Sutton Stracke | |
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Born | Sutton Thurman Brown September 20, 1971 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
Alma mater | Converse University (BA) |
Occupation | Socialite • businesswoman • television personality |
Known for | The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills |
Spouse |
Christian Stracke
(m. 2000; div. 2016) |
Children | 3 |
Sutton Stracke (née Brown; born September 20, 1971)[1] is an American socialite, businesswoman and television personality. She is known for appearing on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.[2][3]
Sutton Stracke (nee Brown) was born in Columbia, South Carolina[4] and raised in Augusta, Georgia, where her father was an architect in private practice and her mother was a social worker for the Veterans Administration.[5] After graduating from Converse University, a former women's college in Spartanburg, South Carolina, she moved to New York City to study dance in her early 20s.[6] She served as associate director of development in charge of fundraising for the Cunningham Dance Foundation in New York, and was the executive director of the Augusta Ballet.[7][2]
Stracke first joined the cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills in season 10 in a recurring capacity, but was later upgraded to a full-time cast member from the eleventh season onwards.[8] She was once ranked as one of the top party hosts in America, as part of The Salonniere 100 list. She owns a fashion boutique in West Hollywood, which is named The Sutton Concept.[9]
Stracke married PIMCO's Christian Stracke in 2000 and they divorced in 2016.[10][11] They share 3 children.