Brooke Shields

 Based on research conducted by William Addams Reitwiesner, Shields has ancestral connections with a number of noble families from Italy and, specifically, from Genoa and Rome. [8] These are namely (in chronological order of descent from 1355 to 1965) the Gattilusi-Palaiologos-Savoy, Grimaldi, Imperiali, Carafa, Doria, Doria-Pamphili-Landi, Chigi-Albani, and Torlonia dynasties. Her paternal grandmother was Italian noblewoman Marina Torlonia di Civitella-Cesi she was the daughter of an Italian prince and an American socialite. The great-uncle of Teri was Alessandro Torlonia (the husband of Infanta Beatriz in Spain) who was an Italian nobleman. Frank paid Teri a sum of money to end the pregnancy after Teri announced the news. Teri received the money but violated the agreement and gave birth to Shields. [9] Frank and Teri got married and separated five months later. Shields' birth. Shields is the child of two stepbrothers and three half-sisters. [11][12] At the age of five, Shields was only five days old, her mother clearly stated she wanted her to be active in show business, saying: "She's the most beautiful child, and I'm going help her with her career. "[13] As a child, Shields took piano, ballet, and horse riding lessons.Shields was raised within the Roman Catholic faith. [15] She was confirmed at the age of 10 and was given the name Camille after Camillus de Lillis. In the high school of her choice, she resided in Haworth, New Jersey, just across the George Washington Bridge from Manhattan. Shields claimed that her first meeting was at the Grand Ballroom of Waldorf Astoria New York when she was 12 years old. She claimed that she "stood like a statue and asked why they all were hired photographers" and "debuted at Waldorf."