Joanna Gaines was born in Kansas, USA on April 19, 1978. She is an American by citizenship and was raised in Texas by parents Nan Stevens and Jerry Stevens, who both have American roots.
Her father has a mix of German and Lebanese ancestry, while her mother is of Korean descent, making Joanna Gaines’s ethnicity multiracial. However, her exact heritage encompasses German, Lebanese, and Korean influences.
Her Nationality
Joanna Gaines’ parents, Jerry and Nan Stevens, are American by nationality. They owned a mechanics store during Joanna’s upbringing in Texas. The couple met in the late 1960s and were married in Las Vegas in the summer of 1972.
Joanna has two siblings, Mary and Teresa. She had a strict upbringing with overprotective parents and was sometimes scrutinized due to her unique appearance, making it difficult for others to determine her nationality.
Her Education & Relationship
After completing schooling level, Joanna later attended Baylor University, where she studied communication and originally planned to become a broadcast journalist. Coincidentally, Chip also attended the same university.
Joanna is now a mother of five children and is married to Chip Gaines. The couple’s love story began when Chip visited the mechanic’s store and saw a picture of Joanna.
He was eager to meet her after seeing her in commercials for her father’s Firestone workshop. They finally met in 2001 and married in Waco, Texas, on May 31, 2003.
After marriage, Joanna took on her husband’s last name, Gaines, but still uses her birth name, Joanna Lea Stevens, on occasion.
Joanna and Chip are the proud parents of five children: Emmie Kay, Ella Rose, Drake, Duke, and Crew.
