Princess Tamara Laura Czartoryska-Borbon
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Princess Tamara Laura Czartoryska, in Polish Tamara Laura Czartoryska, in Spanish Tamara Laura Maria de los Dolores Luisa Fernanda Victoria y Todos los Santos Czartoryski y Picciotto, (born 23 April 1978) is a sportswoman and model who occasionally appears on television programmes. She is the daughter of Prince Adam Czartoryski Borbón
, who was born in Spain where he grew up with his first cousin, King Juan Carlos I of Spain
.
and Celebrity Five Go Dating.
In March 2005, Tamara was one of the contestants on series three of The Games, and won the bronze medal.
In 2006, she appeared on the reality television programmes Australian Princess
and American Princess during which she offered advice to the competitors.
In 2007, she was a contestant on Sky One
's reality show Cirque de Celebrité
.
, worked as a public relations
consultant in the film industry, and married her father in London. Her father broke with his family's aristocratic tradition of leaving childcare entirely to nannies
and seeing the children only at first rising and bedtime. But her parents separated and divorced before she was seven years old. Exposed to her father's playboy
lifestyle, she nonetheless remained in awe of him and felt possessive toward him.
Dyslexic
, rebellious and fond of pranks, she did poorly at the Sacred Heart
all girls boarding school in Woldingham
, except in drama
. When she was fifteen she attended a tutorial college in Oxford for A-levels, but went horse-riding more often than she studied. After her father suffered financial reverses when Lloyd's of London
crashed, expensive pastimes such as riding stopped. That, and her mother's break-up with a stepfather of whom she was fond, left her confused and without direction, she has said.
In frustration with her behavior, her parents cut off her allowance. Having left home in hopes of a career in show jumping
, she found herself, at the age of fifteen, earning her keep by cleaning out horse stables, where she sometimes slept. She credits this period with teaching her about the lives of people who lack wealth.
She enrolled at Emerson College
in Boston
when she was eighteen to take up news media
studies, again finding herself socializing with people who worked hard but earned little. However that did not, by her own account, prompt her to do well at a job as a waitress in a restaurant owned by a relative.
Returning to Europe with a reputation as a "society girl
" that she felt obliged to live down, her initial foray into modeling proved challenging. But she was pleased at the opportunity to be represented by a reputable fashion
agency.
Paternally
, Tamara belongs to the Czartoryski
family who, historically bearing the title of prince
and style of Serene Highness
, were powerful nobles
in pre-World War I
Poland. She descends also from kings of Spain and France of the House of Bourbon
through her grandmother, Princess Dolores de Borbón y Orléans, sister of King Juan Carlos's mother, whose dynastic
surname she has appended to her own .
Adam Karol Czartoryski
Prince Adam Karol Jezus Maria Józef Franciszek Salezy and all the Saints Czartoryski, es. Adán Carlos Jesús María José Francisco de Sales y todos los Santos Czartoryski-Bórbon Krasinski y Orléans is a Polish-Spanish aristocrat, the creator of the Princes Czartoryski Foundation, and a patron of the...
, who was born in Spain where he grew up with his first cousin, King Juan Carlos I of Spain
Juan Carlos I of Spain
Juan Carlos I |Italy]]) is the reigning King of Spain.On 22 November 1975, two days after the death of General Francisco Franco, Juan Carlos was designated king according to the law of succession promulgated by Franco. Spain had no monarch for 38 years in 1969 when Franco named Juan Carlos as the...
.
Television
Her sporting achievements and aristocratic background led to roles as a presenter on a Thai kick boxing show, and appearances on GranadaGranada
Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of three rivers, the Beiro, the Darro and the Genil. It sits at an elevation of 738 metres above sea...
and Celebrity Five Go Dating.
In March 2005, Tamara was one of the contestants on series three of The Games, and won the bronze medal.
In 2006, she appeared on the reality television programmes Australian Princess
Australian Princess
Australian Princess is an Australian reality television show that first premiered on Network Ten on 5 October 2005. It is produced by Granada Productions, who are responsible for other programs such as Dancing with the Stars, Australia's Next Top Model and Merrick and Rosso Unplanned.The show is...
and American Princess during which she offered advice to the competitors.
In 2007, she was a contestant on Sky One
Sky One
Sky1 is the flagship BSkyB entertainment channel available in the United Kingdom and Ireland.The channel first launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, and is the fourth-oldest TV channel in the United Kingdom, behind BBC One , ITV and BBC Two...
's reality show Cirque de Celebrité
Cirque de Celebrité
Cirque de Celebrité was a celebrity reality TV show broadcast on Sky One. The show features celebrities training for and then performing various circus acts. The winner of the 2006 series was Grace Adams-Short....
.
Family and upbringing
Her mother, Nora Picciotto, was born in CairoCairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, worked as a public relations
Public relations
Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
consultant in the film industry, and married her father in London. Her father broke with his family's aristocratic tradition of leaving childcare entirely to nannies
Nanny
A nanny, childminder or child care provider, is an individual who provides care for one or more children in a family as a service...
and seeing the children only at first rising and bedtime. But her parents separated and divorced before she was seven years old. Exposed to her father's playboy
Playboy (disambiguation)
Playboy is a men's magazine.Playboy may also refer to:* Playboy * The Playboys, 1992 film starring Robin Wright* Jeremy Klein, nicknamed Playboy, American professional skateboarder...
lifestyle, she nonetheless remained in awe of him and felt possessive toward him.
Dyslexic
Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a very broad term defining a learning disability that impairs a person's fluency or comprehension accuracy in being able to read, and which can manifest itself as a difficulty with phonological awareness, phonological decoding, orthographic coding, auditory short-term memory, or rapid...
, rebellious and fond of pranks, she did poorly at the Sacred Heart
Woldingham School
Woldingham School is an all-girls, independent, Roman Catholic, boarding and day school in Woldingham, Surrey, England.-History:The school was founded as the Convent of the Sacred Heart in 1842 in Berrymead, London by the Society of the Sacred Heart...
all girls boarding school in Woldingham
Woldingham
Woldingham is a village and civil parish in Surrey located above sea level just within the M25, southeast of London. Situated high on the North Downs between Oxted and Warlingham, it is a village of 2,326 inhabitants...
, except in drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
. When she was fifteen she attended a tutorial college in Oxford for A-levels, but went horse-riding more often than she studied. After her father suffered financial reverses when Lloyd's of London
Lloyd's of London
Lloyd's, also known as Lloyd's of London, is a British insurance and reinsurance market. It serves as a partially mutualised marketplace where multiple financial backers, underwriters, or members, whether individuals or corporations, come together to pool and spread risk...
crashed, expensive pastimes such as riding stopped. That, and her mother's break-up with a stepfather of whom she was fond, left her confused and without direction, she has said.
In frustration with her behavior, her parents cut off her allowance. Having left home in hopes of a career in show jumping
Show jumping
Show jumping, also known as "stadium jumping," "open jumping," or "jumpers," is a member of a family of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes commonly are seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics...
, she found herself, at the age of fifteen, earning her keep by cleaning out horse stables, where she sometimes slept. She credits this period with teaching her about the lives of people who lack wealth.
She enrolled at Emerson College
Emerson College
Emerson College is a private coeducational university located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of oratory," Emerson is "the only comprehensive college or university in America dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts in a liberal arts...
in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
when she was eighteen to take up news media
News media
The news media are those elements of the mass media that focus on delivering news to the general public or a target public.These include print media , broadcast news , and more recently the Internet .-Etymology:A medium is a carrier of something...
studies, again finding herself socializing with people who worked hard but earned little. However that did not, by her own account, prompt her to do well at a job as a waitress in a restaurant owned by a relative.
Returning to Europe with a reputation as a "society girl
Sloane Ranger
The term Sloane Ranger refers to a stereotype in the UK of young, upper class or upper-middle-class women, or men who share distinctive and common lifestyle traits...
" that she felt obliged to live down, her initial foray into modeling proved challenging. But she was pleased at the opportunity to be represented by a reputable fashion
Haute couture
Haute couture refers to the creation of exclusive custom-fitted clothing. Haute couture is made to order for a specific customer, and it is usually made from high-quality, expensive fabric and sewn with extreme attention to detail and finished by the most experienced and capable seamstresses,...
agency.
Paternally
Patrilineality
Patrilineality is a system in which one belongs to one's father's lineage. It generally involves the inheritance of property, names or titles through the male line as well....
, Tamara belongs to the Czartoryski
Czartoryski
Czartoryski is the surname of a Polish-Ukrainian-Lithuanian magnate family also known as the Familia. They used the Czartoryski Coat of arms and were the leading noble family of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 18th century.-History:The Czartoryski is a family of a Grand Ducal...
family who, historically bearing the title of prince
Prince
Prince is a general term for a ruler, monarch or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess...
and style of Serene Highness
Serene Highness
His/Her Serene Highness is a style used today by the reigning families of Liechtenstein and Monaco. It also preceded the princely titles of members of some German ruling and mediatised dynasties as well as some non-ruling but princely German noble families until 1918...
, were powerful nobles
Nobility
Nobility is a social class which possesses more acknowledged privileges or eminence than members of most other classes in a society, membership therein typically being hereditary. The privileges associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles, or may be...
in pre-World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
Poland. She descends also from kings of Spain and France of the House of Bourbon
House of Bourbon
The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma...
through her grandmother, Princess Dolores de Borbón y Orléans, sister of King Juan Carlos's mother, whose dynastic
Dynasty
A dynasty is a sequence of rulers considered members of the same family. Historians traditionally consider many sovereign states' history within a framework of successive dynasties, e.g., China, Ancient Egypt and the Persian Empire...
surname she has appended to her own .