Diana DeGarmo
DeGarmo in 2011, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Diana Nicole DeGarmo
Place of Birth: Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 16, 1987
Ethnicity: English, Irish, Scottish, German, remote French and Dutch
Diana DeGarmo is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She finished second on the third season of American Idol. She has also appeared on the soap opera The Young and the Restless and starred in stage productions.
Diana is the daughter of Brenda and Shelton DeGarmo. Her uncle is contemporary Christian music recording artist Eddie DeGarmo. She was raised mostly in Snellville, Georgia. Diana is married to singer, songwriter, and actor Ace Young.
Diana has been described as having Mexican ancestry, though she has clarified that she only has Mexican relatives by marriage.
Diana’s ancestry can be traced to Pierre Villeroy de Garmeaux, who was born, c. 1641, in Brittany, France, and to his wife, Catrina/Caatje Van der Hayden, who was born, c. 1661, in The Hague, Netherlands.
Diana’s paternal grandfather was Clifton Hamilton DeGarmo (the son of Edward J. DeGarmo and Josephine Muldrow). Clifton was born in Arkansas. Edward was born in Missouri, the son of Alfred DeGarmo and Sarah Elizabeth Given. Diana’s great-grandmother Josephine was born in Missouri, the daughter of William Columbus Muldrow.
Diana’s paternal grandmother was Marguerite Lurina Allen (the daughter of Lewis Bethel Allen and McKimmie/McKimmil McDonald). Marguerite was born in Arkansas. Lewis was born in Arkansas, the son of William Alexander Allen and Delilah Elizabeth Crockett. McKimmie was born in Arkansas, the daughter of Henderson King McDonald and Lurina Frances Melton.
Diana’s maternal grandfather was Marion Omer/Bill Hall (the son of Omer Jay Hall and Grace Amelia Seaman). Marion was born in Kansas. He is pictured here. Diana’s great-grandfather Omer was born in Illinois, the son of John Lewis Hall and Lucy Thwaite “Lou” Smith. Grace was born in Iowa, the daughter of John Jones Seaman and Mary Evelyn Shillito.
Diana’s maternal grandmother was Dorothy May Moyer (the daughter of Ernest Olen Moyer and Edith Pearl Runkle). Dorothy was born in Kansas. Ernest was born in Kansas, the son of John A. Moyer and Emily Newman. Edith was born in Kansas, the daughter of James Derius Runkle and Deliah Gertrude Graves.
Sources: Marriage record of Diana’s parents – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Diana DeGarmo (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Diana’s father – https://www.findagrave.com
Genealogy of Diana’s paternal grandmother, Marguerite Lurina Allen – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Diana’s maternal grandparents, Marion Omer/Bill Hall and Dorothy May Moyer – https://www.familysearch.org
Her background isn’t only European. She clearly looks mixed with something non-European.
She doesn’t look full white.
She looks very East Asian (and looks older in this picture)
no she doesn’t
She kinda shows a minor asian influence in her cheekbones and the way her eyes are shaped. i would think shes part central american. she does not look white.
Do you think she could also have some turkish in her ?, Many Turkish have eurasian look
In Turkey, you could find many Turkish turk have east asian influence like (Esra kilik,türkü turan,Kaan Yılmaz), so it could also have some turkish influence in her
I doubt it but who knows. She could also pass as a quadroon. She has a slight resemblance to pre-botox Mariah Carey although I think even Mariah looks closer to European than Diana who has very obvious non-european traits. She looks more hispanic than J.Lo or Camilla Cabello. Maybe in a few years we’ll find out she has a black, asian/native great grandparent like we did with Miranda Cosgrove.
I don’t know but for some reasons I think she might be also just a european, Do you know (Dianina XL) ? she is spanish woman and she has wide nose and slanted eyes and when she made a DNA test the result was 100% european
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vXF2_SFs-A
Autosomal tests only go back 200-300 years. It’s a flaw in the test no one really talks about. You could have a population immigrate from one area and set up a community in another area, live there a few centuries, and their DNA would be considered native to that land even though they’re historically and ethnically foreign.
There are areas in England that are all currently populated with a majority of recent immigrants. If we make it to 400 years in the future, autosomal tests will say they’re native to that area. Maybe because of detectable mutation/evolution of haplogroups exclusive to the area, or maybe because autosomal still won’t account for long/old migratory patterns, in a way that would make people more explicitly aware of roots, origins, etc.
The Islamic caliphate was established 1000 years ago. The immigrants that infused their DNA into that populace are no longer considered foreign because of the duration of presence in the population. Their influence definitely changed the phenotype of the area and introduced new haplogroups.
It’s not a new phenomena though. 4500 years ago, I believe nearly all Iberian male haplogroups were replaced by nomads from East Europe/Russia. But few people mention it or consider such ancient history, especially if a test tells them that their roots are “from” a certain location.
It’s all sort of moot if you go back far enough though, out of Africa and all that, but people are generally not concerned with anything older than the past few hundred years.
@Andrew133
I dont think she looks like that Spanish woman.
She looks hispanic. Doesn’t look white at all.
Person of color. Probably her maternal grandmother is black.
How come someone looks white ??!
Birth Date: June 16, 1987
Diana is the daughter of Brenda Kay Evans and Shelton W. DeGarmo. Diana is married to singer, songwriter, and actor Ace Young.
Diana’s ancestry can be traced back to Pierre Villeroy de Garmeaux, who was born, c. 1641, in Brittany, France, and his wife, Catrina/Caatje Van der Hayden, who was born, c. 1661, in The Hague, the Netherlands.
Diana’s paternal grandfather was Clifton Hamilton DeGarmo (the son of Edward J. DeGarmo and Josephine Muldrow). Clifton was born in Arkansas. Edward was born in Missouri, the son of Alfred DeGarmo and Sarah Elizabeth Given. Josephine was born in Missouri, the daughter of William Columbus Muldrow.
Diana’s paternal grandmother was Marguerite Lurina Allen (the daughter of Lewis Bethel Allen and McKimmie/McKimmil McDonald). Marguerite was born in Arkansas. Lewis was born in Arkansas, the son of William Alexander Allen and Delilah Elizabeth Crockett. McKimmie was born in Arkansas, the daughter of Henderson King McDonald and Lurina Frances Melton.
Genealogy of Diana DeGarmo (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com/people/private/6000000002808731672?through=6000000002808731667
Obituary of Diana’s father – https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118718932/shelton-degarmo
Genealogy of Diana’s paternal grandmother, Marguerite Lurina Allen – https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LJBP-PT7
Brenda Kay Evans -> Brenda Kay (Hall) Evans
Brenda’s maternal grandfather was William “Bill” Hall. He is pictured here: https://www.instagram.com/p/r90gAjJEKa
@stlucas
she does not look European at all or most likely mixed with something which is not European.