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Birth Name: Jewel Kilcher

Birth Place: Payson, Utah, United States

Date of Birth: May 23, 1974

Race or Ethnicity?: Swiss-German, Irish

The American country singer was born to Lenedra J. Carroll who is of Irish origin and her father is of Swiss-German descent. Jewel grew up in Homer, Alaska on a homestead which was founded by her Swiss grandfather. With not much to do in Homer, Jewel learned to entertain herself by singing and reading books. Jewel stated that she’d sometimes wear lederhosen and yodel during performances because of her Swiss roots.

Source:

http://www.superiorpics.com/jewel_kilcher/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2003/aug/10/featuresreview.review3

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  3. Tom Cruise
  4. Paris Hilton
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  6. Cyndi Lauper
  7. Nicky Hilton
  8. A. J. McLean
  9. Meryl Streep
  10. Michelle Pfeiffer
  11. Liev Schreiber
  12. Matthew Perry
  13. Prince William of Wales
  14. Mackenzie Astin
  15. Prince Harry of Wales

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rose August 16, 2011 at 4:10 pm

she looks sorta like Irish and German

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Marc B August 25, 2010 at 2:03 pm

She looks like 100% Swiss Miss.

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Natasha June 26, 2010 at 10:11 am

She is pretty.

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