Jackie Siegel

Jacqueline Siegel is an American socialite, model, actress, and beauty pageant director. She is one of the main subjects of the 2012 documentary film The Queen of Versailles, directed by Lauren Greenfield, its sequel series, Queen of Versailles Reigns Again, and the 2024 stage musical The Queen of Versailles with Kristin Chenoweth originating the role of Jackie.

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Early life

Siegel, born Jacqueline Mallery to John and Deborah Mallery, was raised in Endwell, New York and graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 1989 with a bachelor's degree in computer engineering technology.

Career

In 1993, she won the Mrs. Florida America beauty pageant. She now owns the Mrs. Florida America beauty pageant contest and serves as its director.
Siegel is on the board of directors of Westgate Resorts and Ocoee Thrift Mart, a store selling used goods that she owns and founded and which donates some of its profits to charity. She also founded the charity Locals Helping Locals.
Siegel was featured in an episode of ABC's Celebrity Wife Swap in June 2015.
The television series Queen of Versailles Reigns Again, which continues the story of the house and Siegel family, started airing on the Discovery+ streaming service in Spring 2022. The series moved to HBO Max in December 2022.

Personal life

Siegel was the wife of Westgate Resorts owner David Siegel until his death in April 2025. They married in a Jewish ceremony in 2000, and had eight children together, including her adopted niece, Jonquil, who came to live with them after her mother died, and one daughter from a previous relationship, Victoria. Their other children are: David, Daniel, Debbie, Drew, and twins, Jacqueline and Jordan. Her daughter, Victoria, died of a drug overdose at age 18 in June 2015. Three days following her husband's death in April 2025, Siegel's sister Jessica died at the age of 43 after using cocaine that was laced with fentanyl.