Caroline Mulroney Lapham (born June 11, 1974 in
Montreal,
Quebec) is the daughter of former Canadian Prime Minister
Brian
Mulroney and
Mila Mulroney.
In 1991, she became the
centre of controversy when
Frank Magazine ran a satirical ad for a
contest inviting young Tories to "deflower Caroline Mulroney". The
magazine took the stand that they were simply commenting on
Mulroney's perceived habit of using his daughter as a political
prop, however many groups and commentators joined Brian Mulroney in
denouncing the ad as an incitement to rape.
She graduated cum
laude from
Harvard and
served for a time as a financial analyst in telecommunications
investment banking at
Bear, Stearns &
Company. She then earned a law degree at
New York
University, where she is currently associate director of their
Center for Law and Business.
On September 16, 2000, Mulroney
married Andrew Lapham, the son of
Harper's editor
Lewis H. Lapham. Many dignitaries and business
leaders attended the wedding, including former US President
George
H. W. Bush and
Barbara Bush,
Queen Noor of Jordan,
Prince Alexander of
Yugoslavia and his Greek-born wife Katherine,
Dino Goulandris,
Galen Weston
and Ontario Lieutenant-Governor
Hilary Weston, former talk show host
Kathie
Lee Gifford, and media magnate
Ted
Rogers.
A singer at their wedding,
Michael Bublé,
attracted the notice of guests with connections in the music
industry, and subsequently became a Canadian pop star in his own
right.
On October 26, 2004, she gave birth to a boy, Lewis H.
Lapham III, at
New York City's
Presbyterian
Hospital.
On January 27, 2006, she gave birth to twins,
Pierce Lapham and Elizabeth Theodora Lapham, at New York City's
Presbyterian Hospital. (Source: The Vancouver Sun, January 28,
2006).
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