Leva Bonaparte Height, Age, Husband, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Leva Bonaparte

• Her parents are Persian and belong to Iran.

• Leva Bonaparte was born in India to parents who fled Iran due to the regime change.

• When she was three years old, her family moved to Canada after being warned not to return to Iran.
  

  A childhood picture of Leva Bonaparte with her mother

• Later, she lived in both Bolivia and the United States.

• Leva Bonaparte played classical piano actively until college and wanted to become a pianist. She planned to study piano at the Royal Conservatory of Music but later decided to study business.

• She is involved in Republic Development and Management Group and 26 Industries, a marketing and event management firm.

• After graduating from South Carolina State University in 1999, Leva Bonaparte worked for 10 years as a software sales representative for her parents’ company, travelling the world. However, she found the job exhausting.

• From 1999 to 2009, she sold software for her parents’ company.

• Leva Bonaparte met her husband on her 29th birthday. Once, in a media discussion, she narrated her love story. She said,
  

  On my 29th birthday, I went out and I met Lamar. I felt like I met a wolf I could run with.”

  She added in the same discussion that after dating for five years, they decided to elope on a random Tuesday in 2013, wanting to spend their lives together.

  

  An old picture of Leva Bonaparte with her husband

• She and her husband own five restaurants, bars, and clubs in Charleston named Republic Garden & Lounge (opened in 2013), Bourbon N’ Bubbles (opened on 29 November 2018), 1st Place (opened on 20 October 2020), Mesu (opened on 25 September 2019), Lamar’s Sporting Club (opened on 25 August 2023).

• Leva Bonaparte joined the main cast of the reality television show Southern Charm in its seventh season in 2020, after appearing as a guest for the first six seasons. She was the first cast member on the show.

• On 28 November 2022, she began working as a main cast member and executive producer of the television reality show Southern Charm spin-off Southern Hospitality, which focuses on her nightclub, Republic Garden & Lounge, and its staff.
  

  Leva Bonaparte (centre) and the season 2 cast of ‘Southern Hospitality’

• Leva Bonaparte has lived in Charleston since 2003.

• She then went on to appear in many reality shows such as Watch What Happens Live! with Andy Cohen (2022) and Entertainment Tonight (2022).

• Leva Bonaparte is an animal lover and has two pet dogs. She often shares pictures of her pets on social media.
  

  Leva Bonaparte with her pets

• She is often spotted enjoying alcoholic beverages on various occasions.
  

  Leva Bonaparte while enjoying an alcoholic beverage

• Leva Bonaparte has been featured on the cover of many noted magazines and tabloids.
  

  Leva Bonaparte on the cover of a magazine

• She has been friends with other Southern Charm cast members such as Danni Baird, Craig Conover, and Naomi Olindo for several years.

• Reportedly, Danni Baird hosted Leva’s baby shower for her son. Craig Conover held a minority stake in one of Leva Bonaparte’s restaurants.
  

  Leva Bonaparte (center) with Craig Conover