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; 5 stepchildren, including Alonso Pierce |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Various nephews and 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.
First marriage
Hayes met her first husband, tech magnate Alon Hampton, in 1984 when she joined his company Ellonet while it was in its infancy. Fresh out of the City University of Seattle, Hayes received a bachelor's degree in accounting and became a certified accountant in 1983. She briefly worked for a local Seattle-based bank before seeing a job posting for an accountant from her future husband's telephone company.
Family
Hampton-Pierce married two times. Her husbands are:
- Alon Hampton (1956–; m. 1986, div. 2000); with him she has one daughter, Victoria Hampton-Chavez. Through her daughter, Hampton-Pierce has a grandson.
- Bartholomew Pierce (1960–; m. 2018); with him she has five stepchildren from his previous marriage, Alonso Pierce (1990–), Claudia Pierce (1993–), Immanuel Pierce (1996–), Tono Pierce (1999–) and Claire Pierce (2002–).
Through Bartholomew, Hampton-Pierce has a brother-in-law, Antoine Pierce, an attorney.
Through Alonso, she has a step-daughter-in-law, Deshauna Barber, and step-niece, Tiana Barber.
Through Claire, Hampton-Pierce has a nephew out of wedlock, Stephen Pierce.
Through her sister Celina, she has a nephew and four nieces, two nieces-in-law and two nephews-in-law: Her siblings children include:
- Jacob Dunham (1984–); formerly married to Candace Dunham (m. 2007–2011), the former first daughter of Washington state; currently married to Elena Sanchez (m. 2020) with whom they have one daughter, Rosalind Dunham-Sanchez
- Jennifer Sloan née Dunham (1988–); formerly married to William Sloan, a businessman, with whom they have two children, William II and Judah; currently married to Prince Leonardo, Duke of Moselle, a prince from Cordonia, with whom they have a son, Prince Julius of Cordonia
- Josephine Dunham (1992–); married to filmmaker Audrey Chapman (m. 2021)
- Jessica Dunham (1992–); married to Carter Ashe (m. 2021), with whom they have one child, Derick Carter Ashe
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.