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Tessa von Walderdorff
BornTessa June Gräfin von Walderdorff
20 February 1994
New York City, U.S.
Noble familyWalderdorff
Spouse(s)
Barron Nicholas Hilton II
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(m. 2018)​
IssueMilou 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".
  3. ^ "Paris et Nicky Hilton : Leur petit frère Barron va se marier".
  4. ^ "FRANZ WALDERDORFF - SABRINA BRUHWILER HOME". FRANZ WALDERDORFF-SABRINA BRUHWILER.
  5. ^ a b c "TESSA VON WALDERDORFF".
  6. ^ País, El (4 October 2017). "Barron Hilton deja a un lado su alocada vida por amor" – via elpais.com.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "TESSA GRÄFIN von WALDERDORFF". 14 February 2018.
  8. ^ 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".
  12. ^ [1][dead link]
  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. "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".
  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. ^ https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/tessa-hilton-gives-birth-to-her-husband-barrons-1st-child/
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