Jasmine Guinness
Jasmine Guinness | |
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| Born | September 28, 1976 Ireland |
| Occupation(s) | Fashion model, designer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Known for | Modeling, fashion design |
Jasmine Leonora Guinness (born 28 September 1976) is an Irish fashion model and designer who has been active since 1994. She belongs to the Anglo-Irish brewing Guinness family.
Personal life
The daughter of Liz Casey and Patrick Guinness, she received her education at St. Columba's College in Dublin and completed a year of study at Winchester School of Art.
On 1 July 2006, she wed Gawain O'Dare Rainey in Leixlip, Ireland. Their ceremony, which was attended by around 500 guests including designer Jasper Conran, was covered in Hello!. Her spouse is the offspring of Hon. Jane Ormsby-Gore, daughter of David, 5th Lord Harlech, and Michael Rainey. Together, they have three children: two sons and one daughter.
In the same year, Guinness opened Honeyjam, a toy boutique located on London's Portobello Road.
Modelling career
A portrait of Jasmine Guinness is part of the collection at London's National Portrait Gallery. She has appeared in advertising campaigns for fragrances and cosmetics, including brands such as Armani and Shu Uemura. In September 2007, she served as the ambassador for the "Goffs Million" horse racing event at the Curragh, which is Europe's most lucrative race meeting.
Guinness took part in promoting the "Arthur's Day" celebration in 2009, honoring her ancestor Arthur Guinness. She was featured twice in Hello magazine during March and December of 2011. In 2014, she fronted the autumn/winter campaign for Jaeger, appearing alongside her mother Liz as well as models Kirsty Hume and Jodie Kidd. The campaign highlighted knitwear pieces such as cardigans, skirts, and sweater dresses.
Family
She is the great-granddaughter of Bryan Guinness, 2nd Lord Moyne, and his first wife Diana Mitford, one of the renowned Mitford sisters. On her paternal side, her grandfather was Desmond Guinness, a conservationist focused on Georgian and classical architecture who co-founded the Irish Georgian Society with her grandmother Princess Marie-Gabrielle "Mariga" von Urach. Her maternal lineage was featured on the RTÉ programme Where Was Your Family During the Famine?