Betsey Johnson – Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2011 – Project Runway – Front Row – Lincoln Center – New York City, NY, USA – KPhoto Credit: Moises De Pena / PR Photos
Birth Name: Betsey Lee Johnson (possibly)
Place of Birth: Wethersfield, Connecticut, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 10, 1942
Ethnicity: Swedish, possibly other
Betsey Johnson is an American fashion designer. Betsey has a daughter, Lulu Johnson, with sculptor Clark Murray.
Betsey is the daughter of Lena Virginia and John Herman “Chick” Johnson. Betsey has a sister, Sally, and a brother, Robert. They were raised in Terryville, Connecticut.
Betsey has stated that she has Swedish roots.
Betsey’s paternal grandparents were John H. Johnson and Tecla/Tekla A. John and Tecla were Swedish.
Sources: Betsey’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Betsey’s father – http://articles.courant.com
Betsey’s mother on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org