Lauren Sanchez makes a splash in the December issue of Vogue magazine, sprawling inside the 10,000 year clock, flying a helicopter, posing on a Blue Origin launch pad and inside a space capsule.
The fiancée of Jeff Bezos also offers up an inside look at her relationship with the Amazon founder.
Sanchez and Bezos, who have been together since at least 2019, got engaged earlier this year when he presented her with a gigantic pink diamond while aboard his $500 million mega-yacht.
“When he opened the box, I think I blacked out a bit,” Sanchez told Vogue, in a profile that touches on everything from Sanchez’s fashion sense to her philanthropic pursuits at the Bezos Earth Fund.
Here are some of the highlights:
- Sanchez on whether she’ll take Bezos’ name: “Uh, yes, one hundred percent. I am looking forward to being Mrs. Bezos.”
- Sanchez on Bezos busting out of his shell: “He’s the life of the party. He’s just extremely enthusiastic, and extremely funny. He can be really goofy. I mean, you’ve heard him laugh, right?”
- Bezos on how Sanchez changed him: “She has really helped me put more energy into my relationships. She’s always encouraging me: ‘Call your kids. Call your dad. Call your mom.’ And she’s also just a very good role model. She keeps in touch with people.”
- Sanchez on their space pursuits: “Jeff always says, ‘Building the road to space so that our children can build the future.’ And that’s what it’s about. Launch, land, repeat, over and over so that we can figure out how to have reusable rockets.”
- Morning routine: They try not to get on their phones first thing. Bezos takes his coffee black or with Laird Hamilton’s superfood nondairy creamer, in a self-warming Ember mug. Sánchez uses a mug Bezos got her from Amazon, with the words “Woke up sexy as hell again” splashed across the side.
Because it’s Vogue, the profile leans heavily on what Sanchez likes to wear and what inspires her fashion choices. She’s photographed by Annie Liebovitz in Texas in dresses by Dolce & Gabbana, Ferragamo, Valentino, and Victoria Beckham.
During a New York Fashion Week auction, Sanchez found herself bidding against friend Kim Kardashian for a Balenciaga couture that both women ended up paying $200,000 for.
The lifestyle of the world’s second-richest person and his soon-to-be new wife seems like a world away from the bookish Bezos who arrived in Seattle in 1994 to start Amazon.
Bezos pal Barry Diller, the chairman of Seattle-based travel giant Expedia Group, told Vogue that Sanchez is “a sparkler in Jeff’s life” who has “lit him up in the nicest ways. She’s a great stimulant.”
Last week, Bezos announced that he was moving to Miami to be closer to his parents and Blue Origin launch operations. He reportedly purchased a $79 million mansion.
Bezos and ex-wife MacKenzie Scott divorced in 2019 after 25 years of marriage. They have four children together. Sánchez divorced husband Patrick Whitesell after 13 years. They share two children together, and she has another child with former NFL star Tony Gonzalez.
