Priscilla Beaulieu is the former wife of American singer Elvis Presley, as well as co-founder and former chairwoman of Elvis Presley Enterprises, the company that turned Graceland into one of the top tourist attractions in the United States.
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Priscilla Beaulieu's maternal grandfather, Albert Henry Iversen, was born in Egersund, Norway.
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Priscilla Beaulieu immigrated to the United States, where he married Lorraine Davis, who was of Scots-Irish and English descent.
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Priscilla Beaulieu was "crushed" by this news, as just after junior high, her fear of having to leave friends behind and make new ones was justified.
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Priscilla Beaulieu's parents were upset by her late return home the night of that first meeting and insisted that she never see Elvis again, but his eagerness for another rendezvous and his promise never to bring her home late again led them to relent.
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Thereafter, he and Priscilla Beaulieu were frequently together until his departure from West Germany in March 1960.
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Elvis told her they were going to Las Vegas, and to throw her parents off the scent, he had Priscilla Beaulieu write a postcard for every day they would be away – to be mailed from Los Angeles by a member of his staff.
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Priscilla Beaulieu was keen to go to Hollywood with Elvis, but he kept telling her he was too busy and had her stay in Memphis.
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When Priscilla Beaulieu read of these reports in the press, she confronted Elvis.
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Priscilla Beaulieu told her they were simply rumors to promote the film and that she should not believe everything she read in the press.
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Priscilla Beaulieu suggested in a 1973 interview with Ladies' Home Journal that she and Elvis were quite happy to just live together, but "at that time it wasn't nice for people to [just] live together".
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Priscilla Beaulieu was upset at such an early pregnancy, certain that it would destroy the closeness she had finally found with Elvis.
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Priscilla Beaulieu had asked him earlier if she could take birth control pills, but Elvis had insisted they were not perfected yet.
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Priscilla Beaulieu considered abortion, and even discussed it with Elvis at one point, but both decided they could not live with themselves if they had gone through with it.
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Priscilla Beaulieu found herself deeply attracted to the instructor, known simply as Mark in the book, and she confesses to having a short affair.
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Priscilla Beaulieu thought it was a good idea, as it would pass the time she spent alone if she had a hobby on which to concentrate, and she was keen to share in Elvis' interests.
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Priscilla Beaulieu later stated in an interview that she regretted her choice of words in describing the incident, and said it had been an overstatement.
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Elvis and Priscilla Beaulieu separated on February 23,1972, and filed for legal separation on July 26.
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Priscilla Beaulieu was keen to make it on her own and prove that her marriage to Elvis was not about money.
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Priscilla Beaulieu hired a CEO, Jack Soden, to turn Graceland into a tourist attraction.
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Priscilla Beaulieu became the chairwoman and president of Elvis Presley Enterprises, stating that she would remain in the position until Lisa Marie reached 21 years of age.
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Priscilla Beaulieu has successfully sold her line of products live on the Home Shopping Network and was coached by veteran HSN host Bob Circosta.
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Priscilla Beaulieu partnered with Australian designer Bruno Schiavi for the line.
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Priscilla Beaulieu has helped produce a couple of films, including Breakfast with Einstein and Finding Graceland.
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Always supportive, in 2015 Priscilla Beaulieu became the executive producer of a 14-track album titled If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley With the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Priscilla Beaulieu had shown an interest in dancing and modeling, but her knowledge of Elvis' stance meant that she kept them as hobbies instead of pursuing them as careers.
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Priscilla Beaulieu did get the opportunity to model for a local store once, but when Elvis heard about it, he asked her to give it up.
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Priscilla Beaulieu turned down the role because she disliked the show.
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Priscilla Beaulieu made her television debut as co-host of Those Amazing Animals in 1980.
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Priscilla Beaulieu then found a role in a television film titled Love is Forever, starring alongside Michael Landon.
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Priscilla Beaulieu was actually the third actress to play the role of Jenna, but played it for the longest.
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Priscilla Beaulieu would go on to act in the next two movies in the series: The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear and Naked Gun 33?: The Final Insult.
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Priscilla Beaulieu reprised her role of the Wicked Queen at the Manchester Opera House in 2014.
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Priscilla Beaulieu has had a number of romantic relationships since her divorce from Elvis.
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Priscilla Beaulieu then dated photographer Terry O'Neill, lawyer Robert Kardashian, hairdresser Elie Ezerzer and financier Kirk Kerkorian.
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Priscilla Beaulieu was named godmother of the largest steamboat ever built, American Queen, christened April 27,2012 at its home port in Memphis.
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