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Barbara and Jenna Bush

Barbara and Jenna Bush (born November 25, 1981) are the fraternal twin daughters of U.S. president George W. Bush.

Jenna, the blonde, is named after her maternal grandmother and attends the University of Texas at Austin, Texas. Barbara, the brunette, is named after her paternal grandmother and attends her father and grandfather's alma mater, Yale University.

They have run into alcohol-related scandals involving underage drinking. On April 27, 2001 Jenna Bush was charged with being a minor in possession of alcohol in the East Sixth Street entertainment district of Austin. On May 29, 2001 Jenna Bush was charged with trying to use a third party's identification to purchase alcohol at a popular Mexican restaurant near the University of Texas campus. At the same incident, Barbara Bush was charged with being a minor in possession of alcohol. They both pleaded no contest to all charges. Underage drinking amongst American college students is illegal but widespread, and the use of borrowed identification is not uncommon.

On July 6, 2001, for the false identification charge, Jenna was ordered to pay $100, perform 36 hours of community service, and attend a session where victims of alcohol-related crimes speak. For the underage drinking charge, Jenna was fined $500 and her driver's license was suspended for 30 days.