Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio

Jeanette Christina Dousdebes Rubio (; born December 5, 1973) is an American former professional cheerleader. She is married to United States Secretary of State and former senator Marco Rubio.

Early life and education Jeanette was born in Florida, to Colombian immigrants. When she was six, her parents divorced. After graduating from high school, she attended Miami Dade College. It was during her time as a cheerleader that Jeanette Dousdebes and Marco Rubio, who were only slightly acquainted in high school, reacquainted and began to date.

When the Rubios were first married, she enrolled in a course of study in fashion design at International Fine Arts College, but did not complete her studies, devoting herself, instead, to being a full-time mother of four children.

Rubio's campaign spotlighted her career as a Dolphins cheerleader in a television ad broadcast shortly before the Iowa caucuses, the New Hampshire primary, and the NFL playoffs.

The Washington Post reported that Rubio is a part-time employee of the Norman Braman Family 2011 Charitable Foundation, which is also a financial backer of her husband Marco Rubio, and likely to commit as much as 10 million to pro-Rubio PACs.

Charitable work Rubio volunteers for an organization called Kristi House, which serves youth in the Miami area who have been abused or involved in human trafficking.

Personal life Florida House Speaker Rubio, Miami, officially sworn into office by Judge R. Fred Lewis, with Jeanette and the three oldest children at his side, in 2006

The Rubios live in West Miami, Florida, close to Jeanette's three sisters.

Rubio and her family regularly attend both Roman Catholic Mass at Church of the Little Flower and Protestant worship services at Christ Fellowship, an Evangelical megachurch aligned with the Southern Baptist Convention. She hosts a weekly Bible study class in her home.