From Palm Beach to the White House: Bettina Anderson’s Whirlwind Romance with Donald Trump Jr.

Florida-based socialite Bettina Anderson gained recognition after being seen hand-in-hand with Donald Trump Jr. in December 2024.

In photographs obtained by the Daily Mail at the time, Anderson appeared cozy with Trump as they strolled around Palm Beach, Florida.

According to the outlet, the couple were celebrating Anderson’s birthday and spent nearly two hours together inside the downtown restaurant Buccan.

The son of President Donald Trump had previously been engaged to TV news personality Kimberly Guilfoyle, announcing the news in 2022 after getting engaged in December 2020. Don Jr. began a relationship with Guilfoyle, who was a longtime friend of the Trump family, following his divorce from his former wife Vanessa Trump.

Continue reading for everything to know about Anderson:

Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson Are Engaged

One year after their initial sightings together, Don Jr. revealed his engagement to Anderson at a holiday event at the White House in December 2025.

“She said ‘yes,’ so that’s a big win for the end of the year,” he told party guests.

Anderson added, “It’s truly been the most unforgettable weekend of my life, and I get to marry the love of my life. I feel just like the luckiest girl in the world.”

Bettina Anderson Is an Influencer and Model

Despite describing herself via Instagram as “just your typical stay at home mom,” but without a husband or children, Anderson works as a model and social media influencer. She has over 38,000 followers on the platform and frequently shares images from the photoshoots she participates in.

The model collaborated with Hamilton Jewelers in 2022, serving as a face for the high jeweler’s marketing campaign. Earlier that year, she appeared on the cover of Palm Beach Illustrated, a magazine published within the prestigious town.

Anderson also tags various high fashion photographers in her shared photos, including Nick Mele who has created work for Bergdorf Goodman among other brands and clients.

When Bettina Anderson’s Relationship With Donald Trump Jr. Began

While the pair’s December 10 outing was captured on camera, the Daily Mail also reported that Anderson and Don Jr. were seen kissing on August 17. Photographs obtained by the outlet at the time also show the pair seated at a restaurant table together in August.

Bettina Anderson’s Multiple Philanthropic Pursuits

Anderson cofounded the Florida-based charity The Paradise Fund in 2005. According to Palm Beach Daily News, the charity was “created by a group of young Palm Beach professionals” to “educate the younger generation about the ongoing, political, environmental and social problems faced by youths around the world.”

Per the company’s website, it also aims to, “educate and raise awareness about causes of … ongoing changes in weather patterns that ultimately become natural disasters.” According to the South China Morning Post, the organization was also established by “her brothers Kent and Loy.”

Anderson is also a board member of the Project Paradise Film Grant, through her company, and a supporter of The Everglades Foundation, per South China Morning Post. The Everglades Foundation is described on its website as a “nonprofit organization that works to restore and protect the Everglades” in Florida.

Bettina Anderson’s Influential Family

Anderson was raised in Palm Beach and is the daughter of the late Harry Loy Anderson Jr., who became the president of Worth Avenue National Bank when he was 26 years old, and in doing so, became the youngest bank president in U.S. history.

According to the South China Morning Post, Bettina’s father also made “significant contributions to the American Red Cross.”

The outlet also reported that Bettina’s mother, Inger Anderson, is a philanthropist, as well.

Bettina Anderson’s Dating History

Bettina states within her Instagram profile that she is unmarried and does not have children. Per the Daily Mail, she reportedly dated William “Beau” Wrigley Jr., who is heir to the Wrigley gum fortune, in 2017.