Viola Hampton-Pierce
Viola Hampton-Pierce | |
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| Born | Viola Anna Marie Hayes August 25, 1961 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Other names | Viola Hayes Hampton[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Alon Hampton (m. 1986; div. 2000) Bartholomew Pierce (m. 2019) |
| Children | Victoria Hampton-Chavez |
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| Relatives | 5 stepchildren, including Alonso Pierce 1 nephew and 3 nieces, see § Marriages and family |
| Family | Vega-Hayes |
Viola Hayes Hampton-Pierce (born Viola Anna Marie Hayes; August 25, 1961) is an American socialite, the first wife of technology entrepreneur Alon Hampton and second wife of cruise line magnate Bartholomew Pierce. She is also known as the daughter of secret millionaire Amelia Vega Hayes; mother to contralto Victoria Hampton-Chavez and aunt to Jacob Dunham, Jennifer Sloan, and identical twins Josephine and Jessica Dunham.
Early life
Hampton-Pierce was born as Viola Anna Marie Hayes in Seattle, Washington, as the first child of Amelia née Vega, a working-class office clerk born in Manila, the Philippines; and Philip Ricardo Hayes, an electrician of Hispanic descent from Seattle. Her maternal grandparents immigrated to the United States in the 1950s and settled in Tacoma, Washington with Amelia. Hayes's parents met and married at 16 and shortly after had her. Hayes's has a younger sister, Celina, 3 years her junior, who died in a car accident in 1998.
Marriages and family
- Marriage to Bartholomew Pierce
- Alonso Pierce, stepson
- Claudia Pierce, stepdaughter
- Immanuel Pierce, stepson
- Tono Pierce, stepson
- Claire Pierce, stepdaugther
Notes
References
- ↑ "Tech magnate Alon Hampton and wife Viola Anna Hampton divorce". The Wall Street Journal. February 19, 2000.
Tech magnate Alon Hampton, founder of communications giant Ellonet Communications, divorces wife of 14 years...Mrs. Hampton listed her new name as Mrs. Hayes Hampton in court filings.