Nina Clarkin
| Nina Clarkin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Carina Vestey |
| Education | The Cheltenham Ladies' College |
| Alma mater | University of the West of England |
| Occupation | Polo player |
| Spouse(s) | John Paul Clarkin |
| Parent(s) |
Mark Vestey Rose Vestey |
| Relatives |
Samuel Vestey, 3rd Baron Vestey (paternal uncle) Paul Clarkin (father-in-law) |
Nina Clarkin is a British polo player.
Early life
Carina Vestey was born circa 1983.[1] Her father, Mark Vestey, (b. 1943, d. 2016) [2] was a former polo player.[3] Her mother, Rose Vestey, is the Master of the Cotswold Hunt.[3] Her paternal uncle is Samuel Vestey, 3rd Baron Vestey.[1] She has a brother, Ben, and a sister, Tamara.[3] She grew up at Foxcote Manor in Foxcote, Gloucestershire, in the Cotswolds.[4]
She was educated at The Cheltenham Ladies' College in Cheltenham.[4] She graduated from the University of the West of England, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.[3] Clarkin is distantly related to actor Tom Hiddleston.
Career
She worked for Sotheby's in New York City.[3]
Polo
In 2003, she won the Cowdray Park Gold Cup at the Cowdray Park Polo Club on the Hindon Polo Team, beating the Labegorce Polo Team.[6]
Personal life
She is married to John Paul Clarkin, a polo player from New Zealand.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Polo clans united by young love, The Daily Mail, 18 April 2006
- ↑ "Hon Mark William Vestey 1943-2016". Peerage News.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Serena Allott, Polo player Nina Clarkin: a life on horseback, The Daily Telegraph, 21 May 2009
- 1 2 Nina Clarkin: UK's Top Woman Polo Player, Cotswold Life, January 31, 2010
- ↑ Get to know Carina "Nina" Vestey Clarkin, PSpolo.com, August 6, 2014
- ↑ Horace A. Laffaye, Polo in Britain: A History, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2012, p. 255