“Armani Suit Didn’t Cover Up the Kalamazoo”: Derek Jeter’s Millionaire Ex-Girlfriend Couldn’t Stand His ‘Jock Type’ Personality When They First Met

Saying first impressions are the last is mostly wrong. At least that turned out to be true for the ex-girlfriend of baseball legend Derek Jeter. Unintentionally or not, the baseball player did not leave a good impression on the diva of Christmas Carol. Until the moment the diva found a connection with the shortstop, she had made up her mind about him, and that did have any good thing about Jeter.

A Jock, by all means, the Yankees’ shortstop had his charm spread all over, but that did not include the diva. She did not care that the man in front of her was dressed up in Armani. She did not like the man’s personality at all.

Who was the diva that did not like Derek Jeter at first?

The singer and actress Mariah Carey is the millionaire ex-girlfriend of the athlete, who did not like him at first. She shared her experience of her first impression of the baseball player Derek Jeter in her book, The Meaning of Mariah Carey.

The singer had gone for a dinner party hosted by Armani, wherein Jeter and his friend were also invited. “I was never drawn to the jock type. Derek and his friend were no exception to my rule. His Armani suit didn’t cover up the Kalamazoo in him. He didn’t have the New York slick vibe that I had become so accustomed to,” Carey said in her book.

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It happened in the 1990s, but later she came across certain things about him that made him relatable. Her view started changing, and they both eventually started dating in 1997.

How long did Jeter and Carey date?

Jeter and Carey dated for about a year, during which Jeter got multiple songs written dedicated to him. Even then, the couple could not last long. But as Mariah says, “He was a catalyst that helped me get out of that relationship (her divorce with Tommy) because I believed that there was somebody else.”

She started dating Jeter while still being married to Tommy and broke up a year later when she didn’t see things going forward with him anymore.

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One can say that maybe the baseball player came into the singer’s life for a reason. Only destiny knew what would plan out for the singer. What are your thoughts on it?