Bettina Anderson
Bettina Elesabeth Anderson is an American socialite and model.
Early life and education
Bettina Elesabeth Anderson was born on December 9, 1986, in Palm Beach, Florida. Anderson was born to Harry Loy Anderson Jr. and Inger Anderson, on the same day as her twin sister, Kristina. Harry Loy was a businessman who became the youngest bank president in the United States at the age of 26 and led Worth Avenue National Bank, also serving as a board member on the Historical Society of Palm Beach County and the national board of governors for the American Red Cross, while Inger was a model turned businesswoman and philanthropist.Anderson attended a Montessori school and later the Palm Beach Day School, where she played lacrosse. Anderson attended Saint Andrew's School in Boca Raton; the Boca Raton News described Anderson as a "big key" to Saint Andrew's' unbeaten lacrosse season in 2004. At Saint Andrew's, she founded a hair accessory business with Kristina.
Anderson graduated from St. Andrew's in 2005 and from Columbia University in 2009 with a degree in art history, criticism, and conservation.
Career
Socialite and modeling work (2005–present)
In May 2005, P Model Management recruited Anderson for a modeling gig in Milan. She modeled for the cover of Quest in 2020 and did a photoshoot with Hamilton Jewelers that year. Anderson has additionally appeared on the cover of Society. She is a socialite in the Palm Beach area and has planned fundraisers in Palm Beach, including for the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach.Philanthropy
Anderson and her brothers founded The Paradise Fund, a nonprofit that assists with disaster relief. In October 2021, she led the fund's Project Paradise Film Fund, which supports media covering the wildlife of Florida. By April 2023, Anderson had become the executive director of The Paradise Fund, an organization that was later renamed to Paradise.ngo. She has advocated for the Hope for Depression Research Foundation and, according to People, has volunteered with the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County.Views
According to The Daily Telegraph, Anderson is a "big Republican". Amid the George Floyd protests in 2020, she supported the Black Lives Matter movement and encouraged followers to follow measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, including a post the day before the 2020 [United States presidential election|2020 presidential election] of her in a mask with a sign reading, "Only you can stop the spread of ignorance".In October 2024, she held a fundraiser for Donald Trump.