All about Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ fiancee

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Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, has dismissed reports of his impending $600 million wedding to fiancee Lauren Sanchez next Saturday in Aspen, Colorado. The billionaire was forced to issue a denial after The New York Post reported that the couple, who have been dating since 2019, were to host a lavish winter wonderland-themed wedding.

Here are some facts about Lauren Sanchez:

Lauren Sanchez was born on December 19, 1969, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to a second-generation Mexican-American family.

She began her career as a television journalist and worked as an entertainment reporter and news anchor. She worked for Fox Sports Net, where she earned an Emmy nomination as an anchor Goes deep and later became an entertainment reporter for Best Damn Sports Show Period. In 1999, she returned to KCOP-TV to anchor UPN News 13and her team won an Emmy Award.

She achieved considerable recognition for her role as co-host of Good day LAa morning show she worked on from 2011 to 2017. Ms. Sanchez also appeared in several films, including The longest farm, Flying Cluband Ted 2.

In 2016, Lauren Sanchez launched her own company, Black Ops Aviation, which made history as the first female-owned aerial film and production company of its kind. Her passion for aviation was inspired by her childhood dream of becoming a flight attendant, a dream she was initially denied due to her weight. She later earned her helicopter pilot’s license. An accomplished helicopter pilot, Ms. Sanchez consulted on major film projects, including the 2017 Christopher Nolan film Dunkirk.

Lauren Sanchez was previously married to Hollywood agent Patrick Whitesell, with whom she shares two children, Ella and Evan. She also has a 23-year-old son, Nikko, from her relationship with former NFL player Tony Gonzalez.

Ms Sanchez began dating Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in 2018 and the couple went public with their relationship in July 2019, shortly after Mr. Bezos finalized his divorce from his first wife, MacKenzie Scott.

She serves as vice chair of the Bezos Earth Fund, an organization founded by her partner Jeff Bezos that focuses on fighting climate change and preserving the environment.

In September 2024, she authored a bilingual children’s book, The fly that flew to space.