Vanessa Lachey
Lachey in 2014
Birth Name: Vanessa Joy Minnillo
Place of Birth: Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines
Date of Birth: November 9, 1980
Ethnicity:
*50% Filipino
*25% Italian
*12.5% Irish
*12.5% Ashkenazi Jewish
Vanessa Lachey, previously credited under her birth name, Vanessa Minnillo, is an American television personality and host, beauty queen, model, and actress. She was Miss South Carolina Teen USA 1998 and Miss Teen USA 1998, and hosted Total Request Live on MTV from 2003 to 2007. Vanessa is married to singer Nick Lachey, with whom she has three children.
She was born in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines. Vanessa’s father, Vincent Charles Minnillo, an American Air Force officer, is caucasian, and is of one half Italian, one quarter Russian Jewish, and one quarter Irish, descent. Vanessa’s mother, Helen Ramos (Bercero), is a Filipina from Manila. Vanessa was raised in Washington, California, Nevada, and Florida, as well as Germany and Japan, eventually settling in Charleston, South Carolina.
Vanessa’s paternal grandfather was Vincent John Minnillo (the son of Christopher R. Minnillo and Ann/Anna Theresa Defelice). Vincent was born in Pennsylvania, to parents who were also born in the state. Christopher was the son of Italian emigrants, Francesco Minnillo and Maria Carolina Federico, from Matrice, Campobasso, Molise. Ann was the daughter of Italian emigrants, Savino Defelice/di Felice, from Rivisondoli, Abruzzo, and Maria Ramicone.
Vanessa’s paternal grandmother was Marilyn Edith Levy (the daughter of Julius Levy and Anna Beatrice Collins). Marilyn was born in Ohio. Julius was born in Ohio, to Russian Jewish parents, Henry Levy and Mary. Anna was also born in Ohio, to Irish immigrants, James Collins, from Mayo, and Bridget Agnes McGinty.
Vanessa’s maternal grandfather was named Froilan Bercero.
Vanessa’s maternal grandmother was named Julita Ramos.
Lachey in 2009, photos by Featureflash / Shutterstock.com
Sources: http://web.archive.org
Birth record of Vanessa Lachey – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Vanessa’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Vanessa’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Francesco Minnillo – https://www.familysearch.org
Birth record of Vanessa’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Maria Carolina Federico – https://www.familysearch.org
Vanessa’s paternal great-grandparents, Julius Levy and Anna Beatrice Collins, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
What do you mean?
I guess I just misread what it said,because I thought it was saying that her mom is also mix with polynesian but then I read it again and realize it was saying that basically shes calling her mom polynesian rather then asian I guess.
maybe Vanessa Minnilo is saying she is also polynesian too,I dont know just guessing not saying that she is but thats probably what she was saying
how stupid of her to deny her heritage
maybe she thinks Polynesian sounds more exotic and unusual compared to Filipino.
“Berecero?!” That last name ain’t Polynesian, it’s Filipino. She’s probably ashamed to tell the whole world she’s part Filipino.
Filipino falls under Polynesian or Asian. Look it up!
Berecero is Filipino! No way is it Polynesian or any other Asian last names!
Filipinos don’t fall under Polynesians, Asians yes.
Polynesians are those who came from islands in the Pacific Ocean. Geographically, Filipinos are not polynesians nor are they pacific islanders. They are not in in the pacific ocean nor are they in the pacific plate. Philippines has it’s own tectonic plate called the Philippines Plate..and in the east of the Philippines, it’s the Philippine Sea..which eventually becomes the pacific ocean.
Austronesian migration is theoretically thought to have started from indonesia or taiwan. That’s up for a debate. But either way, the migration went from the indonesia or taiwan to the Philippines, and after a couple thousand years (give or take) the migration to the pacific ocean happened, and those people who migrated to the pacific ocean are called polynesians/pacific islanders.
Culturally, Filipinos have been trading with the chinese for pearls for metallurgical items, and some of our food came from the chinese. Even the theorized migration of the early settlers such as the negritos, indonesians, and then the malay are more from west to east than east to west direction. With that said, the Polynesians/pacific islanders didn’t settle in the Philippines, the direction of the austronesian movement is more west to east if anything.