The Tumultuous Life of Model Margaux Hemingway

From Portland, the Hemingway’s moved to Cuba to be with grandfather Ernest Hemingway on his farm. Later they would make their way to San Francisco, and from there, Idaho, all the while returning to Portland occasionally.

But there was a much darker side to Margaux’s young life, too. Outside of the travel and private schools, Margaux suffered from various illnesses and disorders that would haunt her all her life. She spent years struggling with depression, bulimia, and later, alcoholism.

Beyond all that was the accusation of sexual abuse by her father. Marguax spoke of the abuse, and later, her sister Mariel would confirm that the sisters had been victims of Jack Hemingway.

This outwardly glamorous, inwardly disturbing, and difficult life would be a hint of the life Margaux would live as an adult. She was beautiful, and successful, but underneath it all, troubled.

Relationships

Throughout her life, Margaux Hemmingway would be married twice. Her first marriage was to a man named Errol Weston in 1975, but the relationship ended in divorce.

Her second marriage would be to French filmmaker Bernard Faucher, but they too would end up divorced after six years.

Margaux Hemmingway’s Career

Modeling

Margaux Hemmingway did not want to be a writer. It would have been easy for her to break into the writing scene, being the granddaughter of Ernest Hemmingway, but Margaux had other plans. She wanted to be a model, and with a slender build and a 6-foot-tall frame, she was particularly suited to the job.