Jewel's half Swiss- what else is she?

wackyoverkhaki · 02-13-2007, 05:34 AM

What's Jewel's heritage? OK we all know that her dad's side of the family is Swiss but what about her mama's? I know this isn't important I'm just curious.

Maybe it's just me but I think she looks kind of NA when she goes brunette.

Little Bird · 02-13-2007, 08:14 AM

She's also the best selling 'living' poet in America today!!

never.alone · 02-13-2007, 09:01 PM

She sometimes looks a little chinese lol
i know shes not so dont correct me or anything :P

wackyoverkhaki · 02-14-2007, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by never.alone

She sometimes looks a little chinese lol
i know shes not so dont correct me or anything :P

I think she looks NA; I wonder if she's part Inuit or something. I don't think she's a natural brunette though, is she? She says she's a blonde.

Little Bird · 02-14-2007, 01:03 PM

She's naturally a darkish blonde but lightens it with colour now. If you look at all her childhood photos in Chasing Down the Dawn, she's got dark blonde hair.

DreamsLast · 02-22-2007, 06:33 AM

What does 'NA' stand for?? Native American?? Sorry, I don't know.

I had thought that Jewel's mother was also of Swiss descent, but I could be wrong.

Little Bird · 02-22-2007, 07:19 AM

There is Native American in the family but I don't think it is on Jewel's direct genetic link. She has a cousin, Q'orianka Kilcher and she looks like she has some Native American decent. I don't think they look alike, perhaps some shape face similarities but other than that, chalk and cheese.

Click Here for info on Q'Orianka

Particularly this part

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[Q'Orianka]is a Mestiza, of mixed European and indigenous Amerindian ancestry. Her father is a Peruvian artist of Quechua / Huachipaeri descent. Her mother, Saskia Kilcher, a human-rights activist of Swiss descent, was born in Alaska and raised in Switzerland.

wackyoverkhaki · 02-22-2007, 05:57 PM

Yeah I knew about her cousin but the blood they share is the Swiss blood. But I was just wondering if Jewel had a little Native American blood herself, I don't know- something about her cheekbones and eyes, but then, maybe it's all in the makeup.

Little Bird · 02-22-2007, 07:16 PM

I know but I just thought I'd add it in

007 · 02-25-2007, 03:02 PM

I think her cousin is Eskimo, because the similarities on looks with Eskimos, the relaxed cheekbones, the high forehead, eyes that turn up at the ends (where the crow's feet will start in years ahead). They are all tell-tale signs, not mentioning that her cousin is from Alaska, too. Just a thought.

Jonesy

DreamsLast · 02-25-2007, 08:37 PM

"Jewel was born in Payson, Utah, to German-speaking immigrants from Switzerland, Atz Kilcher and Lenedra Carroll."

Source: http://www.x2free.info/music/jewel-singer.htm

I assume this to mean that both Atz and Lenedra are of Swiss descent. I searched the net for more info on Lenedra's ethnic background but this is pretty much all I can find.

kelane6 · 04-25-2007, 05:27 PM

Q'Orianka's father is a Peru native & her mom Swiss-German, no Eskimo at all. Jewel's mom's family is from Utah I believe, and are the typical American mutt, a melting pot of a little of everything. Jewel's looks really seem to come from her dad's side, she look just like her grandma Ruth & a bit like Yule. The whole Kilcher side has those destinctive looks.

wackyoverkhaki · 05-10-2007, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by kelane6

Q'Orianka's father is a Peru native & her mom Swiss-German, no Eskimo at all. Jewel's mom's family is from Utah I believe, and are the typical American mutt, a melting pot of a little of everything. Jewel's looks really seem to come from her dad's side, she look just like her grandma Ruth & a bit like Yule. The whole Kilcher side has those destinctive looks.

I saw that picture of her grandmother back in Switzerland when she was young and she really DOES look like her! I don't think Jewel looks like her dad but she certainly looks like her grandmother!

Little Bird · 05-23-2007, 10:03 AM

Well I've just found out that she shares her birthday with Joan Collins and Drew Carey. Which is today...How odd.

02-13-2007, 05:34 AM	#1
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02-14-2007, 01:03 PM	#5
Little Bird Administrator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wicklow, Ireland Posts: 6,178 Rep Power: 10	She's naturally a darkish blonde but lightens it with colour now. If you look at all her childhood photos in Chasing Down the Dawn, she's got dark blonde hair. __________________ In the end...only kindness matters MysteriousWisdom

02-22-2007, 06:33 AM	#6
DreamsLast ~~Moderator~~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 1,635 Rep Power: 232	What does 'NA' stand for?? Native American?? Sorry, I don't know. I had thought that Jewel's mother was also of Swiss descent, but I could be wrong. __________________ "We are loved beyond our capacity to comprehend..." -Jewel Kilcher, Acoustic Goddess Of Song & Modern Day Troubador

02-22-2007, 05:57 PM	#8
wackyoverkhaki Super JKF Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: fishin'...or a-wishin' Posts: 473 Rep Power: 0	Yeah I knew about her cousin but the blood they share is the Swiss blood. But I was just wondering if Jewel had a little Native American blood herself, I don't know- something about her cheekbones and eyes, but then, maybe it's all in the makeup. __________________ Rock your cares away, worries for another day...

02-22-2007, 07:16 PM	#9
Little Bird Administrator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wicklow, Ireland Posts: 6,178 Rep Power: 10	I know but I just thought I'd add it in __________________ In the end...only kindness matters MysteriousWisdom

02-25-2007, 03:02 PM	#10
007 Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Staring at four gray walls that surround me.... Posts: 692 Rep Power: 0	I think her cousin is Eskimo, because the similarities on looks with Eskimos, the relaxed cheekbones, the high forehead, eyes that turn up at the ends (where the crow's feet will start in years ahead). They are all tell-tale signs, not mentioning that her cousin is from Alaska, too. Just a thought. Jonesy Last edited by 007; 02-25-2007 at 03:04 PM. Reason: spell check, dreadful!

02-25-2007, 08:37 PM	#11
DreamsLast ~~Moderator~~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 1,635 Rep Power: 232	"Jewel was born in Payson, Utah, to German-speaking immigrants from Switzerland, Atz Kilcher and Lenedra Carroll." Source: http://www.x2free.info/music/jewel-singer.htm I assume this to mean that both Atz and Lenedra are of Swiss descent. I searched the net for more info on Lenedra's ethnic background but this is pretty much all I can find. __________________ "We are loved beyond our capacity to comprehend..." -Jewel Kilcher, Acoustic Goddess Of Song & Modern Day Troubador

04-25-2007, 05:27 PM	#12
kelane6 JKF Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: USA Posts: 90 Rep Power: 209	Q'Orianka's father is a Peru native & her mom Swiss-German, no Eskimo at all. Jewel's mom's family is from Utah I believe, and are the typical American mutt, a melting pot of a little of everything. Jewel's looks really seem to come from her dad's side, she look just like her grandma Ruth & a bit like Yule. The whole Kilcher side has those destinctive looks.

05-23-2007, 10:03 AM	#14
Little Bird Administrator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wicklow, Ireland Posts: 6,178 Rep Power: 10	Well I've just found out that she shares her birthday with Joan Collins and Drew Carey. Which is today...How odd. __________________ In the end...only kindness matters MysteriousWisdom