As an actor, Kevin Costner has won all the major awards that are up for grabs, including the Oscars, Golden Globes, and Primetime Emmy Awards, among others. He has continued to remain highly relevant as an actor, producer, director and producer. According to him, the most important reason why he has always worked hard is because of his wife, Christine Baumgartner, whom he wants to keep away from competitors.
Baumgartner is an American who first gained fame from her modeling career. However, her real fame came after her marriage to multi-talented actor and singer, Kevin Costner, whom she has been with since 2014.
Christine Baumgartner Biography, Age
The beautiful model and handbag designer was born Christine Anne Baumgartner on March 4, 1974, in California, United States. Although there is no information available on the identity of his mother, his father is known as Jim Baumgartner.
There is no information about his childhood and siblings available in the public domain. She was educated at California State University Fullerton from where she studied and earned a degree in commerce.
Ever since she was little, she has always been interested in fashion and beauty and so, after finishing her studies, she decided to make a career out of it. At first, she started as a model, but then decided to expand and get into fashion design. According to her, she felt the need to start her own bag business after she was unable to get a bag that was good enough for her. More so, she realized that there were no laptop bags available that met her fashion needs.
Christine Baumgartner then produced her own samples which she showed to Kevin Costner who was her boyfriend at the time. He was encouraged by the designs and offered her encouragement to continue. In 2004, she was already in business after teaming up with her friend, Tamara Muro. At first, the brand was known as Cat Bag Couture, which stood for Christine and Tamara Bag Couture. However, Tamara will be leaving the company due to family obligations, which led to the brand moving to CBC, taken from Christine Baumgartner Costner.
Net value
Christine Baumgartner is a very hardworking woman who, in addition to being the wife of her famous actor husband, is also a fashion designer and model. Thanks to this, she was able to build up a respectable fortune, although her actual net worth remains unknown.
That said, her husband, on the other hand, has a massive net worth estimated at $250 million. Kevin Costner was able to build his quarter-billion-dollar fortune through his acting career, as well as his other commitments, including as a musician.
Family
There is no information on the model’s birth family, but as said, her father is Jim Baumgartner.
In 2004, she started her own family after getting married to her husband, Kevin Costner. The first time the two met was in the late 1980s on a golf course. Costner, at the time, was still with his first wife, Cindy Silver. In 1994 his marriage to Silva hit the rocks and in 1998 his paths with Christine crossed again when they met in a restaurant and soon after they started dating, even there is a 20-year age difference between them.
In 2003, they decided to go further to get engaged and the following year they tied the knot. Their union was blessed with three children; Cayden Wyatt Costner born in 2007, Hayes Logan Costner in 2009 then Grace Avery Costner born in 2010.
Other Facts About Christine Baumgartner
1. In 2002, the model and Costner temporarily ended their relationship because according to their friends, Christine was interested in having children but Costner wasn’t because as he would later reveal, he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to. life to raise them considering his age.
2. While the three children she has are her only children, her husband has a total of six children. Three are from his previous marriage to Cindy Silver.
3. She is a beautiful woman who has also been blessed with good height and good body type. She is 5 feet 10 inches tall.