Claudene Christian
Claudene Christian (b. 1970 - d. 2012) was an entrepeneur, sailor, gymnast and beauty queen.[1][2]
Christian is a lineal descendant of Fletcher Christian, the leader of the mutiny on the Bounty, and one of founders of the occupation of Pitcairn Island.[2][3] In August of 2012 Christian was interviewed by the Halifax Chronicle Herald, when she joined the permanent crew of a replica of the original HMS Bounty, built by MGM for a film about the mutiny. The vessel was caught by Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012. 14 members of the ship's complement were able to board a life raft, and were saved. Christian and the captain were adrift, wearing survival suits.
Christian was born and raised in Alaska, where she was a high school gymnast, and winner of Miss Teen Alaska.[1] She attended the University of Southern California, where she was a cheerleader. It was while serving as a cheerleader that she founded Cheerleader Doll, a company authorized to produce dolls the size of Barbie dolls, wearing the uniforms of college cheerleading squads.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cheerleader doll: my story". Archived from the original on 2012-10-30. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cheerleaderdollcompany.com%2Fabout%2Fmy-story&date=2012-10-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rhonda Parker (2012-10-29). "Bounty crew member who died in hospital was Fletcher Christian descendant". The Examiner. Archived from the original on 2012-10-31. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.com%2Farticle%2Fbounty-crew-member-who-died-hospital-was-fletcher-christian-descendant%3Fcid%3Drss&date=2012-10-31. "A Coast Guard spokesman has confirmed that Bounty crew member Claudene Christian, was pulled from the ocean unresponsive, and pronounced dead tonight at a North Carolina hospital Monday night after the historic tall ship went down early Monday morning."
- ↑ Ian Fairclough (2012-10-29). "Bounty victim was mutineer’s relative". Halifax Chronicle Herald. Archived from the original on 2012-10-31. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fthechronicleherald.ca%2Fnovascotia%2F156986-bounty-victim-was-mutineer-s-relative&date=2012-10-31. "The great-great-great-great-great granddaughter of Fletcher Christian, the master’s mate who took command of the original Bounty from William Bligh in the mutiny of 1789, said in an interview while here that she had wanted to get taken on as a crew member on the replica Bounty for a long time."
