It’s a valid question, but perhaps a better question would be: Why wouldn’t you carve a figurehead of your fiancée onto your superyacht? If you’ve got a superyacht that is. When you’re the richest person in the world like Jeff Bezos is, you have so much money that you can essentially just do what you like with it. And if what you want to do is pay tribute to your fiancée, then go nuts.
Yep, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos decided to pay tribute to his new fiancée Lauren Sanchez by carving her likeness into his $500 million sailing yacht – called Koru, believed to be the world’s largest sailing yacht.
Although Jeff hasn’t officially confirmed that the bust is of Lauren Sanchez, there’s no denying the resemblance.
And it seems like Jeff is in a gift giving mood at the moment, since he’s reportedly engaged to broadcast journalist Lauren Sanchez after nearly five years together.
After pictures surfaced of Lauren sporting a gigantic diamond ring on her left hand a source confirmed the happy news but who exactly is Lauren Sanchez?
How old is Lauren Sanchez?
Born 19 December 1969, Lauren Sanchez is 53 years old – just four years younger than Jeff Bezos. People are also googling to find out whether Lauren has had plastic surgery. She has never admitted to going under the knife and we’re not here to speculate. We’re a firm believer of each to their own.
What does Lauren Sanchez do for a living?
Lauren Sanchez started out as an entertainment reporter and news anchor before transferring over to presenting hosting the original series of So You Think You Can Dance.
In 2016 she founded Black Ops Aviation, the first female-owned aerial film and production company.
What does Lauren Sanchez’s engagement ring look like?
A pretty hefty rock to be lugging around, experts estimate that Lauren Sanchez’s ring could be between 25 and 30 carats meaning it’s worth some serious dough.
Has Lauren Sanchez been married before?
In August 2005, Lauren married Hollywood agent Patrick Whitesell, with whom she had two children a son called Evan, born in 2006, and a daughter called Ella, born in 2008.
However, in 2018 - whilst still married to Whitesell - Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez began having an affair which led to their subsequent divorces.
Lauren also has an son, Nikko, born in 2001, from her previous relationship with former NFL player Tony Gonzalez.