Karen Elson

Elson in 2013, photo by Prphotos.com

Birth Name: Karen Jill Elson

Place of Birth: Oldham, Lancashire, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 14 January, 1979

Ethnicity: English

Karen Elson is an English model, singer, and songwriter. She is 5′9″.

Her twin sister is model and filmmaker Kate Elson. Karen is married to Lee Foster, who owns Electric Lady Studios. She has two children with her former husband, American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Jack White.

A DNA test taken for Vogue Italia magazine stated that Karen’s genetic ancestry is:

*99.9% European

Karen’s maternal grandfather’s surname was Whiteman.