12 Facts About Dorrit Moussaieff

Dorrit Moussaieff is an Israeli jewellery designer, editor, and businesswoman who was the First Lady of Iceland from 2003 to 2016.

Dorrit Moussaieff's great-grandmother, Esther Gaonoff, was a descendant of Yosef Maimon.

Dorrit Moussaieff's mother, Alisa, is an Austrian Jew of Ashkenazi heritage, but Dorrit identifies more with Bukharian culture and was raised by her father.

Dorrit Moussaieff describes herself as "religious in the soul" and continues to observe Jewish rituals, such as lighting Hanukkah candles.

Dorrit Moussaieff is a contributing editor to the British society magazine Tatler.

In 2003, Dorrit Moussaieff married President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson on his 60th birthday.

Dorrit Moussaieff has helped present Icelandic culture abroad, promoted Icelandic artists and identified foreign markets for Icelandic products.

Dorrit Moussaieff is active in raising money for disabled children.

In May 2006, while visiting Israel, Dorrit Moussaieff was detained at Ben Gurion International Airport after arguing with security personnel who refused to acknowledge her British passport and told her that she was obliged by Israeli law to enter and exit the country using her Israeli passport.

Dorrit Moussaieff was listed third on the Harper's Magazine List of the Most Connected People in Britain.

Dorrit Moussaieff was named Woman of 2006 by the popular Icelandic glossy magazine Nytt Lif.

In 2003, Dorrit Moussaieff married the President of Iceland, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, on his birthday, 14 May 2003, following an engagement of three years.