Rihanna
02/24/2016 – Rihanna – BRIT Awards 2016 – Arrivals – O2 Arena – London, UK – Photo Credit: Landmark / PR Photos
Birth Name: Robyn Rihanna Fenty
Place of Birth: Saint Michael, Barbados
Date of Birth: February 20, 1988
Ethnicity:
*father – mix of African-Barbadian and European-Barbadian [Scottish, English, Irish]
*mother – African-Guyanese
Rihanna is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, businessperson, dancer, record producer, and actress. She has been Barbadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, since 20 September, 2018.
She is the daughter of Ronald Fenty, who is from Barbados, and Monica (Brathwaite), who is from Guyana. She has two children with her partner, American rapper, songwriter, and record producer ASAP Rocky.
Rihanna’s paternal grandfather was African-Barbadian. Rihanna’s paternal grandmother, who is white, has Scottish, English, and Irish ancestry. Rihanna’s mother is of African-Guyanese descent. In an interview with Allure magazine, Rihanna stated that she was bullied in school and called ‘white’ by the other kids while growing up in Barbados.
Rihanna’s paternal grandfather was named Reginald Leslie Forde (the son of Helen Forde). Helen was the daughter of Joseph Nathanael “Joe” Forde and Louisa Jane Bascom.
Rihanna’s paternal grandmother is Elizabeth “Betty” Fenty (the daughter of Stanley Fitzherbert Fenty and Hilda Olga Coppin). Elizabeth is white. Her parents were born in Barbados. The surname Fenty is usually Scottish and the surname Coppin is usually English. Rihanna’s grandmother is also cited as having Irish ancestry. Elizabeth is from a family of “Red Legs,” descendants of slaves from the British Isles who were sent to Barbados. Stanley likely was the grandson of John Fitzherbert Fenty and Mary Louisa Jane Fenty.
Rihanna’s maternal grandfather is named Lionel Brathwaite.
Rihanna’s maternal grandmother is named Clara “Dolly” Viola Venetta Johnson.
Rihanna in 2011
Sources: Genealogy of Rihanna – https://www.geni.com
Death record of Rihanna’s paternal great-grandparents, Stanley Fitzherbert Fenty and Hilda Olga Coppin – http://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of Rihanna’s maternal grandmother, Clara Viola Venetta (Johnson) Brathwaite – http://downesandwilson.com
When her hair is in a ponytail it’s cute.but when it’s all out it’s pretty
she is quadroon ..get over it
To Moi
How is she quadroon?Then the Irish of Barbados,you might want to check that DNA again
Moi Calls Rihanna A Quadroon Because A Quadroon Is When A Person Has 3 Black Grandparents And One White Grandparent, Or Vice Versa!
thanks Total23,but I do know what it means.I just thought she was saying that the woman was more white than black
I know people from the Caribbean. I have a Caribbean background, I’m Jamaican of Afro-Cuban, Lebanese, Syrian, Scottish, and ofcourse African heritage. I’m light with hazel eyes. I was both teased and PRAISED for being light. It wasn’t exactly “bullying” though. It’s just that darker Caribbean people think lighter ones think they are somehow better than them. It’s not exactly “bullying”. She was exaggerating or just couldn’t come up with a better word. IN ADDITION, Rihanna’s grandmother doesn’t look FULL Irish, i.e she doesn’t look full white.
Maybe It’s Because She Is Living In Barbados, So She Has A Tan!
To total23
I don’t know man,the Irish of Barbados have been breed with black man for almost a century.So called pure Irish tend to burn in the Sun,that’s why they were called the (Redlegs)
And They Can Be Tanned!
Those tanned one most likely are mixed with another ethnicity,just my opinion
The ignorance of this is hilarious
the people who bullied her better be crying by now cause she is very beautiful! just because you’re not the same color as everybody else in you’re country (or island) doesn’t mean you’re not from there…. everybody’s different
i soo wish i looked like rihanna, but they said that shes white because the people she knew were black….er than she was.