Alexa Chung
Chung in 2010, Featureflash / Shutterstock.com
Place of Birth: Winchester, Hampshire, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 5 November, 1983
Ethnicity:
*62.5% British Isles [English, Scottish]
*37.5% Chinese
Alexa Chung is a British television presenter, model, internet personality, writer, and fashion designer. She had a fashion label, Alexa Chung/alexachung.
Alexa is the daughter of Gillian and Phillip Chung. Her father is of three quarters Chinese and one quarter English descent, and her mother is of Scottish and English ancestry.
Alexa’s paternal grandfather was named Andrew Harry Chung. Andrew was of Chinese background.
Alexa’s paternal grandmother was Constance A. Chinn (the daughter of Chan Muk Chinn and Maria Rodgers). Chan was Chinese. Maria was caucasian, the daughter of Thomas M. Rogers and Margaret Morrison.
Alexa’s maternal grandfather is named Ronald H. Burgess.
Alexa’s maternal grandmother is Patricia N. Laughland (the daughter of Norman Charles Laughland and Alice Dorothy Andrews). Norman’s parents were Scottish.
Sources: http://www.independent.co.uk
Genealogy of Alexa Chung (focusing on her father’s side) – http://www.geni.com
she is not asian
she is,get over it
I don’t know why everyone is surprised that she’s part Asian. Her dad is 3/4 Chinese and 1/4 white, so of course she’s going to look less Asian than the average Eurasian (although even some 1/2 and 1/2 people can look white-passing). Her brother looks a bit more Asian than her, but he’s even white-passing, or Hispanic looking.
Her brother: http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnb5ygixad1qashl1o1_500.jpg
I can’t see asian in her,but in her brother is evident
Well, she’s less than half Chinese but not much less, but she looks quite caucasian to have never have been teased for it except for the name. Haven’t seen the mom, but the only thing I’d think would win out here is dark hair over light hair.
I’m a bit relieved she didn’t change her last name. kudos to her for that (i’m chinese). I can tell she probably gets a lot of surprise or weird questions from ppl she knows when they find out she’s part chinese.
Yeah, I must say i’m proud of her for not changing her name. But, I think she is from a middle-class family so the name thing wouldn’t affect her as much as some others.
I think she’s really pretty. I wouldn’t have guessed she was Eurasian and I’m usually good with people’s ethnicities.
I knew she looked a little different, but couldn’t really pinpoint what exactly was so different… looks a little bit like she had some Middle Eastern or Italian.
well, she’s Caucasian looking (anything asian). Could she fit in Italy? maybe. Middle East? uhhmm..
I myself am half Chinese and half northern European myself, and look a bit closer to “asian” than she does but some people have to have it pointed out…as a kind and young adult it was more pronounced.
You never know what you get.