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Jenna Bush Hager Gives Birth To Daughter Mila

 
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    Jenna Bush Hager and husband Henry Chase Hager attend ‘A White House Christmas: First Families Remember’ Premiere Party at Tenjune, New York City, on December 12, 2012

FIRST PUBLISHED: April 14, 2013 5:22 PM EDT

DALLAS, Texas --

Former President George W. Bush has become a grandfather.

His twin daughter Jenna Bush Hager gave birth to her first child, a daughter, on Saturday night in New York City.

The former president announced the birth in a statement Sunday. The baby’s name is Margaret Laura “Mila” Hager.

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Jenna Bush Hager is a contributing correspondent for the “Today” show. She’s married to Henry Hager.

The former president says the baby was named for her grandmothers.

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He says, “We met our beautiful granddaughter today. Jenna and Mila are healthy. And our family is elated.”

This is a big month for the family. The George W. Bush Presidential Center will be dedicated on April 25 on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas.

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