Victoria de Lesseps
{{short description|French-American artist}}
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| occupation = Artist
| father = Count Alexandre de Lesseps
| mother = LuAnn Nadeau
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Victoria Diana Peach de Lesseps (born November 1994) is a French-American contemporary visual artist, television personality, and socialite.
Early life and education
De Lesseps was born in 1994.{{Cite web|url=https://untitled-space.com/in-the-raw-the-female-gaze-on-the-nude/|title=In The Raw: The Female Gaze on The Nude // Group Show // May 3 - June 4 | The Untitled Space|date=April 19, 2016|website=untitled-space.com}} She is the daughter of Count Alexandre de Lesseps, a businessman and member of the French nobility, and Luann de Lesseps, an American reality television personality and socialite.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-new-york-city/lookbook/victoria-de-lesseps-wears-pants-with-hip-cut-outs|title=Victoria de Lesseps Can't Stop Wearing Pants with the Hips Cut Out|date=July 8, 2019|website=Bravo TV Official Site}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/photo-gallery/37330324/image/37330350/Victoria-de-Lesseps|title=Victoria de Lesseps|first=Maggie|last=Panos|date=April 24, 2015|website=PopSugar Celebrity}} Through her father, she is related to Suez Canal promoter Ferdinand de Lesseps. She is of French-Canadian descent on her mother's side.
De Lesseps attended Miss Porter's School, a private school in Farmington, Connecticut, and the Ross School, a private school in East Hampton, New York.{{Cite web|url=https://www.realitytea.com/2011/05/22/report-countess-luanns-daughter-victoria-expelled-from-school-plus-luanns-past-drunken-behavior/|title=Report: Countess LuAnn's Daughter Victoria Expelled From School, Plus LuAnn's Past Drunken Behavior|date=May 22, 2011|website=Reality Tea}} In 2016, she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in communication design from Pratt Institute.{{Cite web|url=http://www.vlwork.com/about-1|title=About|website=vl}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.adweek.com/digital/michaels-restaurant-celebrities-100/|title=Dishing With Countess LuAnn de Lesseps; Willie Geist and Lawrence O'Donnell Hold Court|website=www.adweek.com|date=10 July 2013 }}
Career
De Lesseps works as an artist, and her work has been featured on Bravo TV's reality television series The Real Housewives of New York.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-new-york-city/photos/victoria-and-noel-de-lesseps-artwork|title=Victoria and Noel de Lesseps' Artwork|date=April 14, 2015|website=Bravo TV Official Site}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/154254-rhony-star-luann-de-lesseps-children-victoria-noel-are-making-moves-in-the-art-world|title=What Countess LuAnn's Kids Are Up To These Days|website=Bustle|date=13 April 2016 }} She also made frequent appearances on the show, although not a member of the cast.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allabouttrh.com/2012/04/11/the-real-housewives-daughters-speak-out-about-what-its-like-to-be-on-the-show/|title=The Real Housewives Daughters Speak Out About What It's Like To Be On The Show!|date=April 11, 2012}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/real-housewives-daughters-confess-glamour-exclusive-may-2012|title=Real Housewives Daughters Confess: "Yep! My Mom Is a Real Housewife"|first=Emma|last=Rosenblum|website=Glamour|date=4 April 2012 }} She has also collaborated with her brother, Noel de Lesseps, who is also an artist. While enrolled at the Pratt Institute, she worked as an intern for the painter David Salle. A painter and multimedia visual artist, she produces collages, photography, fashion design illustrations, silkscreens and paintings.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-new-york-city/home-design/luann-daughter-victoria-de-lesseps-artwork-photos|title=Whoa! Victoria de Lesseps Is a Crazy Talented Artist|date=July 17, 2019|website=Bravo TV Official Site}} Her work has also been exhibited at the DKNY Gallery Show in 2014, the Milk and Night Gallery Show in 2016, and at Anderson Contemporary and Solomon Arts Contemporary in 2017. Her artwork was exhibited at Art Basel's 2015 show and 2019 show in Miami.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/rhony-hits-miami-for-art-basel|title='RHONY' Hits Miami for Art Basel!|date=December 9, 2014|website=Bravo TV Official Site}} In 2016 her work was shown as part of The Untitled Space's exhibit In the Raw: The Female Gaze on the Nude.{{Cite web|url=https://untitled-magazine.com/special-performance-the-rebirth-of-venus-by-katherine-crockett-the-untitled-space-june-1st/|title=Special Performance: "The (Re)Birth of Venus" By Katherine Crockett @ The Untitled Space - June 1st|date=May 26, 2016|website=untitled-magazine.com}}{{Cite web|url=http://untitled-space.com/artists/|title=Artists – The Untitled Space|date=October 3, 2015|website=untitled-space.com}}
In 2018, De Lesseps began working for fashion designer Nicole Miller.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/what-are-the-kids-from-the-real-housewives-doing-now.html/|title=What Are The Kids From 'The Real Housewives' Doing Now?|first1=Gina|last1=Ragusa|date=October 19, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-new-york-city/lookbook/luann-de-lesseps-daughter-victoria-snakeskin-crop-top-outfit|title=Luann de Lesseps' Daughter Victoria Makes a Case for Snakeskin Crop Tops|date=May 28, 2019|website=Bravo TV Official Site}} In September 2018, she assisted in the production of Miller's 2019 Spring/Summer show at New York Fashion Week.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-new-york-city/lookbook/luann-de-lesseps-cheers-on-daughter-victoria-at-nicole-miller-fashion-week-runway|title=Luann de Lesseps Cheers on Daughter Victoria at Nicole Miller's Fashion Week Show|date=September 7, 2018|website=Bravo TV Official Site}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-new-york-city/lookbook/luann-de-lesseps-daughter-victoria-shows-nipples-see-through-shirt|title=Luann de Lesseps' Daughter Victoria Frees the Nipple in a Red Hot Outfit|date=November 26, 2018|website=Bravo TV Official Site}}
Personal life
On April 7, 2017 she was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Sag Harbor, New York.{{Cite web|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2017/04/150399/luann-de-lesseps-daughter-victoria-arrest-dwi|title=This "Real Housewives" Star's Daughter Was Arrested For Allegedly Driving While Intoxicated|first=Erin|last=Donnelly|website=www.refinery29.com|date=26 March 2017 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allabouttrh.com/2017/04/18/luann-de-lesseps-daughter-victoria-arrested-dwi/|title=Luann de Lesseps' Daughter Victoria Arrested for DWI|date=April 18, 2017}} She was initially pulled over for driving without using headlights.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kare11.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/rhony-star-luann-dagostinos-daughter-victoria-arrested-for-dwi/89-432156181|title='RHONY' Star Luann D'Agostino's Daughter Victoria Arrested for DWI|website=kare11.com|date=15 April 2017 }} She was released the following morning without bail, and was due to appear in court on May 5, 2017.
De Lesseps, along with her father and brother, filed a lawsuit against her mother in 2018 which claimed that she had sold the family's Bridgehampton, New York home and used the proceeds to purchase a new home in Sag Harbor.{{Cite web|url=https://radaronline.com/videos/luann-de-lesseps-5-million-dollars-rehab-trust-funds/|title=Luann De Lesseps Needs $5 Million Meant For Kids' Trust Funds|date=July 30, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/luann-de-lesseps-sued-by-ex-and-two-kids_n_5b4ae07be4b0bc69a787d564|title='RHONY' Star Luann De Lesseps Sued By Ex-Husband, Children|first=Mary|last=Papenfuss|date=July 15, 2018|website=HuffPost}} The Bridgehampton home, valued at $8 million, was to be sold and the money put into a trust fund for De Lesseps and her brother, per the terms of their parents' divorce.{{Cite web|url=https://radaronline.com/videos/luann-de-lesseps-visits-son-family-reunion-trust-fund-lawsuit/|title=Luann De Lesseps Visits Son Noel Who Sued Her For Missing Trust Fund|date=August 20, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/luann-de-lesseps-wishes-her-son-happy-birthday-amid-lawsuit/|title=Luann de Lesseps Wishes Her Son Happy Birthday Amid Lawsuit|date=September 28, 2018}} In 2019 the lawsuit was dropped and the family reconciled.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/luann-de-lesseps-kids-lawsuit-dropped-update|title=So, Where Do Things Stand with Luann de Lesseps and Her Kids Now That the Lawsuit's Dropped?|date=April 25, 2019|website=Bravo TV Official Site}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1035562/luann-de-lesseps-children-and-ex-husband-drop-lawsuit-against-her|title=Luann de Lesseps' Children and Ex-Husband Drop Lawsuit Against Her|date=April 25, 2019|website=E! Online}}
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Category:21st-century French women artists
Category:American contemporary painters
Category:American people of French-Canadian descent
Category:French contemporary painters
Category:French women painters
Category:Miss Porter's School alumni
Category:Participants in American reality television series
Category:Pratt Institute alumni