Amanda Clifton is an American Director, Sportsperson, and social media personality. Amanda Clifton is famous as the wife of Elena Delle Donne.
Early Life
Amanda Clifton was born on May 21, 1989, in New York, USA. She is currently 33 years old. Her zodiac sign is Gemini. Moreover, her parents are unknown. Similarly, the information regarding her educational background is unknown as well.
Career
Amanda Clifton is an American Director, Sportsperson, and social media personality. She is famous as the wife of Elena Delle Donne. Elena is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).
She played college basketball for the Delaware Blue Hens from 2009 to 2013. Moreover, she was drafted by the Chicago Sky with the second overall pick of the 2013 WNBA draft, and led the Sky to the 2014 WNBA Finals.
Furthermore, Donne was traded to the Washington Mystics in 2017 and led them to their first WNBA championship in 2019. Hence, she gained national recognition as a high school basketball star at Ursuline Academy in Wilmington, Delaware. In addition, she was the first and only student at Ursuline so far to score 2,000+ points during her high school career.
Moreover, following her collegiate career, she was one of twelve players to be invited to the 2013 WNBA Draft. Likewise, she was selected second overall in that draft by the Chicago Sky, a team that went 14–20 in the 2012 season.
Moreover, her first experience in an overseas league did not come until 2017, when she signed a short-term deal to play for the Chinese team Shanxi in that league’s playoffs. Further, her China sojourn ended prematurely when a flare-up of Lyme disease forced her to return to the US.
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Moreover, in the 2018 season, Donne played at the power forward position in the starting lineup. Also, on June 13, 2018, she scored a season-high 36 points in a 95–91 victory over the Connecticut Sun. Also, she was voted into the WNBA all-star game, making it her 6th all-star appearance.
Moreover, she was also named Team Captain after receiving the top two votes among all-stars in the league. However, in 2020, she opted to sit out the entire season due to health concerns and preexisting risk factors with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Further, she had been denied medical opt-out by the league despite a recommendation by her physician to not play in the bubble. They said this to avoid any risk of exposure to the virus. Likewise, Donne was limited to three games during the 2021 WNBA season.
Caption: Amanda Clifton’s wife. Source: NBC News
Relationship Status
Amanda was in a relationship with Delle Donne. However, Amanda proposed to Elena on 2 June 2016. Moreover, Elena announced their engagement in an August 2016 issue of Vogue. The lovely couple married on November 3, 2017. Therefore, the couple is very happy and living their life to the fullest.
Caption: Amanda Clifton’s wedding photo. Source: Instagram
Body Measurements
As a celebrity, she has maintained her body very well. She has a fit and healthy body. Clifton is 5 feet and 10 inches tall. And, she weighs around 70 Kg. Moreover, her other body measurements are 38-30-40. Her shoe size is 6. Therefore, she has beautiful blue eyes and blonde hair.
Social Media and Net Worth
Amanda is not active on many social media platforms. She is only active on Instagram. However, she has around 35.6 K followers on her Instagram handle @mandadelle.
Amanda has earned a large sum of money from her successful career. Her net worth is around $1.5 million. She has earned a decent amount of money through brand endorsements.
