Jessica Mulroney

Mulroney was born Jessica Brownstein, the daughter of Veronica (née Coleman) and Stephen Brownstein.[8][9] Her brother is Harvard professor John Brownstein.[10] She is a descendant of the founders of Browns Shoes.[10]

Early in her career, Mulroney and sibling Elizabeth distributed the lingerie lines la Perla and Cosabell.[11][12]

In November 2015, Mulroney styled ensembles for Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, the wife of Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada[2] (in an unofficial capacity); Mulroney and her husband Ben Mulroney are considered close to the couple and the Trudeau family.[13][14]

In 2015, Mulroney assisted Meghan Markle in choosing a wedding dress for Markle's Suits character, Rachel Zane.[15] In 2019, she styled Mindy Kaling for a number of appearances, including the Oscars red carpet.[16] She was also a stylist for Shania Twain.[17]

In 2014, Mulroney became a bridal consultant for the Hudson's Bay Company (Kleinfeld branch), which later expanded to include consulting, PR, social media, events, and serving as the acting spokesperson for their CORE Life brand, which launched in fall 2018.[18][19] She made appearances on Breakfast Television Toronto and was a regular guest stylist for CityLine.[20] In 2019, ABC signed Mulroney as a style contributor.[21]

Mulroney hosted the 2020 reality series I Do, Redo for CTV, in which couples renewed their wedding vows.[22][23] She is also a regular contributor for Wedding Magazine (Sunwing).[24][25]

On June 10, 2020, Mulroney became the centre of controversy after Sasha Exeter, a black brand marketer/lifestyle influencer from Toronto, posted a video on Instagram stating that Mulroney had bullied and threatened to sue her after Exeter publicly called for social media influencers to use their platforms in support of black people; according to Exeter, Mulroney had taken this call as a personal attack.[26] After Exeter's video gained significant attention, Mulroney lost her contracts with Hudson's Bay, ABC, Cityline and CTV (her CTV series I Do, Redo was cancelled).[27][28][29][30][31] Following the incident, Mulroney's husband resigned from etalk on June 22.[32] On January 21, 2021, in her opinion column in the National Post, Barbara Kay was given access to previously undisclosed texts and messages between Mulroney and Exeter. Kay argues that Mulroney was threatened and bullied by Exeter and that to Mulroney's own threats to Exeter had thus been provoked.[33]

Mulroney and sisters-in-law Caroline, Katy and Vanessa Mulroney co-founded the charity The Shoebox Project for Shelters to assist homeless/at-risk women. In 2020, following the controversy with Sasha Exeter, Mulroney stepped down from her involvement of the project.[34]

Mulroney is a noted advocate for the Canadian fashion industry.[35][36][37][38] [39][40][41]

On October 30, 2008, Brownstein married Ben Mulroney, the eldest son and second eldest child of Mila Mulroney and former Prime Minister of Canada Brian Mulroney. The couple have three children: identical twins, Brian Gerald Alexander Mulroney and John Benedict Dimitri Mulroney (born August 12, 2010), and daughter Isabel Veronica Mulroney, known as "Ivy" (born June 12, 2013).[42][43][44]

Mulroney is considered to be a close friend of the Duchess of Sussex, whom she met in 2011 while she was working in Toronto.[45] In 2018, she and her husband attended the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and their children participated as page boys and flower girl.[46]

Mulroney is a graduate of McGill University with a degree in industrial relations.[47]