Lauren Jones | |
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Born |
Lauren Lorraine Jones August 27, 1982 Jackson, Mississippi, United States |
Residence | Los Angeles New York City |
Occupation | Shoe Designer, Model, Actress, Entrepreneur |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Website | Official Lauren Lorraine Jones Web Site |
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Industry | Shoes retail |
Founded | 2013 |
Key people
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Lauren Lorraine Jones; CCO, Co-Founder, Fashion Director |
Products | Shoes |
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Website | www.laurenlorraine.com |
Lauren Lorraine Jones (born August 27, 1982) is an American fashion designer, model, former Barker's Beauty on The Price Is Right, former professional wrestler, former WWE Diva, actress in The Expendables, and the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of her eponymous brand product marketing company, Lauren Lorraine Shoes.
Jones was raised in Jackson, Mississippi, the only child of Deborah Pearsall and Jim Jones, and the granddaughter of "Ageless Hero" Gloria Martinson, founder of the non-profit organization, Gleaners, and Mike Martinson, Founder and CEO of the Dobbs Maynard Advertising Agency, who was often referred to as "The King Maker" due to his strong political influence and clout. Her mother is of Scandinavian descent. Her maternal great-grandparents immigrated to the US through Ellis Island from Oslo, Norway. Jones is also the great-niece of State Representative Rita Martinson (Madison, Mississippi). She attended junior high school at St. Andrew's in Ridgeland, Mississippi, where she played Juliet in a school production of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. At age 14, Jones, accompanied by her parents, moved from Jackson to New York. At 17, Jones was encouraged to pursue an acting and modeling career, subsequently living in London, Boston, New York City and Los Angeles. She was a high school homecoming queen and a varsity cheerleader. By the time she graduated from high school, she was working steadily as a model.