Amber Rose
Rose in 2011
Birth Name: Amber Rose Levonchuck
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 21, 1983
Ethnicity: Cape Verdean [African, Portuguese], Irish, Italian, Scottish
Amber Rose is an American hip hop model, hip hop artist, fashion designer, and actress.
She has a son with her former husband, rapper, songwriter, and actor Wiz Khalifa; and a son with her former partner, Def Jam executive Alexander “A.E.” Edwards.
Amber has said:
I’m Black/ Portuguese/ Irish and Italian.
Her father is said to have Italian and Irish ancestry. Given the surname Levonchuck, he also may have Polish ancestry. Her mother has African-Cape Verdean, Portuguese-Cape Verdean, and Scottish ancestry. A picture of Amber’s parents and son can be seen here.
Amber has also said
Wow!!! I used that DNA kit on ancestry.com and my results just came in!…. my family is from…. Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Cameroon, Congo, Italy, Ireland, England, Part European Jewish, Scandinavia, Polynesia, Iraq, Iran and Kuwait. Damn I knew I was mixed but this is Awesome!
Cape Verde is a group of islands located off the coast of West Africa. Most of the population (about 71%) of Cape Verde is a mix of Sub-Saharan African and European ancestry, usually from Portugal and Spain. Another celebrity of Cape Verde descent was Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes.
12/02/2017 – Amber Rose – Casting Call For “Chocolate Rose” Presented By Amber Rose – Chocolate Lounge Las Vegas – Las Vegas, NV, USA -Photo Credit: PRN / PRPhotos.com
Amber’s paternal grandfather possibly was Francis/Frank Joseph Levonchuck (the son of Philip K. Leonchuk/Levonchuck and Pauline Tarnowski). Francis was born in Pennsylvania, to Polish parents.
Amber’s paternal grandmother possibly was Rose Spera (the daughter of Enrico Romeo/Roma Spera/Sperie and Rose Montone). Rose was born in Pennsylvania. Enrico was the son of Italian parents, John Spera/Sperie and Elizabeth. Rose was also the daughter of Italian parents, Joseph Montone/Montani and Susana Passwell/Pasquale/Dipasquale.
Amber’s maternal grandfather was Anthony J. “Sonny” Rose (who likely was the son of Theodore “Teddy” Rose and Lillian Santos). Anthony was born in Pennsylvania, to parents who were born on Brava, Cape Verde, and were black Cape Verdeans. Theodore was the son of Jose Rose and Josephine. Lillian was the daughter of Manuel Santos and Annie.
A picture of Amber’s maternal grandfather can be seen here. A picture of Amber’s grandfather, and her son, can be seen here.
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Genealogy of Amber Rose – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of likely Amber’s paternal grandfather, Francis/Frank Joseph Levonchuck – https://www.newspapers.com
Likely Amber’s paternal great-grandparents, Philip K. Leonchuk/Levonchuck and Pauline Tarnowski, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of likely Amber’s paternal great-grandfather, Philip K. Leonchuk/Levonchuck – https://www.newspapers.com
Death record of likely Amber’s paternal grandmother, Rose (Spera) Levonchuk – https://www.findagrave.com
Marriage record of likely Amber’s paternal great-grandparents, Enrico Romeo/Roma Spera/Sperie and Rose Montone – https://www.familysearch.org
Likely’s Amber’s paternal great-grandparents, Enrico Romeo/Roma Spera/Sperie and Rose Montone, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Likely Amber’s maternal grandfather, Anthony J. “Sonny” Rose, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Amber’s likely maternal great-grandparents, Theodore “Teddy” Rose and Lillian Santos – https://www.familysearch.org
Likely Amber’s maternal great-grandparents, Theodore “Teddy” Rose and Lillian Santos, on the 1950 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Her mother like most cape verdeans is half white, not 100% black
Why are people debating whether she is black or not? Who cares what she is genetically, obviously all she cares to be is black. She only dates black men, is always on these black blogs and has constant features in black men magazines. She talks black and acts black. Not being racist just being real. She wants to be black, and will likely have black children. That is the culture she identifies with, so be it.
True. She is black anyway. But also other things. Being not 100% African doesn’t make someone ”not black” just as being part black doesn’t stop someone being Irish or ”white” etc. It just means they are all these things. Jim Crowe laws were stupid and racist.
She should really identify as all of her ethnic groups though. Again because I do not like the Jim Crowe view of ethnicity.
@TheTruth
What exactly is “talking and acting Black”? Do you realize what you’ve even written? smdh…..
Wrong. She said in VIBE that she is a WHITE GIRL! She talks like a WHITE GIRL and acts like a WHITE GIRL!
Again, Amber stated she was a WHITE girl.
When she said white she was referring to her complexion not her race. I would know. I went to school with her.
She never had any white friends and would often mock their accents.
She prefers the black race.
I hate how people always bash biracial children with white fathers and black mothers. Please were darker then any other biracial and she’s not a quadroon. Her mother is a black Cape Verdean and her father is Italian and Irish. But Paula Pattons lighter then Amber so why isn’t anyone calling her a quadroon!
This is what white Americans would look like if they reversed roles with black Americans. Most black Americans are close to a quarter European, give or take a few, so if white Americans were close to a quarter black African, this would be how white Americans would look.
Mulatto+white does not equal black. She is around (give or take a few) 3/4 white and 1/4 black. In other words, she’s a quadroon. Well give or take a few. Pretty much, she is mostly white with a little black thrown in.
She is not a quadroon. Her father is white and her motber is black Cape Verdean. I am really not sure why she is being called a quadroon. Paula Patton is lighter then her. I am a biracial (black mom, white dad) and based on people I know biracials like me and Amber and Keyshia Cole amd Faith evans tend to be darker.
@Gutierrez You are correct. Her mother is Cape Verdean. African Americans think that being 400 miles off the coast of Senegal makes CV’s African, where the reality is cv’s are a mix of Portuguese and African. Amber’s mother is probably around 50% Portuguese, making Amber about 25% Subsaharan African and 75% European.