South Carolina’s First Lady, Jenny Sanford, files for divorce.

Jenny Sanford is filing for divorce from her husband, South Carolina’s governor, Mark Sanford.

According to the details, Jenny Sanford, the wife of South Carolina’s governor Mark Sanford, has announced that she is filing for divorce from her husband. The divorce has been filed after Governor Mark Sanford confessed in an interview that he had an affair with a woman in Argentina.

2009 has remained quite dramatic for the high-profile celebrity couple after Republican Governor Mark Sanford admitted, with tears in his eyes, that he has cheated his wife. He confessed in an interview that he had an affair with a woman in Argentina.

This divorce would scrutinize Mr. Sanford’s life even more as Jenny Sanford was not just his wife but also his campaign manager and his political advisor as well. Jenny Sanford is a popular figure in the political community of South Carolina and is a woman of substance. For her dignity, she has been covered in Vogue and Barbara Walters’ ‘10 Most Fascinating People of 2009′ for her strong stance and for not siding by her husband while he admitted his affair.

Jenny Sanford has also made a contract of writing a memoir in which she would state the account of her side of the painful story. Jenny Sanford separated from her husband shortly after the governor confessed his affair. Though the two remained separated from each other, the efforts of reconciliations were made continuously. Gov. Mark Sanford has revealed his wishes to remain married.

Jenny Sanford is heiress and a former banker. She made significant contribution to the funding of her husband’s election campaign. Jenny Sanford married Mark Sanford in 1989 after meeting him at a beach party.

Jenny Sanford’s memoir ‘Staying True’ will be published in April 2010.

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