington Whispers, U.S. News & World Report, January 19, 2007.
  12. ^ Getlin, Josh. "Jenna Bush to pen book on single mother with HIV", Los Angeles Times, March 6, 2007.
  13. ^ Maul, Kimberly. "First Daughter Jenna Bush Shopping Book", The Book Standard, January 22, 2007.
  14. ^ Kelly, Keith. "1ST BOOK FOR FIRST DAUGHTER", New York Post, January 20, 2007.
  15. ^ Minzesheimer, Bob. "Jenna Bush embarks on book 'Journey'", USA Today, March 6, 2007.
  16. ^ NEWS.COM.AU, February 28 2007.

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