Nyna Giles
author, mental health advocate, and Public Speaker in Ridgefield, CT
Nyna Giles
author, mental health advocate, and Public Speaker in Ridgefield, CT
NYNA GILES is the youngest daughter of Carolyn Scott Reybold, a Ford model best known as one of Grace Kelly's bridesmaids. She is the co-author of the mother-daughter memoir, The Bridesmaid's Daughter published by St. Martin's Press in 2018. Nyna is currently working on the film adaptation of her book.
“We’ll Talk About It When The Sun Is Shining” will be a feature-length documentary that explores Nyna Giles’ journey to uncover her mother’s past— once a highly successful Ford model in New York, and best friend and bridesmaid to Grace Kelly in the Royal Wedding, only later to become homeless, living in the Park Avenue Armory and refusing all offers of help from friends and relatives.
Having had a successful, 20-year career in advertising, digital marketing and sales, Nyna now serves as Chief Operating Officer for Giles Communications, a leading public relations company. She is an advocate for the mentally ill, traveling the globe to share her story, revealing the challenges brought on by her mother’s untreated mental illness and her own lost childhood and education. Nyna is a former board member of NAMI Westchester. Nyna lives in Ridgefield, CT with her husband and has three grown children and three stepchildren.