Parenting

Growing up Bloomberg: Georgina now ‘proud’ of name

Michael Bloomberg won’t be adding “babysitter” to his post-mayoral resume.

“My father isn’t particularly good with children,” confided hizzoner’s youngest daughter, Georgina, who is expecting her first child on Christmas Day.

“I know we’ll find ways to spend time with my baby,” she said, in a new interview on Glamour.com. “I’m not sure I’ll be having him babysit, but I know he’ll be supportive and proud!”

Georgina – a world-class equestrian who as a teen raised eyebrows when she publicly declared that having the name Bloomberg “sucks” – talks frankly about her life as the daughter of the country’s most high-profile mayor and her relationship with her dad.

“My father lacks a filter, and it’s gotten him in trouble,” Georgina, 30, notes. “A couple of years ago, he gave a speech at the Nathan’s hot dog eating contest at Coney Island. It was badly written and cheesy, and he stopped and said loudly over the microphone, ‘Who wrote this sh-t?'” ‘’

“Something about that moment made me realize how glad I am that he is my father. He’s not just your typical politician: He says what he believes, no matter how it comes out. I willingly inherited that trait, and one day I’ll share that story with my son.”

Georgina competes at an equestrian event in Switzerland in 2008.

Her mom, Susan Brown, and dad divorced when she was 10, but remained friends; Bloomberg took office just as Georgina was graduating high school.

“It was a lot to deal with at one time,” Georgina said. “His campaign was difficult for me. I would read the newspaper and see some terrible things people were saying about him. If I saw a competitor’s ad on TV, I would change the channel.

“At the same time, I was starting to make a name for myself riding—I’d begun competing at age six—and was trying so hard to figure out who I was. Being seen as just someone’s daughter was hard.”

“I was a rebellious teenager,” she admits. “My sister [Emma, now 34] got straight A’s, but I wanted to get things pierced and smoke cigarettes on the street corner. So when a friend asked me to be in this documentary, ‘Born Rich,’ about kids in wealthy families, I said on camera that having the name Bloomberg ‘sucks.'”

“I was only 19; 11 years later I feel completely differently,” Georgina said. “Today I’m very appreciative of who my family is and how hard my father works. I’m proud to be a Bloomberg.”

Like her dad, Georgina said, she’s got thick skin, and is a risk-taker.

A more mature Georgina, having left her rebellious teen years behind her, takes in a Nets game with her father in April.

“Criticism is not something my family’s ever cared about. If it were, we would all have been in hiding a long time ago,” Georgina cracked.

“After I got pregnant, my goal was to compete at the Hampton Classic [horse show]. I knew I’d be criticized for riding at five months pregnant, but I didn’t pay attention to people who said it wasn’t the best decision. I was careful and chose safe horses. It was my body, my decision.”

She doesn’t care what people think about her marital status – or lack thereof.

Georgina has no plans to marry boyfriend Ramiro Quintana, father of her unborn son.

“If anyone knows that marriages don’t always work out, it’s my parents,” she said. “Ramiro and I have known each other since I was 15; we met doing the same horse shows.”

In October, 2012, she said, the pair realized they were “mature enough for a real relationship” and wanted to become parents.

“I stopped taking birth control. I was in Las Vegas when I realized I was pregnant—good thing I found out on the early side of the trip!” she said.

“Ramiro and I won’t be typical parents, but that doesn’t mean we’ll be worse parents: I believe in love as much as the next person, and I would love to be with one person for the rest of my life. But I don’t need a marriage license and a party.”

“I believe it takes more strength to do this than to go get engaged like everybody else.”