Christina Oxenberg
| Christina Oxenberg | |
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| Born |
December 27, 1962 New York City, NY, US |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouse(s) | former Damian Elwes |
| Parent(s) | Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia |
| Website | wooldomination |
Christina Oxenberg (Serbian: Кристина Оксенберг, born December 27, 1962) is a Serbian-American writer, humorist, and fashion designer. She has written 7 books, and her writing has been featured in magazines and publications like Allure, The Sunday Times, Penthouse, and others. Her two knitwear clothing lines, "Christina Oxenberg" and "Ox," have appeared in Barneys, Bloomingdale's, and luxury boutiques throughout the world. Oxenberg is also the daughter of HRH Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia and is a descendant of the Serbian House of Karageorgevic.
Christina Oxenberg was born on December 27, 1962 in New York City to Howard Oxenberg, Jewish American dress maker and HRH Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia. Her parents separated when she was 3, and she moved to London along with her mother and sister. Growing up, Christina attended 14 different schools in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Spain. She graduated from the Colorado Rocky Mountain School in Carbondale, Colorado in 1981.
After high school, Oxenberg worked various jobs in New York ranging from a secretary to a roller-rink attendant. She would then go on a backpacking trip around the world before returning to New York City. Upon her return, Oxenberg secured a job at Studio 54. Between 1984 and 1985, she worked as a research assistant for historian, Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd, on his book Blenheim Revisited. In 1986, she published her first book, Taxi, a collection of celebrity anecdotes and personal observations revolving around experiences in taxicabs. In Taxi, Andy Warhol, Bob Costas, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and numerous others are featured.
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