Tessa Gräfin von Walderdorff

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Tessa von Walderdorff
BornTessa June Gräfin von Walderdorff
(1994-02-20) 20 February 1994 (age 27)
New York City, U.S.
Noble familyWalderdorff
Spouse(s)
Barron Nicholas Hilton II
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(m. 2018)​
Issue
Milou Alizée Hilton
FatherCount Franz von Walderdorff
MotherAnna-Sabrina Brühwiler
OccupationReal estate broker, socialite, writer, actress, model

Countess Tessa June von Walderdorff (German: Tessa June Gräfin von Walderdorff; born 20 February 1994), also known by her married name Tessa Hilton, is an American socialite, model, and real estate broker. She previously worked as an actress in short films, a free-lance disc jockey, and was a writer for the German fashion and lifestyle magazine I Love You.

By birth, she is a member of the Walderdorff family, a German noble family of Comital rank, and a descendant of the Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg branch of the House of Wittelsbach. She is a member of the Hilton family through her marriage to Barron Nicholas Hilton II.

Early life and family[]

Countess Tessa von Walderdorff was born on 20 February 1994 in New York City.[1] Her father is photographer and artist Count Franz von Walderdorff[2] and her mother is artist Anna-Sabrina Brühwiler.[3][4] She is of German heritage on her father's side and German, Swiss, French, and Danish heritage on her mother's side.[5][6] Walderdorff spoke French as her first language, and later became fluent in German and in English.[7]

She is a member of the German noble Walderdorff family and is a morganatic descendant of the German House of Wittelsbach, which ruled over the Kingdom of Bavaria. As a child, Walderdorff spent a lot of time at Schloss Höfling, an 18th century castle near Regensburg, Bavaria on lease to her family by the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis.[7]

Walderdorff's paternal grandfather, Count Hugo von Walderoff, left Germany during World War II to escape forced recruitment into the Hitler Youth.[8] Her paternal grandmother is Countess Marie Josepha von Ballestrem, a daughter of Princess Therese zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg.[8]

She has a younger sister, Countess Mia Rose von Walderdorff.[9]

Career[]

Walderdorff worked as a production assistant for Holly Li Productions during New York Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week in 2012 and 2013.[7] In 2013 she also interned for Donna Karan.[5] Since 2014 Walderdorff has been working as an intern at Laird + Partners, a subsidiary of MDC Partners.[10][11]

Walderdorff made her film debut in the 2017 film Rosewood: The Best Version of Yourself. She played Jessica Cabot in the upcoming film Spring to Winter.[12] Inspired by music she discovered while living in Berlin, and with her classical piano training, Walderdorff has done free-lance work as a disc jockey and has begun producing her own music.[7]

Walderdorff is a licensed real estate agent and works as a salesperson for Hilton and Hyland, a real estate firm owned by Jeffrey Hyland and her father-in-law Richard Hilton.[7]

Walderdorff has written two compilations of short stories and is publishing a series of children's books with Full Cycle Publications.[7] She also writes for the Berlin-based I Love You magazine.[13]

In September 2018 Walderdorff modeled for Marcel Ostertag's Spring 2019 collection at his show during New York Fashion Week.[14][15]

Personal life[]

Walderdorff attended the Ross School in East Hampton, New York.[16] She graduated from Bard College in 2016, where she double majored in Written Arts and French and was a member of the tennis team.[5][17]

Walderdorff met Barron Nicholas Hilton II, younger brother of Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton Rothschild, at a restaurant in Saint Barthélemy in 2016, and began dating shortly after.[7] Hilton proposed to Walderdorff on 17 September 2017 in Central Park.[18][19] They announced their engagement via Instagram later that month.[20][21] Walderdorff and Hilton were married in Gustavia; first in a civil ceremony at the town hall on 1 June 2018 and then in a religious ceremony at St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church on 3 June 2018.[22][23][24] After the ceremony they had a reception at the Villa La Plage.[25]

In September 2019 von Walderdorff announced that she was pregnant.[26][27] On 11 March 2020 she gave birth to a daughter, Milou Alizée Hilton.[28]

References[]

  1. ^ "Tessa, countess of Walderdorff, * 1994 - Geneall.net". geneall.net.
  2. ^ "Los Hilton ya no brillan como antes". 12 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Paris et Nicky Hilton : Leur petit frère Barron va se marier".
  4. ^ "FRANZ WALDERDORFF - SABRINA BRUHWILER HOME". FRANZ WALDERDORFF-SABRINA BRUHWILER.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c "TESSA VON WALDERDORFF".
  6. ^ País, El (4 October 2017). "Barron Hilton deja a un lado su alocada vida por amor". El País – via elpais.com.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "TESSA GRÄFIN von WALDERDORFF". 14 February 2018.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Another Hilton Hits the Euro-jackpot -". 6 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Family tree of Mia Rose von Walderdorff". Geneanet.
  10. ^ "Paris Hilton's Little Brother Is Engaged".
  11. ^ "Paris Hiltons kleiner Bruder heiratet Gräfin". 3 October 2017.
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  13. ^ "I Love You".
  14. ^ "Marcel Ostertag Spring Summer 2019: Photos From The NYFW Runway". New York City, NY Patch. September 14, 2018.
  15. ^ "EDITORIAL REWIND: BACKSTAGE With Tessa & Barron Hilton at MARCEL OSTERTAG SPRING 2019 RUNWAY SHOW + COLLECTION – NYFW 'THE SHOWS'". October 25, 2018.
  16. ^ "East Hampton Town school news". December 15, 2009.
  17. ^ "Tessa Von Walderdorff - 2012-13 - Women's Tennis". Bard College Athletics.
  18. ^ "The second most-boring Hilton is engaged". 3 October 2017.
  19. ^ "Barron Hilton Is Engaged to Tessa Gräfin von Walderdorff!". 4 October 2017.
  20. ^ Lawson, Richard (3 October 2017). "The Hedonistic Hilton Era May Finally Be Over".
  21. ^ "Kathy Hilton Is Excited for Son Barron's Wedding, Too: 'It's Going to Be Such a Great Year'".
  22. ^ "Barron Hilton and Tessa von Walderdorff's Stunning Caribbean Wedding". Brides.
  23. ^ "Barron Hilton Weds Tessa Gräfin von Walderdorff in St. Barts". 3 June 2018.
  24. ^ Staff, AOL. "Barron Hilton gets married in St. Barts with his famous family by his side".
  25. ^ Donnelly, Shannon. "Wedding: Countess Tessa Gräfin von Walderdorff and Barron Hilton II". Palm Beach Daily News.
  26. ^ "Pregnant! Tessa, Barron Hilton Expecting 1st Child". September 10, 2019.
  27. ^ "A Hilton Heir! Barron Hilton and Wife Tessa Expecting First Child". PEOPLE.com.
  28. ^ "Tessa Hilton Gives Birth, Welcomes Her and Husband Barron's 1st Child". 13 March 2020.
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