Bianca Censori

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Bianca Censori
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Censori in 2023
Born (1995-01-05) 5 January 1995 (age 29)
Melbourne, Australia
Alma mater University of Melbourne (BA, MA)
Occupations
  • Architectural designer
  • model
Partner Kanye West (2022–present) [lower-alpha 1]

Bianca Censori (born 5 January 1995) [2] is an Australian architect and model. [3] She is the common-law wife [lower-alpha 1] of American rapper Kanye West. [4]

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Early life and education

Bianca Censori was born in Melbourne, one of three daughters born to Alexandra and Elia "Leo" Censori. Her sisters Angelina and Alyssia work as a model and a nurse, respectively. Her paternal grandparents, native of Giulianova, Italy, emigrated to Australia with their five children Edmondo, Eliseo, Elia, Elena, and Eris in 1960. Leo Censori was convicted in 1982 on charges of possession of heroin and sentenced to five years; on another occasion, he was convicted for possession of a pistol and fully jacketed ammunition. Eris and Edmondo, dubbed "Melbourne's Al Capone" and "Eddie Capone", respectively, have also been convicted for crimes including violence, assaulting police, and theft, with Eris serving a life sentence for murder. [5] [6]

Censori attended Melbourne's Carey Baptist Grammar School [7] and has a bachelor's and master's degrees in architecture from the University of Melbourne. [4] She was a student architect at DP Toscano Architects based in Collingwood, Victoria. Censori created the Nylons Jewelry brand after graduating from high school. [8]

Work and relationship with Kanye West

Censori is currently head of architecture at Yeezy, Kanye West's clothing and apparel company. [9] [10]

On 7 December 2022, Kanye West released a song inspired by her titled "Censori Overload" on Instagram Stories. [11] It was reported that Censori had secretly married West in December 2022, though the couple did not file for a marriage licence. [12]

In September 2023, police in Venice were reported to be investigating West and Censori over "acts contrary to public decency" after the couple posted photos of themselves on a water taxi with West's pants pulled down and buttocks exposed, and Censori's head in his lap. [13] [14] In January 2024, West said on his Instagram account that she would be with "no pants" in 2024, and in February 2024 there were concerns expressed when she was photographed out in public in the nude except for a see-through raincoat. [14] In early April 2024, she made a similar appearance in an excursion to a Los Angeles restaurant with West. [15]

Censori appears on the album cover of Vultures 1 (2024), the debut album of ¥$, a duo consisting of West and singer Ty Dolla Sign. [16] In the photo, she has her back to the camera and is essentially nude above her thighs. [16]

Notes

  1. 1 2 West and Censori were reported to have married in a private ceremony in December 2022, though without an official marriage licence. Censori has since been referred to as West's wife by media publications, as well as West himself. [1]

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