Although some people would be familiar with the Jennifer Gates, others would be guessing based on the last name if she might be related to the great Bill Gates. Well, Jennifer Gates is the eldest daughter of the world’s second wealthiest man, Bill Gates. She was born with a silver into the family of Gates and currently resides with them at one of most expensive mansions in the world. She is the ‘next-gen’ of the Gates lineage and has been raised privately until recently when she joined the social media bandwagon. Read on to know more about her.
1. Jennifer Katharine Gates is the eldest daughter of Bill Gates and Melinda Gates.
Her other two siblings are Rory John Gates and Phoebe Adele Gates.
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2. Jennifer was born in Bellevue, Washington, United States on 25th April 1996.
3. She has been raised as a Roman Catholic.
4. Her zodiac sign is Taurus.
5. Just like the other two, Jennifer’s childhood and early years have been kept very private by Bill and wife Melinda Gates.
Jennifer was raised in a humble and disciplined environment, where they were not given cell phone until their teenage and their screen time was limited to 45 minutes on weekdays and 1 hour on weekends.
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6. Jennifer went to Lakeside School, Seattle’s most elite private school.
Her father Bill Gates went to the same school.
7. Later she went on to study Biology at the Stanford University in Stanford, California.
8. She is an equestrian and it is believed that she started to learn horse riding when she was around 6 years old.
Jennifer has also competed in various horse-riding competitions and recently participated in 2018 Longines Global Champions Tour. She is ranked 19th in show jumping by The United States Equestrian Federation.
9. Apart from her love towards horses she also has a pet dog named Earl Grey.
10. Jennifer Gates love life
She is believed to be in a relationship with fellow show jumper Nayel Nassar who was born in Egypt and raised in Kuwait.
Jennifer and Nayel, both have studied at the Stanford University and together, have represented the team Paris Panthers at the Global Champions League. After keeping their relationship private for a year, the couple wished each other on social media on their one-year anniversary on 15th January 2018, thus making their relationship public.
11. Jennifer’s net worth is estimated to be around 20 million USD.
However, she wants to make a name for herself and achieve success just like her father.
12. Jennifer is adventurous and enjoys travelling and sports like sky diving.
13. Philanthropic just like her father and actively supports several social causes.
She promotes EQUUStar, which works for keeping the working horses safe. She also promotes the event ‘Ride of Our Lives’ which works against gun violence in school. She supports and promotes many organisations which work towards the betterment of working horses, mules and donkeys all over the world.
14. In 2018, she participated in the Sunset Polo and White event, held in Wellington, Florida on 23rd March.
The purpose of this even was to raise awareness and funds for Brooke, USA.
15. Jennifer won USEF U25 National Championship competition in Lexington, Kentucky.
She also won the US Open Hollow Creek Farm U25 Grand Prix in New York City.
16. In January 2018, she won US Equestrian Team’s Lionel Geurrand-Hermes Trophy.
17. It is believed that Jennifer has special interest in children’s well-being.
And wants to pursue a master’s degree in social work or public health or attend a medical school.
Despite being the daughter of the second richest man on this planet, Jennifer is down to earth, humble and wishes to work for children and animals. She devotes as much time as she can for to promote better working conditions for horse. While doing social work she also aims at being independent and successful like her father.
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