Amber Rose
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.
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
She’s a quadroon. I though she was Puerto Rican or Cuban when I first saw her.
Everything Amber does is of afri american culture, she knows who she is, she is mixed yes and the african dna you can visibility see.. her mother without doubt is more verdian (african)than any other mixture, and I betcha Amber maternal relatives are very dark skinned..if you reach cape Verde ppl, most are africans who are mixed. .
Most mulatto people identify with black culture, unless they were raised in a mostly white community. I have met white-washed and self-hating mulattos.
Embracing all of your heritage does not make you white-washed
Her mother is obviously mixed, her father is white, she is a quadroon which mean 25% black, she’s then more white than black !
What does that mean “she’s more ‘white’ than ‘black'”? Was actress, Lena Horne or someone like Bob Marley less “black” because of mixed ancestry. It is more of how socially one identifies themselves.
Her dad looks mixed with Native American, he doesn’t look fully white.
@WTF go find something to do. You are way to passionate about whether these people are Black or mixed.
Amber rose don’t give a fuck what you think she is. She don’t know you bitch and neither do these other celebs.
So hallelujah to your mixed and proud bulshit. NOW PISS OFF!!!
DEUCES :)
**CORRECTION**
Amber Rose’s maternal grandmother is Scottish
https://mobile.twitter.com/DaRealAmberRose/status/174038304717684736