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Teigen in 2013, photo by PrPhotos.com
Birth Name: Christine Diane Teigen
Place of Birth: Delta, Utah, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 30, 1985
Ethnicity: * paternal grandfather – Norwegian * paternal grandmother – German, some Romani * mother – Thai
Chrissy Teigen is an American model, television personality, and cookbook author.
Her father, Ronald Leroy Teigen, is of Norwegian descent one on side, and of German, and some Roma, descent, on the other. Her mother, Pepper Teigen, is Thai. Chrissy is married to singer, songwriter, producer, and philanthropist John Legend , with whom she has four children.
A DNA test whose results were displayed on the show Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2025) stated that Chrissy’s genetic ancestry consists of:
*50% Asia ——–*45% Thailand & Cambodia ——–*5% Dai *50% Europe ——–*26% Norway ——–*9% Sweden & Denmark ——–*4% Eastern Europe & Russia ——–*4% Germanic Europe ——–*3% Scotland ——–*2% England & Northwestern Europe ——–*1% Finland ——–*1% Eastern European Roma
*50% Asia ——–*45% Thailand & Cambodia ——–*5% Dai *50% Europe ——–*26% Norway ——–*9% Sweden & Denmark ——–*4% Eastern Europe & Russia ——–*4% Germanic Europe ——–*3% Scotland ——–*2% England & Northwestern Europe ——–*1% Finland ——–*1% Eastern European Roma
On Finding Your Roots , Chrissy discovered that her paternal grandmother was of part Sinti Romani descent. She found that a distant cousin of her great-great-grandmother’s, named Else Adler, had been living in Poland when Germany invaded, and was killed in the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1943 because of her Roma heritage.
Chrissy had believed that her paternal grandmother was of Jewish heritage. However, no Jewish ancestry appeared on her DNA test.
Chrissy’s paternal grandfather was Henry Elmer Teigen (the son of Hans Iversen Teigen and Ida Helmin Imsdalen, later Dahl). Henry was born in Pierce County, North Dakota. Hans was the son of Iver Hansen Kirketeigen/Teigen and Kari Olsdatter Stigen, who were born in Håkonstugu, Røssum, Kvam, Nord-Fron and Stigen, Tårud, Nord-Fron, respectively, both in Oppland, Norway. Ida was also Norwegian, from Stor-Elvdal, Hedmark, and was the daughter of Anton Andersen Bjørkman and Anne Iversdatter Imsdalen, later Dahl.
Chrissy’s paternal grandmother was Ruth Helen Schafer (the daughter of Richard John/D. Schafer and Wilhelmina/Minnie Augusta Heller). Ruth was born in Wild Rose, North Dakota. Richard was born in Minnesota, of German descent, the son of Mathias Schäfer, from Germany or Luxembourg, and of Katherine Maria Warmuth, who was born in Wisconsin, with roots in Coburg, Upper Franconia, and Sulzdorf, Meeder, Oberfranken, Bayern. Chrissy’s great-grandmother Wilhelmina was a German emigrant, from Flatow, Kremmen, Brandenburg, and was the daughter of Johan/John Albert Heller and Rosella/Rosalia Franz/Frantz, who were from Vandsburg and Witrogoszcz, Posen, respectively. Rosalia had Sinti Romani roots. Her family were instrument musicians.
LOS ANGELES – JUN 14: Chrissy Teigen arrives to the “Lip Sync Battle” FYC Event on June 14, 2016 in Hollywood, CA. photo by DFree
Sources: http://www.dailymail.co.uk https://evrimagaci.org https://www.today.com https://www.allarts.org
Genealogy of Chrissy Teigen (focusing on her father’s side) – http://www.geni.com