Reagan Charleston


Reagan Charleston is an American jewelry designer, lawyer and reality television personality known for appearing on Southern Charm New Orleans.

Early life and education

Reagan Charleston was born and raised in Mandeville, Louisiana, and is of Louisiana Creole descent. She is a descendant of Mary Peychaud, a member of the family which created Peychaud's Bitters and who is credited with creating the Sazerac cocktail.
Charleston's grandparents and mother were copper sculpture artists and owned an art gallery in the French Quarter. She has stated that her family background in art inspired her to become a jewelry designer.
In 2015, she began attending Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, and graduated on May 12, 2018.

Career

Jewelry design

Charleston founded Reagan Charleston Design, a jewelry and fashion accessory company, after returning from a trip to Florence, Italy in 2012. Her designs take inspiration from the culture of New Orleans, as well as European history and architecture, especially Italian, French and Croatian culture. On October 18, 2018 she opened a jewelry shop called Reagan Charleston Jewelry in One Canal Place.

Southern Charm New Orleans

Reagan and Jeff Charleston became cast members of the reality television series Southern Charm New Orleans in 2017. Reagan Charleston had previously lived in Charleston, South Carolina and was a friend of Whitney Sudler-Smith, the executive producer of Southern Charm. Both Reagan and Jeff reprised their roles in season 2 of Southern Charm New Orleans.

Other work

Charleston sits on the board of Jennifer Hale's Sideline Pass, and on the style board for One Canal Place. On April 26, 2019 Charleston announced via Instagram that she passed the bar examination in Louisiana. She was also Grand Marshall for the 2020 Jewels of Jefferson Parish Mardi Gras parade.

Personal life

Reagan married Jeff Charleston in 2012. The couple separated in 2018, and later divorced.
In May 2019, she married Reece Thomas. Charleston and Thomas' daughter Reece Ellis Thomas was born on June 12, 2019.