Stephanie Rose Bongiovi is the daughter of Rock ‘n’ roll star, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and philanthropist Jon Bon Jovi and one-time black-belt karate instructor and restaurant-owner mum, Dorothea.
Stephanie is the precious little daughter of the star who grew up too fast and it has stirred a bit of fear in her dad as she is no longer his little princess but a grown woman who has found her feet, created her own niche, and has been making great exploits for herself, outside her father’s wings.
Biography Of Stephanie Rose Bongiovi
Stephanie is the daughter of a famous American Singer and Songwriter, John Francis Bongiovi popularly known as Jon Bon Jovi, and his wife, Dorothea Hurley. She was born on the 31st of May 1993 and has three younger brothers.
Stephanie was born in New Jersey and is the granddaughter of John Francis Bongiovi Snr who was a barber and her grandmother Carol Sharkey used to be a Playboy model. Her family is quite famous but they like to keep most of their personal lives private.
10 Facts About Stephanie Rose Bongiovi
1. Stephanie Rose Bongiovi Attended The New School In New York
Stephanie Rose attended New School located in Manhattan, New York City, and in 2017, she graduated from the school. She was awarded a liberal arts degree during the ceremony. It was a great and memorable day for Stephanie and she was grateful to have experienced it with her dad.
2. How Stephanie’s Parent’s Met
Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea met while attending Sayreville War Memorial High School in New Jersey. While in high school, their love started and blossomed and they eventually had a secret wedding on the 29th of April 1989 while on a trip to Las Vegas.
Stephanie’s parents have been together for over three decades and have 3 other kids together, most of whom are adults now.
While her dad is a renowned actor, singer, songwriter, and everything artistic you can imagine being associated with Hollywood, her mum, on the other hand, is into martial arts. She held a 4th Degree Black Belt in Karate and instructs Karate as well as co-owing and running a restaurant and she taught her children about self-defense and martial arts.
3. She Is Very Close To Her Dad
When Stephanie was born, Jon Bon Jovi was quite anxious as he did not know how to go about raising a girl. The most he had to females in his life were his mother and girlfriend turned wife. He had no sisters and so wasn’t aware of how to treat a newborn baby girl.
However, he tried all he could to raise her up with love and care and always tried to be there for her. This is why they share a really close bond and he is her go-to person whenever she needs one. Jon also tries not to miss important periods in his daughter’s life and would always let the world how much she means to him whenever he could.
She also has been her dad’s greatest source of inspiration, motivation, and cheerleader.
4. Stephanie Rose Bongiovi Had A Drug Addiction Problem
Stephanie Rose attended Hamilton College and during her first year of college in 2012, she had a near-death experience that was a consequence of a drug overdose.
Stephanie was found unconscious in her college dorm room and she was rescued by a medical team which took her to the hospital where she was admitted. Stephanie remained unconscious for a while and when she eventually came through, she immediately reached out to her dad who came and stood by her through her healing period and helped her overcome drug addiction.
It was discovered during tests and investigation that she had overdosed on heroin.
5. Stephanie Was Charged For Criminal Offence
During the investigation, while Stephanie was recovering from the overdose, the police found more drugs in her room, and she was arrested together with her college friend, Ian S Grant. The charge leveled against them were; possession of marijuana and criminal usage of drug paraphernalia.
The charges were however dropped and they were released according to New York’s ‘Good Samaritan Law’. This incident was a tough one for Stephanie and her parents but they pulled through it together and Stephanie has since been clean from drugs.
6. Stephanie’s Dad Wrote A Song For Her
To show how close father and daughter are and how much Jon Bon Jovi loves his daughter dearly, he composed a song for her which he named ‘I’ve Got The Girl’. The song was written and dedicated specially to Stephanie. In the song, Jon Bon Jovi expressed his unconditional love for his daughter.
Stephanie even did her dad the honors of joining him on stage during a concert on the 25th of February 2017 in Las Vegas when Jon Bon Jovi and his band were performing the song. She climbed the stage during this concert and danced with her dad.
This act still remains one really memorable show of father-daughter love which blew the crowd away and warmed the heart of many people.
7. She Worked In Media
After Stephanie’s drug overdose incident, she got a job working as an assistant at the Weinstein Company. Also, in 2015, she interned at The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and also at Vice Media. She is also a freelance production assistant according to the bio on her LinkedIn account.
8. Stephanie Rose Bongiovi Is A Model
31 year old Stephanie has modeled at Nikki Lund’s ‘White Trash Beautiful’ fashion show in London. She did not tow the paths of her parents like other celebrity kids are wont to do. She instead found her own calling and path and is doing quite well for herself in this chosen field.
Stephanie is currently enjoying success as a model and has been part of major modeling projects over the years.
9. Stephanie And The Rest Of The Jon Bon Jovi Kids
As earlier stated, Stephanie Rose Bongiovi is the only daughter of Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea and she also has three younger brothers.
Stephanie was born on the 31st of May 1993 and after her came Jesse Bongiovi, less than two years later in 1995. While increasing their numbers, Jon Bon Jovi and his wife added another son to their family, Jacob in 2002 and then went on to birth their last son, Romeo in 2004.
Stephanie isn’t the only Bongiovi child who isn’t following their parents’ path it seems that none of the kids are. Jesse found an interest in Sports and played football while at Poly Prep in Brooklyn and the University of Notre Dame while studying Political Science and Business Economics. He has since carved a business path for himself and founded Hampton Water.
10. Stephanie Rose Bongiovi’s Net Worth
Although her net worth isn’t quite stated yet maybe because she wants to keep it as private as she keeps her relationship life, we do know that she enjoys quite a good amount of fortune from her career as a model and freelance production assistant as well as from her dad’s stash of wealth.
Her dad, Jon Bon Jovi is estimated to be worth $410 million in net worth as a successful American rock star, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and philanthropist.
