Phoebe Gates Wiki, Height, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography & More

Phoebe Gates is an American student and social media influencer. She is the younger daughter of the American business mogul and co-founder of Microsoft Bill Gates. Phoebe came into the limelight in June 2022 when she walked the red carpet for the first time with her father at the Time 100 Gala.

Wiki/Biography

Phoebe Adele Gates was born on Saturday, September 14, 2002 (age 20 years; as of 2022), in Seattle, Washington. Her zodiac sign is Virgo.

She did her schooling at Lakeside School in Seattle, Washington. Inclined towards dance since childhood, Phoebe enrolled herself at the Professional Children’s School in New York City to learn ballet dance. She has also attended Juilliard School and The School of American Ballet at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. In 2021, she enrolled herself at Stanford University to pursue a degree in Women’s Health.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 7″

Weight (approx.): 50 Kg

Figure Measurements (approx.): 32-26-32

Hair Colour: Blonde (dyed Dark Brown)

Eye Colour: Greyish Blue

Family

Phoebe Gates belongs to a Christian family.

Parents & Siblings

Phoebe Gates’ father, Bill Gates, is an American business magnate and co-founder of Microsoft. He is one of the richest persons in the world. Her mother, Melinda French Gates, is an American philanthropist. Her parents divorced in 2021 after 27 years of marriage.

She has an elder sister, Jennifer Catherine Gates, and an elder brother, Rory John Gates.

Her sister, Jennifer, is married to the American equestrian Nayel Nassar.

Relationship/Affairs

Phoebe Gates is in a relationship with Robert Ross, an entrepreneur. She met Ross at Stanford University.

In July 2022, Phoebe confirmed dating Robert Ross by sharing a picture with Ross on her Instagram account. Ever since Phoebe revealed her relationship with Ross, people have been criticizing her for dating a black man. In an interview with The Information in 2023, Phoebe clapped back at the haters who trolled her for her interracial relationship and said that she was done with people making fun of her relationship. She said,

It’s 2023. I’m done being memed for being in an interracial relationship.”

Career

Phoebe Gates has interned at British Vogue for some time. While studying at Stanford University, Phoebe also served as the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education. In an interview, Phoebe revealed that she, along with her Stanford roommate and climate campaigner Sophia Kianni, was planning to launch a fashion brand called Phia. She said,

We’re building out an idea to help make fashion more sustainable … social media is going to be a big part of that.”

Favorites

• Book: ‘Turtles All the Way Down’ by John Green

Facts/Trivia

• Phoebe Gates loves dancing, traveling, and reading in her leisure time.

• A fashion addict, Phoebe is spotted wearing luxury brands like Annie’s Ibiza, Chanel, and Louis Vuitton.

• In an interview, Phoebe revealed that she desired to become an advocate like her mother, Melinda French Gates. She said,
  

  When you’re Melinda’s daughter, it’s easy to be passionate about reproductive health. My mom is my hero. She’s a brilliant reformer who travels around the world advocating for gender equality. When I started college last year, I wanted to become an advocate, like my mom. So I tried to learn as much as I could about making policy, finding the best data, gathering the best ideas, and educating the right people.”

• Phoebe is very vocal about reproductive rights and has voiced her opinion about the subject several times. In June 2022, when the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade (which made abortion a constitutional right in the US), Phoebe was one of the few celebrities who spoke out against the decision. She wrote an op-ed on the subject, which was later published in Vogue. Following Supreme Court’s decision, she encouraged her followers to donate to Planned Parenthood.

• Phoebe is very active on social media platforms like Instagram and enjoys a huge fan following. She is also very active on the short-form video hosting app, TikTok.

• In 2022, Phoebe walked the red carpet with Bill Gates at the Time 100 Gala. It was her first red carpet walk. Phoebe wore a slinky mesh gown from Fendi x Versace’s Fendace collection at the event; the gown was originally modeled by fashion icon Naomi Campbell at Milan Fashion Week in 2021. The global fashion and lifestyle media brand Highsnobiety described her walk as
  

  one of the night’s unexpected red carpet highlights.”

• Phoebe has been suffering from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) for many years.

• She is often spotted consuming alcohol on various occasions.

  Phoebe Gates at an event

• Apparently, Phoebe’s parents did not allow her to use smartphones until she was 14 years old.

• An avid animal lover, Phoebe has a pet dog.

  Phoebe Gates’ Instagram post about her pet dog