Jasmine Guinness
Jasmine Guinness
Jasmine Leonora Guinnesshas been a designer and a fashion model since 1994. She is also an heiress to the Guinness brewing fortune...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionDesigner
Date of Birth28 September 1976
CountryIreland
istanbul roaches half
I once stayed in a roach-infested hotel in Istanbul for a work trip. I had to share my room with a male model, and pointedly all we talked about was our other halves.
cities towns decline
While farmers' markets are booming in cities, actual rural market towns are in decline.
children mirrors wrinkles
My face hasn't matured as I've grown up, and neither has my sense of humour. In the mirror, I see an older version of myself as a child, although I do have more wrinkles and freckles.
cousin people sole
People talk about me as if I am the sole inheritor of the Guinness family fortune and worth masses, but I have hundreds of cousins.
judging would-be generations
Be kind, don't judge, and have respect for others. If we can all do this, the world would be a better place. The point is to teach this to the next generation.
mom numbers priorities
Never being number one in your list of priorities and not minding at all.
bogs mum delighted
Mum and I were delighted to find out we were descended from 'bog-trotters.'
knives phobia needles
I'd never go under the knife because I have a phobia of needles.
best-friend baby should-have
I've known my best friend since I was a baby, and I don't know what I would do without her. She is always straight with me and can make me laugh hysterically. Everyone should have someone like that in their life.
brought dead family knew met time
I knew nothing about my mum's family. Her parents were dead by the time she was 14. She was brought up by two aunts, and she only ever met one uncle.
Being mum is a number one job. That takes priority.
horrible
Because I was very big and she was very small, my mother had a horrible birth when I was born. So she always said: 'I'm never having any more kids!'
delighted learnt paper total
I'm a total technophobe. What is wrong with paper and pen? I was delighted when I learnt the word 'Luddite,' as I thought it described me perfectly.
believe whatever
I don't believe in diets, as I always put whatever I lost right back on again. I think we should all just eat healthily and get as much exercise as we can.