For someone so often photographed on one of the most famous arms in Hollywood, Ines de Ramon has managed to keep the outline of her own life remarkably crisp. She is not a stylist to the stars, not an actress, and not a socialite who drifted into the spotlight. She is a jewelry executive with a real resume, and understanding her means starting with the work rather than the romance.
From New Jersey to Geneva
Ines de Ramon was born in 1992 in New Jersey to Spanish parents, and she grew up in Geneva, Switzerland, the city that gave her both a European polish and a front row seat to the world of fine watches and jewels. She studied business administration at the University of Geneva, a detail that reframes how people tend to see her. This is a woman trained in the commercial side of luxury, not just its glamour.
A career built in fine jewelry
Her professional path runs straight through the upper tier of the jewelry trade. She spent time at the auction house Christie's and at the Swiss high jewelry brand De Grisogono before joining the Los Angeles label Anita Ko in 2020, where she serves as vice president. It is not a decorative title. Anita Ko dresses a client list that includes Michelle Obama, Scarlett Johansson, Hailey Bieber, and Kourtney Kardashian, the kind of roster that only holds together with sharp people managing it behind the scenes.
That context matters because it explains her ease in rarefied rooms. De Ramon did not arrive in celebrity circles as a guest. She arrived as a professional whose job is to understand exactly what the famous and the wealthy want to wear, and how to get it to them.
The Paul Wesley chapter
Before her name was linked to Brad Pitt, de Ramon was married to the actor Paul Wesley, best known for The Vampire Diaries. Wesley confirmed their marriage during a podcast conversation in 2019, though the couple kept most of their life together out of view. They separated in September 2022 and finalized an amicable divorce in early 2024, a split that stayed notably free of public drama.
How she met Brad Pitt
The relationship that pushed her into wider view began quietly. De Ramon and Pitt first sparked speculation in November 2022, when they were photographed together at a Bono concert in Los Angeles. Reports soon followed that the two had actually been seeing each other privately for months, introduced through mutual friends. What looked like a sudden pairing was really the surfacing of something that had been kept deliberately low key, and the couple has now been together for more than three years.
The art of staying private
The most consistent theme across every stage of her story is discretion. Whether it was her marriage, her divorce, or her current relationship, de Ramon has treated her personal life as something to protect rather than perform. In an era where proximity to fame is usually treated as a currency to spend, she has done the opposite, letting her work speak and keeping the rest for herself. That restraint, more than any headline, is what makes her worth knowing about.
