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Jill Kelley was born Gilberte Khawam on June 3, 1975 in Beirut, Lebanon to Syrian parents.[3][1] Her identical twin sister is Natalie Khawam, a Washington, D.C. lawyer.[3][4] She grew up near Philadelphia, and was known as Gigi.[3] She has an older sister and a younger brother.[3]
Her parents immigrated to the United States in 1976 and opened a Middle Eastern restaurant in Voorhees, New Jersey in 1988.[3] Jill graduated from Lower Moreland High School in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania in 1993. She then worked with a physician as a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania. She met Scott Kelley, a cancer surgeon, and the two married in 1998.[3] The couple has three children.[1]
Since the early 2000s, Jill and Scott have been known for their lavish parties, with guest lists including military leaders and other dignitaries.[4][5][3] Their parties in the Tampa area include bashes for the Gasparilla Pirate Festival.[3][6] These include parties at their house in Tampa, and various events in Washington, D.C.[4][5][3] In November 2017, Jill hosted a party at the Trump Hotel in Washington, D.C. to celebrate Donald Trump winning the 2016 United States presidential election.[7]
She speaks Arabic.[7]
