Countess Tessa June von Walderdorff (German: Tessa June Gräfin von Walderdorff; born 20 February 1994), also known by her married name Tessa Hilton, is an American socialite, model, and real estate broker. She previously worked as an actress in short films, a free-lance disc jockey, and was a writer for the German fashion and lifestyle magazine I Love You.
Countess Tessa von Walderdorff was born on 20 February 1994 in New York City,[1] as the elder daughter of photographer and artist Count Franz von Walderdorff (b. 1961)[2] and his wife, Anna-Sabrina Brühwiler (b. 1963), also an artist.[3][4][5] She is of German heritage on her father's side and of German, Swiss, French, and Danish heritage on her mother's side.[6][7] Walderdorff spoke French as her first language, and later became fluent in German and in English.[8]
Walderdorff made her film debut in the 2017 film Rosewood: The Best Version of Yourself directed by her uncle Dylan Verrechia. She played Jessica Cabot in the upcoming film Spring to Winter.[13] Inspired by music she discovered while living in Berlin, and with her classical piano training, Walderdorff has done free-lance work as a disc jockey and has begun producing her own music.[8]
Walderdorff is a licensed real estate agent and works as a salesperson for Hilton and Hyland, a real estate firm owned by Jeffrey Hyland and her father-in-law Richard Hilton.[8]
Walderdorff has written two compilations of short stories and is publishing a series of children's books with Full Cycle Publications.[8] She also writes for the Berlin-based I Love You magazine.[14]
In September 2018 Walderdorff modeled for Marcel Ostertag's Spring 2019 collection at his show during New York Fashion Week.[15][16]
Walderdorff met Barron Nicholas Hilton II, younger brother of Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton Rothschild, at a restaurant in Saint Barthélemy in 2016, and began dating shortly after.[8] Hilton proposed to Walderdorff on 17 September 2017 in Central Park.[19][20] They announced their engagement via Instagram later that month.[21][22] Walderdorff and Hilton were married in Gustavia; first in a civil ceremony at the town hall on 1 June 2018 and then in a religious ceremony at St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church on 3 June 2018.[23][24][25] After the ceremony they had a reception at the Villa La Plage.[26] The couple have three children: Milou Alizée Hilton, born March 2020,[27] Caspian Barron Hilton, born September 2022,[28] and Apollo Winter Hilton, born March 2024.[29]