Jeannine Eva Briggs
by Norma Jean Knight
Jeannine Eva Briggs is a beautiful young woman who lights up a room with her personality and intelligence. Jeannine has been raised in the same household her entire life located in Pasadena, California. She was raised by her mother, Janneke Briggs, and by her father, Ray Briggs. Jeannine herself being both Dutch and African American has dual citizenship in the U.S. and the Netherlands. Jeannine has two younger sisters: Camille, who is 12 years old, and Simone, who is 8 years old. She is currently a rising sophomore at Marshall Fundamental. There, she is an active member of her school’s theater company and performs as an actor. Jeannine has also been doing commercial acting for 4 years starting in 6th grade to present day. Jeannine may not have her future completely planned out in front of her, but she has multiple careers in mind from performing to politics. She hopes for the world to improve and wants to help this movement through her own work. She’s looking forward to the people she will meet in AYA and wants to test the waters of journalism for herself.