Joanna gaines ethnicity korean

By building their businesses, filming their shows, and raising their four children (soon to be five!) in Waco, Joanna Gaines and her husband Chip have put the Texas town on the map.

But it might surprise you to learn that she hasn't always called the Lone Star state home. The host of HGTV's Fixer Upperand Behind the Design has a unique background.

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Born in Wichita, Kansas, in 1978, Joanna's nationality is American. But the beautiful, brown-eyed star clearly gets a lot of questions about her heritage, as she has shared the story of her roots a handful of times.

"I love hearing all the guesses," she responded to a fan's question about her ethnicity in a Q&A on her blog.

"Although I did play Pocahontas in high school, I am not Native American. My father is half Lebanese/half German and my mother is full Korean."

Joanna's parents, Jerry and Nan Stevens, actually met in Seoul, Korea, while her