Who is Ann Lesley Smith ex husband?
Ava Arnold
Published Jan 03, 2026
Ann Lesley Smith is a former prison chaplain, model, radio journalist, and singer-songwriter from the United States.
She was married to Chester Smith until his death in 2008, and in 2023 she became engaged to Australian-American media mogul Rupert Murdoch.
Smith worked as a model, radio journalist, and singer-songwriter in San Francisco. Ann Lesley Live on KFIV was her radio show.
She later worked as a Christian pastor in prison chaplaincy for the Manteca Police Department and the Marin County Sheriff’s Office before returning to journalism with Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper group.
She founded Angels All Around, a non-profit organization that assists homeless people.
Who is Ann Lesley Smith’s ex-husband?
She was married to Chester Smith until his death in 2008, and in 2023 she became engaged to Australian-American media mogul Rupert Murdoch.
She was previously married to a member of the Huntington railroad family.
On March 17, 2023, she got engaged to Australian-American corporate magnate Rupert Murdoch in New York City.
The pair met at his winery, Moraga Estate, in Bel Air, California.
