Candace Owens's Real Name: Candace Amber Owens

Quick answer: Candace Owens's full name is Candace Amber Owens, according to EBSCO Research Starters. She was born April 29, 1989. EBSCO gives her birthplace as Stamford, Connecticut, while Britannica says White Plains, New York, and says she grew up in Stamford. She is a right-wing political commentator, podcaster, and author. She married British businessman George Farmer in 2019 but still works as Candace Owens (EBSCO; Britannica).

Real name and early life

EBSCO says Candace Amber Owens was the third of four children and was raised largely by her grandparents after her parents divorced when she was in elementary school. Britannica says she grew up in low-income housing in Stamford. In high school she received threatening, racially abusive voicemails from a former friend and others. Her family later received a settlement of more than $37,000 from the school district.

She graduated from Stamford High School and studied journalism at the University of Rhode Island but left after her junior year. EBSCO says she interned at Vogue and then worked her way up to vice president of administration at a New York private equity firm.

Career highlights

Britannica says Owens described becoming a conservative "overnight" in 2017 and began posting YouTube videos as "Red Pill Black." Late that year she joined Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA as director of urban engagement. She founded the Blexit Foundation in 2018 and published Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation in 2020. She resigned from Turning Point in 2019 after remarks about Hitler in London that drew wide criticism; she said she had been quoted out of context. She hosted a show at The Daily Wire from 2021 until the outlet ended their relationship in 2024. Britannica notes that the Anti-Defamation League has accused her of promoting antisemitic tropes.

In July 2025, French President Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron sued Owens and two companies tied to her for defamation in Delaware. They alleged she spread false claims, including that Brigitte Macron was born male. Owens has mocked the suit and says she sought to interview the couple. Reuters reported that in October 2026 a judge dismissed Owens personally for lack of jurisdiction but let claims against her companies proceed for now. Britannica also notes that she promoted conspiracy theories about Kirk's 2025 assassination, and that his widow, Erika Kirk, publicly urged her to stop.

Owens and Farmer, son of Lord Michael Farmer, have four children, and she lives in Tennessee.

Name notes for searchers

Candace is her first name, Amber her middle name, and Owens her birth surname. Since marrying George Farmer she has continued to use Owens professionally. "Red Pill Black" was an early online handle.