How My Great-Grandmother Teresa Inspired the DNA of Saint Jane

Long before serums, packaging, or lab samples, there was a story — one that shaped everything I believe about beauty, resilience, and women who build.

My great-grandmother Teresa Franzia came to America as a mail-order bride. She crossed an ocean to marry a man she had never met, landing in California with little more than faith and determination. Instead of simply surviving, she built — a family, a business, a legacy. The vineyards she helped plant would one day grow into one of America’s largest wine companies.

Her story is stitched into my DNA. It’s the quiet strength I draw on every time I walk into our lab or sit down to create something new.