Who Is Bettina Anderson? 5 Things to Know About Socialite Spotted Holding Hands With Donald Trump Jr.

Florida-based socialite Bettina Anderson rose to fame after stepping out hand-in-hand with Donald Trump Jr.

In photos obtained by the Daily Mail, Anderson, 37, looked cozy with Trump Jr., 46, as they walked around Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday, December 9.

Per the outlet, the pair were out celebrating Anderson’s birthday and spent almost two hours inside the downtown eatery Buccan together.

The son of President-elect Donald Trump had previously been engaged to TV news personality Kimberly Guilfoyle, revealing the news in 2022 after getting engaged in December 2020. Trump Jr. began dating Guilfoyle, who was a longtime friend of the Trump family, following his divorce from ex Vanessa Trump.

Keep scrolling for everything to know about Anderson:

Bettina Anderson Is an Influencer and Model

Despite describing herself via Instagram as “just your typical stay at home mom,” but without a husband or children, Anderson is a model and social media influencer. She boasts more than 38,000 followers on the platform and regularly shares snaps from photo shoots she’s engaged in.

The model worked with Hamilton Jewelers in 2022, appearing as a face of the high jeweler’s marketing campaign. Earlier that year, she appeared on the cover of Palm Beach Illustrated, a magazine published within the prestigious town.

Anderson also tags various high fashion photographers in her photo shoot shares, including Nick Mele who has produced work for Bergdorf Goodman among other brands and clients.

When Bettina Anderson’s Relationship With Donald Trump Jr. Began

While the pair’s December 10 outing was captured via cameras, the Daily Mail also reported that Anderon and Trump Jr. were seen kissing on August 17. Photos obtained by the outlet at the time also show the duo seated at a restaurant table together in August.

Bettina Anderson’s Multiple Philanthropic Pursuits

Anderson cofounded the Florida-based charity The Paradise Fund in 2005. According to Palm Beach Daily News, the charity was “created by a group of young Palm Beach professionals” to “educate the younger generation of the ongoing, political, environmental and social problems faced by youths around the world.”

Per the company’s website, it also aims to, “educate and spread awareness about causes of … ongoing changes in weather patterns that ultimately become natural disasters.” According to the South China Morning Post, the organization was also founded by “her brothers Kent and Loy.”

Anderson is also a board member of the Project Paradise Film Grant, through her company, and a patron of The Everglades Foundation, per South China Morning Post. The Everglades Foundation is described on its website as a “nonprofit organization that works to restore and protect the Everglades” in Florida.

Bettina Anderson’s Influential Family

Anderson was raised in Palm Beach and is daughter to the late Harry Loy Anderson Jr., who became the president of Worth Avenue National Bank when he was 26 years old, and in doing so, became the youngest bank president in U.S. history.

According to the South China Morning Post, Anderson’s father also contributed “significantly to the American Red Cross.”

The outlet also reported that Anderson’s mother, Inger Anderson, is a philanthropist, too.

Bettina Anderson’s Dating History

Anderson states within her Instagram profile that she is not married and does not have children. Per the Daily Mail, she reportedly dated William “Beau” Wrigley Jr., who is heir to the Wrigley gum fortune, in 2017.