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TV // 1 decade ago

Brinkley, Lopez kick off 'The Talk'

The new CBS daytime talk show "The Talk" will showcase Christie Brinkley, Jennifer Lopez and Jenny Sanford in its premiere week, the network said.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Jenny Sanford concerned with affair impact

Jenny Sanford, wife of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, said Monday she is concerned her sons will be impacted by her husband's infidelity.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Sanford struck 'faithful' from vows

Jenny Sanford says she married South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford despite his refusal to promise fidelity.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

S.C. Gov. Sanford's wife seeking divorce

Jenny Sanford, wife of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, said Friday she is filing for divorce from the state official in the wake of his extramarital affair.

TV // 1 decade ago

Michelle Obama tops 'Fascinating' list

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama has topped Barbara Walters' "10 Most Fascinating People of 2009."

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Would not play dutiful wife, Sanford says

Jenny Sanford would not have stood by her husband's side as the South Carolina governor publicly admitted to having an affair -- even if asked to, she said.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Sanford's wife greets holiday visitors

The wife of embattled South Carolina chief executive Mark Sanford was on hand for the official opening of the governor's mansion to holiday visitors.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Sanford's wife wants to trademark her name

Jenny Sanford, whose husband, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, admitted to an affair in June, has filed an application to trademark her name, documents show.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Jenny Sanford: Husband has 'issues'

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has "issues" he needs to work on to save his marriage, his estranged wife told Vogue magazine.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Sanford says he is through with politics

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford told a business group Wednesday his priority now is to restructure state government for those who will follow him.

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Jennifer Sullivan Sanford (b. 11 September 1962 in Winnetka, Illinois ) is the former First Lady of South Carolina, heiress, and former investment banker. She was married to Governor Mark Sanford, whose initial campaigns she substantially funded. On December 11, 2009, she announced that she was filing for divorce, after it became known that Governor Sanford had flown to Argentina to have an affair with Maria Belen Chapur, a 43-year old divorced mother from Buenos Aires. The divorce decree was granted on February 26, 2010. The couple's divorce was finalized on March 19, 2010.

She was raised in Winnetka, Illinois, an upscale suburb of Chicago. She is the second of five children born to an Irish Catholic family. Sanford's family was prominent in the area. Her great grandfather, Joseph W. Sullivan, co-founded Skil Corporation which manufactured the first portable electric saw. Her uncle and another grandfather, both lawyers, headed the Winston and Strawn law firm. Sanford also has familial ties to Rushton Skakel, the brother of Ethel Kennedy.

Sanford attended Woodlands Academy, an all-girls Catholic school in Lake Forest, Illinois. She graduated magna cum laude, earning her bachelor's degree from Georgetown University in 1984.

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