American philanthropist and member of the Ethiopian Imperial Family
Princess Ariana
Princess Ariana at the Seeds of Africa Benefit in New York City
Born
Ariana Joy Lalita Austin[1] Washington, D.C., U.S.
Spouse
Prince Joel Dawit Makonnen
(m. 2017)
Names
Ariana Joy Lalita Austin Makonnen
House
Solomon (by marriage)
Father
Bobby William Austin
Mother
Joy Ford
Religion
Ethiopian Orthodox
Occupation
Philanthropist, writer, arts manager
Education
Fisk University (BA)
Harvard University (MA)
Imperial family of Ethiopia
The Crown Prince
Princess Lideta Zera Yacob
Descendants of Princess Ijigayehu:
Prince Samson Fikre Selassie
Prince Bekere Fikre Selassie Princess Donna Fikre Selassie
Prince Yisehaq Fikre Selassie
Princess Rahel Fikre Selassie
Princess Aster Fikre Selassie
Princess Meheret Fikre Selassie
Princess Maryam Senna
Princess Sehin Azebe
Princess Sifrash Bizu
Extended family
Descendants of Prince Makonnen:
The Dowager Duchess of Harar
The Duke of Harar The Duchess of Harar
Princess Adey-Abeba Makonnen
Prince Yokshan Dawit Makonnen
Prince Joel Dawit Makonnen Princess Ariana Austin Makonnen
Prince Philip Tafari Makonnen Princess Aster Abatow
Prince David Tafari Makonnen
Prince Isaiah Tafari Makonnen
Princess Ayla Tafari Makonnen
Prince Baeda Maryam Makonnen Princess Mahelate Baeda Mariam
Princess Blaine Baeda Mariam
Descendants of Prince Sahle Selassie:
Princess Mahisente Habte Mariam
Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie
Prince Christian Sahle Selassie
Prince Rufael Fiseha Tsieon Ermias
Extended family
Descendants of Emperor Yohannes IV:
The Prince of Tigray
Lij Mikael Sehul
Lij Yohannes Mengesha Seyoum
Lij Stefanos Mengesha Seyoum
Lij Jalye Mengesha Seyoum
Lij Seyun Mengesha Seyoum
Immabet Menen Mengesha Seyoum
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Princess Ariana Austin Makonnen of Ethiopia[2] (née Ariana Joy Lalita Austin) is an American writer, arts manager and philanthropist. She is the founder of the evening arts festival Art All Night and of the creative agency French Thomas. In 2018, she and her husband launched Old World/New World Productions, a media company that produces content focusing on the African diaspora.
Makonnen, who is the granddaughter of Lord Mayor John Meredith Ford of Georgetown, Guyana, serves as the Goodwill Ambassador of Friends of Guyana. In 2019, she spoke at the Third Annual Women's Leadership and Business Conference at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre. She is a member of the Ethiopian imperial family through her marriage to Prince Joel Dawit Makonnen, the great-grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie I.
^"Royal Wedding : Ethiopian Prince Joel Dawit Makonnen Haile Selassie Married Ms. Ariana Joy Lalita Austin on Sunday 9 September". Little Ethiopia. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
^"PRINCESS ARIANA AUSTIN MAKONNEN". Meridian. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
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