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Phoebe Gates Reveals She Had 'So Much Insecurity' About Being a Nepo Baby

Bill and Melinda Gates’ youngest daughter Phoebe opened up about her insecurities about being a ‘nepotism baby’ at Stanford

“I had so much insecurity and such a desire to prove myself [at Stanford],” Phoebe, 22, shared on her podcast, “The Burnouts,” which she cohosts with friend and business partner Sophia Kianni, during the Tuesday, April 1, episode. Phoebe, the youngest daughter of Bill and Melinda Gates(who split in 2021 after 27 years of marriage), graduated from Stanford University in June 2024. “My boyfriend, Arthur, giving me a lift post-ceremony,” Gates captioned a June 2024 photo essay for Nylon from her college graduation from Stanford University.

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