Vanessa Getty: Difference between revisions

{{Short description|American socialite and philanthropist}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Vanessa Getty

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| birth_name = Vanessa Jarman

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1972}}

| birth_place = [[San Francisco]], [[California]], U.S.

| occupation = {{Hlist | Model | philanthropist}}

| years_active = 1999–present

| spouse = Billy Getty

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'''Vanessa Getty''' (born 1972) is an American socialite and philanthropist.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/25/fashion/25SOCIETY.html | title=Don't I Know You from the Party Pages? | newspaper=The New York Times | date=25 June 2006 | last1=Wilson | first1=Eric }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=West |first1=Kevin |title=Pacific Heights |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/san-francisco |website=[[W Magazine]] |language=en |date=December 31, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sfgate.com/realestate/article/2900-Vallejo-St-San-Francisco-real-estate-Getty-12991066.php | title=Stunning Pacific Heights mansion where Vanessa Getty once lived asks $30 million | date=13 June 2018 }}</ref>

==Life and career==

Getty was born in San Francisco to [[Claude Jarman Jr.]], an actor, and Maryann Opperman, a ballerina.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Billy-Getty-Pops-the-Question-He-presented-the-2970929.php | title=Billy Getty Pops the Question / He presented the ring before Christmas | date=28 December 1998 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/An-Engaging-Party-Purely-for-Love-Vanessa-and-2946549.php | title=An Engaging Party Purely for Love / Vanessa and Billy celebrate at Mom's | date=17 February 1999 }}</ref> She is a graduate of [[University of California, Los Angeles]].<ref name="ref1">{{cite web | url=https://www.7x7.com/givers-shakers-vanessa-getty-patron-saint-of-animals-1787004054.html | title=Givers & Shakers: Vanessa Getty, Patron Saint of Animals | publisher=[[7x7 (magazine)|7x7 magazine]]|date=19 November 2014 }}</ref>

In 1999, she married Billy Getty, a son of [[Gordon Getty]] and [[Ann Getty]], in the [[Napa Valley]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Fairy-Tale-Wedding-For-Getty-Jarman-In-Napa-Valley-2923049.php | title=Fairy-Tale Wedding for Getty-Jarman in Napa Valley | date=21 June 1999 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Society-Pals-Falling-Out-Affects-Newsom-Getty-3316206.php | title=Society Pals' Falling Out Affects Newsom, Getty Families | date=11 August 2000 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/23/magazine/family-ties.html | title=Family Ties | newspaper=The New York Times | date=23 September 2001 | last1=Silva | first1=Horacio }}</ref> The couple have three children and are based in San Francisco.<ref name="ref1"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/san-francisco-mansion-30-million-dollars-vanessa-getty-2018-6 | title=This $30 million San Francisco mansion, once owned by Vanessa Getty, is one of the city's most expensive homes — take a look inside | website=[[Business Insider]] }}</ref>

In 2015, she was named as an honorary co-chair of the [[Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/diors-grown-up-prom-in-san-francisco-1428074082 | title=Dior's Grown-Up 'Prom' in San Francisco | newspaper=Wall Street Journal | date=3 April 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/vanessa-getty-and-trevor-traina-named-as-honorary-co-chairs-8094407/ | title=Vanessa Getty, Trevor Traina Named Honorary Co-chairs of San Francisco Gala | date=9 January 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/entertainment/red-carpet-fine-art-patrons-glitter-at-winter-gala/amp/ | title=Red Carpet: Fine art patrons glitter at winter gala | date=16 March 2010 }}</ref>

As a philanthropist, she has contributed in development of the [[Peninsula Humane Society]]. Getty is also the founder of San Francisco Bay Humane Friends.<ref name="ref1"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/08/celebrating-the-fashionable-and-philanthropic-force-that-is-vanessa-getty | title=The Fashionable and Philanthropic Force that is Vanessa Getty | website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] | date=23 August 2018 }}</ref>

She supported and donated to the campaign of U.S. Vice President [[Kamala Harris]], who is also the Godmother to her children.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/08/09/kamala-harris-2020-president-profile-san-francisco-elite-227611/ | title=How San Francisco's Wealthiest Families Launched Kamala Harris | website=[[Politico]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newsweek.com/surprising-newsom-pelosi-harris-ties-getty-oil-dynasty-1717810 | title=The surprising Newsom, Pelosi and Harris ties with the Getty oil dynasty | website=[[Newsweek]] | date=23 June 2022 }}</ref>

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