Lauren Sánchez made headlines in 2019 when she and her fiance, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, went public with their relationship and has since made a reputation for herself on the planet of philanthropy – and shortly, house exploration.
Ex tv journalist and founding father of Black Ops Aviation just lately sat down with Vogue in a tell-all interview, the place she make clear her relationship with Bezos, her plans to journey exterior the ambiance, and the way philanthropy performs a task in her life.
In regards to the lavishness of the couple’s upcoming marriage ceremony
“We’re nonetheless eager about the marriage, what will probably be. Will it’s huge? Will it’s overseas? We do not know but,” she mentioned Vogue. “We have solely been engaged for 5 months!”
Bezos, 59, and Sánchez, 53 had been engaged in Might in a non-public second at their house, which the general public was not conscious of on the time. Sanchez mentioned she discovered the engagement ring field underneath her pillow, which she discovered simply earlier than going to mattress.
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Sanchez, in fact, is conscious of the implications of marrying Bezos and his wealth and the way the funds of such a big dedication will play out. Bezos is at the moment the second richest man on the planet with $166 billion, in accordance with Bloomberg.
“I believe there are quite a lot of alternatives that include that, and I take these alternatives very critically,” she mentioned, noting that she is going to take Bezos’ final identify. “We at all times have a look at one another and say ‘We’re a crew.’ So the whole lot is shared.”
About house exploration
Sánchez instructed Vogue that she’ll be touring into house subsequent 12 months on Blue Origin’s New Shepard, although she saved the small print imprecise, noting that she’ll be flying alongside 5 (as but unnamed) ladies who’re “paving the way in which.”
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She additionally tried to make clear why Bezos is so obsessed with house exploration, and justified the observe as an informational and academic software, not only a reward for the ultra-rich.
“Jeff at all times says, ‘We’re constructing a path to house so our children can construct the longer term.’ And that is what it is all about,” she defined. “Launch, land, repeat, time and again so we are able to determine how one can have reusable rockets.”
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez converse on stage in the course of the IWMF Braveness in Journalism Awards on October 23, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Picture by Kevin Mazur/Getty Pictures for IWMF)
In regards to the couple’s morning routine
Sanchez mentioned she and Bezos attempt to maintain their telephones off after they get up.
“We attempt to not reply our telephones straight away,” says Sánchez. “That is what I am engaged on.”
And thru the suggestions of well-known buddies, like Diane Von Furstenberg (who reportedly hosted the couple’s occasion final weekend), the couple began holding a diary.
“We’re not fairly there,” Sanchez admits. “We’ll do it, like, three days per week.”
About philanthropy
Sánchez, who now serves as vice chairman of the Bezos Earth Fund, additionally works with This Is About Humanity and the Bezos Day One Fund.
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“We actually need to do essentially the most we are able to with the {dollars} we put into issues,” she mentioned. “It isn’t nearly giving cash. It is about being concerned … I believe Jeff and I actually deal with a long-term dedication to local weather, and we’re extraordinarily optimistic about that.”