Barbara Pierce Bush

Barbara Pierce Bush is an American health care activist and entrepreneur who was born in Dallas, Texas. As she belongs to a very famous family, from an early age, she became famous and started to get media coverage. She was named after her grandmother Barbara Pierce Bush who was former First Lady of America. She co-founded a nonprofit organization called ‘Global Health Corps.’ She is also the chairperson of the Board of this organization.

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Biography and Early Life

Barbara’s birthplace is Dallas, Texas. She was born in Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. Her father is George Walker Bush, the 43rd US President, and her mother, former First Lady Laura Bush. She is the granddaughter of George Herbert Walker Bush, who was the 41st US President. She has a fraternal twin sister named Jenna Bush. In an interview, she said she loved to go to church with her family in her childhood. They used to attend events at United Methodist Church.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Barbara Pierce Bush in 2021 and what is her height and weight? Well, Barbara Pierce Bush’s age is 39 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 25 November 1981. Though, she is 5’7’’ in feet and inches and 171 cm in Centimetres tall, she weighs about 121 lbs in Pound and 55kg in Kilograms. Her eye color is Blue Gray and hair color is Dark Brown.

Education

Barbara was very bright in her academics. While living in Preston Hollow, Dallas, with her family, she attended Preston Hollow Elementary School with her twin sister Jenna. At that time, her mother, Laura Bush, was serving in the same school’s parent-teacher association. Later she attended The Hockaday School in Dallas.

In 1994, after her father became the Governor of Texas, she, along with her twin sister, started to attend St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Austin, Texas. In 1996, she began schooling at Austin High School and got her high school graduation degree in 2000 from there. Barbara wrote an essay on American politics, diplomacy, and Latin America. This essay got accepted at Yale University, so is she. She earned her college graduation degree in Humanities from Yale University.

Personal Life: Dating, Boyfriends, Husband, Kids

Barbara and her sister Jane wrote a book together named ‘Sisters Firstly; Stories From Our Wild and Wonderful Life.’ They published the book in 2018,7th October.

She married Craig Coyne, who is a screenwriter by profession. Her wedding got huge praise because of its exceptional feature. The couple got married in Barbara’s family compound in Maine, Kennebunkport. There were only 20 people in her marriage ceremony. Six months later, the couple organized another wedding ceremony where hundred people attended as guests. They managed it in April 2019.

Is Barbara Pierce Bush Lesbian?

As after dating for a few years, she married her husband Craig Coyne and never been heard of getting linked to any woman, which proves she is straight. But she supported LGBTQA+ openly and talked about legalizing same-sex marriage in New York. Also, she sponsored a Human Rights Campaign, which is the most prominent civil rights organization of queer people.

Professional Career

After graduating, Barbara didn’t follow in her family’s footsteps. She worked at the Smithsonian Design Museum, which is a subsidiary of the Smithsonian Institution. She also had experience working with AIDS patients in Africa, South Africa, etc. The International Pediatrics Initiative sponsored her program. Then she co-founded and became the president of a nonprofit organization named ‘Global Health Corps,’ which helps medical workers to get opportunities.

Her organization picks up young people from diverse backgrounds from all over the world and provides them a chance to fight global health. People interested in the medical profession are given the scope to help other people and develop health issues of the world.

In 2010, in December, she got selected and became one of the total numbers of fourteen speakers. There were a total of 1500 applicants. She got that golden opportunity and used the TEDx Brooklyn event’s platform to spread awareness about global health, and she talked about her organization, ‘Global Health Corps.’ In 2011, she released a video to support LGBTQA+. She also joined celebrity endorsement for gay marriage.

To support her father in the 2004 US Presidential election, she delivered a speech to the Republican Convention’. She also traveled with her father throughout the promotion. In 2006, to meet Pope Benedict XVI, She went to Vatican City. Talking about her political views, in an interview, unlike most of her relatives, she and her sister Jenna revealed that they don’t like to stick their ideologies with fixed political parties. They claimed themselves as ‘independent thinkers.’

Awards

In 2018, she got nominated for two awards and won both of them. She won ‘Skoll Award 2018’ for the excellent work done by her organization. She also called the ‘Posey Leadership Award’ in the same year as under her outstanding leadership, ‘Global Health Corps’ has achieved a lot.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Barbara Pierce Bush in 2021

Unlike her sister, Barbara doesn’t charge a heavy amount for her TV appearances. According to some entertainment articles, she gets paid half of her sister. But she inherited money from her family funds, and now Barbara has an estimated net worth of around $6 million as of 2021.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

• She gave a seven-page interview and did a photo shoot for the famous magazine ‘Vogue.’
• She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta’ while studying at Yale University
• In 2011, she was honored as ‘Women of the year’ by Glamour Magazine.
• She revealed that in 2016 she voted for Hillary Clinton.

Despite coming from a wealthy family, Barbara is a humble and down-to-earth person who actively participates in charity. That is one of the main reasons she has fans and supporters from all over the world. Unlike other celebrities, she is not very active on Instagram. However, she uses Twitter to promote her organization.