Rita Jenrette Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Husband, Villa, Book, and Net Worth

Rita Jenrette Bio | Wiki | Princess Rita Ludovisi

Rita Jenrette is a noted American actress, television journalist, and real estate executive. She was named one of four dynamic young women of Washington by the Washington Post Sunday magazine in 1978. She worked as an on-air journalist on Fox television’s A Current Affair where she interviewed celebrities in 1989.

Rita Jenrette Age

She was born in San Antonio, Texas, in the United States on November 25, 1949. Jenrette is 74 years old. Therefore, she celebrates her birthday every year on November 25.

Rita Jenrette Height

She is a woman of above-average stature. Jenrette stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in ( approx. 1.7m ).

Rita Jenrette Family

She was born to her parents C. Hunt Carpenter and Reba Garlington in San Antonio, Texas, in the United States. Jenrette holds an American nationality. Her father was a self-made millionaire who founded the Shamrock Insurance Company, in San Antonio while her mother was a homemaker and a very formal person.

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Rita Jenrette Husband | South Carolina

She was married twice, first to Democratic South Carolina Congressman John Jenrette in 1976. In 1980, John was convicted of taking a bribe during the Abscam investigation. Later, she alerted authorities to $25,000 she found in her husband’s closet. She gave an interview to Playboy and appeared in the April 1981 issue accompanied by a nude pictorial. The couple divorced in 1981.

Princess Rita Jenrette Boncompagni Ludovisi

In 2009, she met Prince Nicolò Boncompagni Ludovisi of Piombino working as a broker to develop a project on land he owned. The two exchanged their vows on May 27, 2009, and they lived in his 16th-century family home in Rome, called the Casino dell’Aurora, or sometimes Casino Ludovisi. Prince Nicolò died in 2018.

Rita Jenrette Education

Upon graduating with her high school diploma, she enrolled at the University of Texas. Jenrette pursued a bachelor’s degree in History in 1971.

Rita Jenrette Villa

When Jenrette was married to Prince Nicolò Boncompagni Ludovisi the two lived in his 16th-century family home in Rome, called the Casino dell’Aurora, or sometimes Casino Ludovisi. She had opened it to the public, giving tours and hosting charitable events there. An Italian judge ordered Villa Aurora to be offered at auction in January 2022 for $531 million in order to settle an inheritance dispute.

Jenrette was to vacate the Casino Ludovisi by order of a court of law for failling to maintain the historic property on April 20, 2023. This was after a wall had collapsed and blocked the street. Moreover, she declined to leave, forcing the Carabinieri to evict her while running away, she tripped and broke two ribs and her clavicle.

Rita Jenrette Now

She was staying in a villa outside Rome owned by a friend as of May 13, 2023.

Rita Jenrette Feather Boa

She appeared in Playboy in photographs that featured a feather boa and a brandy snifter. The feather boa was from ostrich, marabou, turkey, and chandelle feathers and emerged as a stylish accessory during the 17th century.

Rita Jenrette Book | My Capitol Secrets

In 1981, she authored her book My Capitol Secrets. The book exposed the bizarre and scandalous things that happened in Washington. The book has 165 pages published by Bantam Books. Moreover, My Capitol Secrets is available at Mass Market Paperback at $83.98.

Rita Jenrette Net Worth

Jenrette is a noted American actress, television journalist, and real estate executive who has attained decent fortune from her profession. Her net worth is $14 Million.

What Happened to Rita Jenette

She was ordered to vacate the Casino Ludovisi by order of a court of law as she had failed to maintain the historic property when a wall collapsed and blocked a nearby street in April 2023. Furthermore, the Carabinieri was forced to evict her after she declined to leave.

How Old Is Rita Jenette

She is 74 years old born in San Antonio, Texas, in the United States on November 25, 1949.

Who is the husband of Rita Boncompagni Ludovisi

Jenrette was married Prince Nicolò Boncompagni Ludovisi in May 2009. However, Prince Nicolò died in 2018.