Anne de Zogheb

Anne Alison de Zogheb (2 October 1942 – 29 March 2017), also known as Anne Anka, was an Egyptian-born model and art collector. She was married to singer Paul Anka from 1963 to 2000.

Early life Anne Alison de Zogheb was born on 2 October 1942 in Alexandria, Egypt to Lebanese diplomat Charles de Zogheb and an English mother. She had a twin sister and was of English, Lebanese, French, Dutch, and Greek descent.

Anne's family fled to England as a result of the Egyptian revolution of 1952, where she was placed in a convent school and then a finishing school. She dropped out of the latter and subsequently moved to Paris. In 1968, an article in Glamour described Zogheb as a supermodel.

Zogheb began collecting art during this time, her collection eventually expanding to include pieces by Sol LeWitt, Robert Rauschenberg, Mark di Suvero, Pamela Rosenkranz, Christopher Wool, Joel Shapiro, Glenn Ligon, Josh Smith, Kelley Walker, Cy Twombly, Lynda Benglis, Rudolf Stingel, Gerhard Richter, Kris Martin, Alex Israel, Garth Weiser, Walead Beshty, Edward Ruscha, and Albert Oehlen. She additionally modeled for paintings for Elliott Hundley.