Carrie Prejean

Prejean in 2009, photo credit: Vrysxy

Birth Name: Caroline Michelle Prejean

Place of Birth: San Diego, California, United States

Date of Birth: May 13, 1987

Ethnicity:
*father – Cajun French, small amounts of Scottish, Irish, and Welsh, remote Spanish
*mother – Italian

Carrie Prejean is an American fashion model and beauty pageant contestant. She was Miss California 2009, and was runner-up for Miss USA 2009. She was stripped of the Miss California title for alleged breach of contract. She is 5′10″.

Her father, William Prejean, has Cajun French, a small amount of Scottish, Irish, and Welsh, and distant Spanish, roots. Her mother, Francine, is of Italian ancestry. She was raised in Vista, California, in an Evangelical Christian household. Carrie is married to professional football player, quarterback, Kyle Boller, with whom she has two children.

Carrie’s paternal grandfather was Wilbert Paul Prejean, Sr. (the son of Joseph Prejean and Noemie Broussard). Joseph was the son of Alcide Simon Prejean and Marie Celima Campbell.

Carrie’s paternal grandmother was named Anita Dolores Smith.

Carrie’s maternal grandfather was named Frank N. Coppola.

Carrie’s maternal randmother was Jeanette R. Bruni (the daughter of Giovanni/John Bruni and Dorothy Vona). Jeanette was born in New York. Giovanni was Italian, from Ceccano, Lazio. Dorothy was herself born in New York, to Italian parents, John Vona and Philomena.

Sources: Genealogy of Carrie’s paternal grandfather, Wilbert Paul Prejean, Sr. (through Wilbert’s brother) (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.wikitree.com

Genealogy of Carrie’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Marie Celima Campbell – http://hpeterjr.us

Carrie’s maternal grandmother, Jeanette R. Bruni, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Carrie’s maternal great-grandmother, Dorothy Vona, on the 1905 New York State Census – https://familysearch.org

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