Ambassadorable
Jenna’s tying the knot. Boston Herald’s Jill Radsken reviews the rambunctious party girl’s career to date:
Will Twinkle be on her toes?
This weekend’s wedding of first daughter Jenna Bush – also known as Twinkle to her Secret Service detail – and Henry Hager is expected to be a low-key affair.
Reportedly, only 200 to 250 people are on the guest list, and the bride will wear a simple gown by one of her mother’s favorite designers, Oscar de la Renta.
But those who have watched the sometimes high-spirited antics of the Bush twin during the past eight years wonder: Which Jenna will walk down the aisle?
GIRL GONE WILD (celeb inspiration, Britney Spears): Just like Brit, Jenna was reportedly caught in liplocks with girlfriends (though not Madonna) during her high school years. And party-girl images – why hold one beer when you can hold two – dominated her early days as a first daughter.
BOTTLE BLONDE (celeb inspiration, Lindsay Lohan): Jenna and Lindsay both have had their days in court on alcohol charges. While a student at the University of Texas, Jenna was cited with two misdemeanors in 2001 – within a month of each other. One had to do with illegal possession of alcohol, the other with trying to buy booze using a fake ID. Citations followed. Oh, and both Jenna and Lindsay have had emergency appendectomies.
JBNY (celeb inspiration, Sarah Jessica Parker): Jenna embraced New York working girl chic as an intern at the fashion public relations firm Harrison and Shriftman while still in college. Nights were spent partying at hot spot Nobu with her sister, Barbara; while days were devoted to the fashion account of British hair guru Charles Worthington.
HONKYTONK HONEY (celeb inspiration, Gretchen Wilson): Hell yeah, Jenna kicked up her heels, and in Texas, too (see Lindsay Lohan, above).
AMBASSADORABLE (celeb inspiration, Audrey Hepburn): In 2005, Jenna reformed her bad-girl image with a teaching position at a Washington, D.C., charter school. She took a page from the late, fabulous Audrey Hepburn with an internship at UNICEF 18 months later. A book called “Ana’s Story: A Journey of Hope,” inspired by her experiences with UNICEF in Latin America with children with HIV, followed last year.
There’s rage in comments that Jill would dare to note the obvious, but let’s face it, the girl had a good time in the public spotlight. I dunno about you, but like commenter Zorg, I’d counsel chilling. In fact, let’s celebrate the fact that the Bush girls managed to pull off pretty normal college years in spite of it all, enhanced in fact by the ingenuity and thrill of ditching a Secret Service detail. Jello shots all around! The girl could have a great career ahead of her, and she’s clearly not lacking for spirit. As long as we’re going to be doing dynasties, I’ll take Jenna’s wild oats over wonky, uptight Chelsea or out-of-control, abusive, entitled and hypocritical Kennedys any day. No sign of Gores on the radar screen, though that one did register on the radar gun.
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 12:02 pm Comments (0) on Thursday, May 8, 2008
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