Michaele Salahi Biography

Michaele Salahi (born Michelle Ann Holt on October 1, 1965) is the wife of vintner and former public official, Tareq Salahi. The couple gained national attention in 2009 for allegedly crashing a White House state dinner in honor of India’s Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh. Michaele has been featured on Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of D.C.” following the incident at the White House.

Michaele is the daughter of Howard A. Holt Jr. & Rosemary (née O’Malley) of Fairfax, Virginia. She attended, but did not graduate from, King’s College. Michaele was a sales girl and make-up artist at Nordstrom. She met Tareq in 2000 at a party thrown by McLean, Virginia real estate broker N. Casey Margenau and his wife Molly.

Michaele married Tareq in 2003 in a ceremony at Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington D.C. The guest list included 1,836 guests, including Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy and former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Margaret Heckler. The wedding, originally scheduled for October 2002, was postponed numerous times, prompting Kennedy to quip that he needed to issue “subpoenas” to the bride and groom.

In September 2010, it was claimed in an interview with Fox News Channel that Michaele was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis seventeen years ago. According to interview transcripts, this statement was made by Diane Diamond, the tabloid journalist who authored the couple’s 2010 book, rather than Michaele herself, who seemed too distraught to speak. Also in September, it was reported that Michaele would pose for Playboy Magazine in a full frontal shoot. Sources claim that Salahi later denied the claim.

On the philanthropic front, Michaele claims to be an advocate and fundraiser for MS and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. ( Source : http://biographyzone.com/michaele-salahi-biography/ )