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Daily Mail
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Anna Nicole Smith's daughter Dannielynn, 18, stuns in late mom's jewelry after iconic dress moment
Anna Nicole Smith 's daughter, Dannielynn Birkhead, was the spitting image of her late mom as she rocked the star's jewelry at the Kentucky Derby on Sunday. The 18-year-old beauty arrived with her dad, Larry Birkhead, continuing their beloved annual tradition at the famous horse race. Dannielynn wowed in a pale green strapless tulle dress by Mac Duggal, accessorized with a gold pendant necklace, gold watch, stacked bangles, and a feather-trimmed fascinator — all pulled straight from Anna Nicole's personal collection. In his Instagram post, Larry revealed the sentimental connection, writing, 'Jewelry: Anna Nicole archive.' He also joked about his Derby-day makeover, adding, 'She made me cut my hair because she said I looked like a low-rent Keith Urban! Ouch Betting on a great time and good weather for a special family tradition.' The touching tribute came just houss after Dannielynn turned heads at the Barnstable Brown Gala, where she dazzled in one of her mom's iconic backless, floor-length dresses. The fitted ensemble also contains a plunging neckline as well as a small slit on the front. Sparkling silver embellishments offer a flashy flare to the look on both the front and the back of the dress. Dannielynn pulled her blonde locks up into a messy up do, allowing her side bangs to border the sides of her face - which was similar to Anna's hairstyle when she made an appearance at the gala in 2004. While posing with the teenager as she wore her late mother's gown, the photographer called the moment 'full circle.' In the caption of the post, he penned: 'Kicking off @kentuckyderby weekend with Dannielynn. First up, The Barnstable-Brown Gala. 'Dannielynn is wearing Anna Nicole's dress that she wore 21 years ago to this same event. Life full circle. She said she chose the dress because it was her Mom's and "super cool."' He added, 'Next up the Kentucky Derby races. We are glad to spend time with my niece Chloe (pictured). I am going to try not an embarrass them with my dance moves.' And while walking the red carpet, Dannielynn revealed why she opted to wear her mother's iconic dress for the night and expressed to reporters: 'This is the closest to a hug I can get from her.' Before attending the gala on Friday, Larry told People that it was 'emotional' to see his daughter wearing her late mother's gown. Anna Nicole passed away at the age of 39 in February 2007 - and her death was later ruled as an accidental drug overdose. 'It was emotional because the last time I saw that dress was on Anna,' Birkhead explained to the outlet, before recalling how Dannielynn 'walked over and she put her hand on the dress' when she was younger. 'And now that she's actually old enough to wear it, it just seems surreal that we're at this moment.' Dannielynn pulled her blonde locks up into a messy up do, allowing her side bangs to border the sides of her face - which was similar to Anna's hairstyle when she made an appearance at the gala in 2004 'It was emotional because the last time I saw that dress was on Anna,' Birkhead explained to the outlet, before recalling how Dannielynn 'walked over and she put her hand on the dress' when she was younger The teen picked out her mother's dress to wear to the event and her father believes that 'she's doing a fashion experiment for herself. Also, I think it's really meaningful for her to wear.' Larry continued, 'I'm just glad she's going through and starting to wear some of [Smith's clothes] because she could literally pick out an outfit a day for the rest of her life and never wear the same thing twice with everything.' He currently is storing clothes that belonged to Anna in case his daughter wants them in the future. 'She's just now starting to get into the curiosity of some of the fashion and things in her mom's world.' Dannielynn has attended the Barnstable Brown Gala with her father since she was a little girl. Last year, the pair flashed cheerful smiles while stopping by the event - and the teen donned a stylish Gianfranco Ferre dress which had previously been worn by Janet Jackson. And in 2023, Anna's daughter sweetly paid homage to the model by wearing a Guess shirt that had black and white images of the late star. She additionally wore a black, layered tulle skirt as well as a thick belt with a shimmering silver bow embellishment on the front. During a past interview with in 2019, Larry opened up about raising his daughter after Anna lived a life in the spotlight. Smith welcomed her daughter to the world in September 2006 - less than one year before her tragic passing. After her death, multiple individuals stepped forward to claim that they were Dannielynn's father - including Larry. Following DNA tests, it was revealed that Birkhead was the biological father. 'People always say, "Is she going to be an actress? Is she going to be a model?" And I never push her in a certain direction,' he stated. 'Actually, I get calls all the time and I say "no she's not interested in doing that kind of stuff." Right now she's just being a kid.' Larry - who resides in the state of Kentucky with his daughter - also shared at the time, 'She surprised me because last year she took an acting class. 'I got an email from a teacher and she said Dannielynn gave one of the most believable performances of the whole, whole entire school. So, if she wants to do something like that when she's see when we get there.' Anna also welcomed a son named Daniel in 1986 with ex-husband Billy Wayne Smith. 'People always say, "Is she going to be an actress? Is she going to be a model?" And I never push her in a certain direction,' he stated However, at the age of 20 in September 2006 - Daniel passed away in Anna's hospital room due to an accidental drug overdose. Days earlier, Smith had given birth to daughter Dannielynn. Larry explained, '[Dannielynn] knows just really that her mom was famous and she knows about Daniel. I try to incorporate both of them because sometimes Daniel gets forgotten. 'We try to talk about him and I shared a birthday with him, so we always celebrated together.' He added, 'You know, I tell her stories about them and I try to not make it heavy, because she's just now becoming a teenager and I think some of that stuff will come...' And while also speaking with in 2023, Birkhead was asked if his daughter did anything that reminded him of Anna - whom he first met in 2003. 'Yeah she can spend my money like her mom. And she loves to do that,' he humorously stated. He later expressed, 'I've created such a foundation for that I've given the tools to say, look, this. Life is normal now. 'I'm very picky and selective. She's very grounded and very humble. She is not one of these entitled celebrity kids. She's gone to a public school all her life. That's what she chose. She said I want to go to public school and not to private.' Birkhead further gushed, 'Dannielynn is on the honor roll and she makes great grades. She is taking college level classes. Anna would be very, very proud of her. I know I am.'
Fox News
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Anna Nicole Smith's daughter has 'full-circle' moment wearing her late mom's dress at Kentucky Derby
Dannielynn Birkhead kept her late mother's memory alive at her favorite event of the season, the 151st Kentucky Derby. The 18-year-old daughter of Anna Nicole Smith and Larry Birkhead turned heads wearing one of her mom's iconic looks for the annual race weekend in Louisville, Kentucky. During an appearance at the Barnstable Brown Gala Friday, Dannielynn wore a glamorous black dress with sparkling diamonds across the back, a gown Anna Nicole first wore to the same event 21 years ago. Her father noted that the dress held sentimental meaning for him and his daughter. "Kicking off @kentuckyderby weekend with Dannielynn," Larry wrote on Instagram. "First up, The Barnstable-Brown Gala. Dannielynn is wearing Anna Nicole's dress that she wore 21 years ago to this same event. Life full circle. "She said she chose the dress because it was her Mom's and 'super cool.' Next up the Kentucky Derby races. We are glad to spend time with my niece Chloe (pictured). I am going to try not an embarrass them with my dance moves." Dannielynn perfected her late mom's signature blonde updo with help from stylists Ryan Austin and Janna Allgeier. Her signature red lip and bold eyes were credited to makeup artist Rick Bancroft. On the red carpet, Dannielynn talked about the dream halter gown and its connection to her mom. "I feel good in it," she told Access Hollywood before admitting she was holding back tears. "I can't know my mom, sadly, and this is one of the only reasons and ways I can. This is the closest I'll ever be getting to a hug from her." The Barnstable Brown Gala, which benefits the Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center at the University of Kentucky, is one of the most exclusive and star-studded Derby eve parties. Taking part in the Kentucky Derby festivities is an annual tradition for Dannielynn and Birkhead. Birkhead met the late Playboy Playmate at the Kentucky Derby in 2003, and despite keeping their relationship relatively private at the time, he's continued to return to the historic annual event as a way to honor the past and continue creating new traditions with his little girl. "We had a really great time, and it's kind of been a tradition that we would go every year," he previously told Fox News Digital of the annual affair at the Barnstable Brown Derby Gala. "That's where I met Anna Nicole Smith. And it's something that I've taken my daughter back every year since. She's old enough to kind of understand what it is. "Since I did meet her mom there, it started off just kind of me taking her back and showing her around and kind of letting her know the stories that, you know, this is kind of where I met your mom and things. And then it came to kind of people look for my daughter there because I really don't let her do any public events. And, so, in all honesty, the Kentucky Derby is kind of the growth chart for Dannielynn." Smith died in 2007 at the age of 39, when Dannielynn was just 5 months old. Birkhead fought to establish his paternal rights when Dannielynn was born in the Bahamas in September 2006 and became a central figure in public court battles after Anna Nicole's death Feb. 8, 2007, after multiple people attempted to claim paternity. After a DNA test in April 2007, a judge declared Birkhead the father, and he has since raised his daughter out of the Hollywood spotlight and in his home state of Kentucky.
New York Post
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
See Dannielynn wear mom Anna Nicole Smith's iconic dress 21 years later
All bets are off — Dannielynn Birkhead wins best look at the 2025 Kentucky Derby. The 18-year-old donned a very special dress for the festivities, wearing the same gown her mom, the late Anna Nicole Smith, wore in 2004. 'Kicking of @kentuckyderby weekend with Dannielynn,' her dad, Larry Birkhead, captioned his Friday Instagram post. 'First up, The Barnstable-Brown Gala. Dannielynn is wearing Anna Nicole's dress that she wore 21 years ago to this same event. Life full circle. She said she chose the dress because it was her Mom's and 'super cool.'' 11 Anna Nicole Smith during The Barnstable Brown Party in 2004. FilmMagic 'Next up the Kentucky Derby races,' Larry, 52, continued. 'We are glad to spend time with my niece Chloe (pictured). I am going to try not an embarrass them with my dance moves.' In the snap, Dannielynn flashed a huge smile as she sported the dazzling black halter dress. The gown featured a plunging neckline with sparkles down the center and around the back, and an open slit. Dannielynn's hair was also a nod to Anna Nicole, who died in 2007 from an accidental drug overdose. She wore her blonde locks in a soft updo like her mom did in the early aughts. 11 Dannielynn in her mom Anna Nicole Smith's dress. instagram/larryanddannielynn 11 Dannielynn and Larry at the Kentucky Derby. instagram/larryanddannielynn Fans flocked to the comments section to share their love for the late model's mini-me, with one person writing, 'You two look so incredibly amazing! Very sharp Larry and DannieLynn has grown to be a beautiful young lady,' A second gushed, 'Stoppp the resemblance is unreal.' Rounding out the sweet remarks, a third social media fan commented: 'You both look amazing!!! At first glance, I saw Anna and thought it was a very old pic. Wow, does Dannielynn look like her Mother. To see her all glammed up like that, she looks like a beautiful young lady coming into her own. Lots of love from me.' 11 Dannielynn wearing Anna Nicole Smith's dress. instagram/larryanddannielynn 11 Dannielynn and Larry at the Kentucky Derby. instagram/larryanddannielynn While on the carpet, Dannielynn remarked to a reporter that wearing the dress 'is the closest to a hug I can get from her.' Larry spoke to People about the heartfelt moment, sharing he's had the dress 'for years,' but it was 'emotional' to see Dannielynn wearing it. 'It was emotional because the last time I saw that dress was on Anna,' admitted Larry, who recalled that when Dannielynn 'was a little girl, she walked over and she put her hand on the dress.' 'And now that she's actually old enough to wear it, it just seems surreal that we're at this moment.' 11 Larry Birkhead and Dannielynn at the Kentucky Derby. instagram/larryanddannielynn Getting candid on picking the black number in particular, Larry explained 'I think she's doing a fashion experiment for herself. Also, I think it's really meaningful for her to wear. I'm just glad she's going through and starting to wear some of [Smith's clothes] because she could literally pick out an outfit a day for the rest of her life and never wear the same thing twice with everything.' The dad-of-one has in fact saved all of Anna Nicole's clothing, spending 'over $200,000 in storage bills' to save all of the late star's belongings to pass down to Dannielynn. '[I] just hope that she would appreciate some of these things someday,' noted Larry. 'She's just now starting to get into the curiosity of some of the fashion and things in her mom's world.' 11 Larry Birkhead and Dannielynn at the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7, 2011. Getty Images 'When somebody passes away, you think, 'Oh, I'm not getting rid of anything. And then you go through the emotions of, okay, do I really want this? Do I really need this? … and you think, 'Well, if there's just one thing in there that she can connect with, that gives her a sense of who her mom was. So it was really special that she picked out the dress to wear.' Larry and Dannielynn are no stranger to the Derby in Louisville, Kentucky, as the father-daughter duo have gone together every year since she was 3 years old. As for why they started so young, Larry confessed it 'was really born out of the babysitter cancelling on me the first year I brought her!' 'And then everybody was like, 'Oh, how cute. And then I thought, 'Well, she wasn't that much trouble last year. So it became a tradition,' he expressed. 'Then people started looking for us and then the outfits had to be bigger.' 11 Larry Birkhead (R), daughter Dannielynn Birkhead (C) and a guest attend the 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7, 2011. Getty Images Last year, the photographer gushed over how the teen has been able to embrace the fashion of the south on her own for the first time. 'We are having a great time,' Larry told Us Weekly in May 2024. 'Dannielynn is enjoying one of [her] first years getting into the fashion of the Derby. She wore a dress that was Janet Jackson's on Friday and got a major haircut because she wanted 'another look' for Derby Day.' Before Derby Day, Larry and Dannielynn always make it a point to attend the Barnstable-Brown Gala at Barnstable-Brown Mansion in Louisville. The gala is a meaningful spot for the pair, as Larry revealed on Instagram in 2023: 'Tonight is the 20th anniversary where I met Dannielynn's Mom at the same event.' 11 Larry Berkhead and daughter Dannielynn. AP Anna Nicole had iconic style all throughout her career, which she started in Playboy magazine in 1992. The starlet went on to model for H&M, Guess and other major retail brands. The actress's death came at age 39, just five months after the birth of Dannielynn. Prior to her passing, Anna Nicole's son, Daniel, who she had at 17 with her former husband Billy, died a year earlier in 2006 at 20 years old. He also died of an accidental drug overdose. During a hearing after her death, the television personality's then-boyfriend Howard K. Stern said, 'Anna and Daniel were inseparable. Daniel was without question the most important person in Anna's life.' 11 Dannielynn Birkhead and Larry Birkhead attend the 148th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 07, 2022. Getty Images It was reported that at Daniel's funeral, Anna Nicole tried to climb into his coffin. 'He comes to me in my sleep …,' she told Entertainment Tonight ten days before her death. 'It's like he's calling me to come to him.' Daniel did get to meet Dannielynn before his death, having gone to the hospital to see his mom and sister the night before he died. 11 Anna Nicole Smith and newborn Dannielynn. Splash News 'When Daniel arrived in the hospital room he went straight to his baby sister. He embraced his mother and sister and told them both that he loved them,' her lawyer Michael Scott said in a statement in 2006. 'Daniel was very helpful to his mother and baby sister. On several occasions throughout the night, Daniel assisted his mother to the bathroom, as she was still in a lot of pain from her C-section.' After the death of Daniel, Howard claimed he was the father of Dannielynn – to which Larry filed a paternity suit and he was found to be the father.
Daily Mail
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Anna Nicole Smith's lookalike daughter Dannielynn, 18, wears late model's iconic dress
Anna Nicole Smith 's lookalike daughter, Dannielynn Birkhead, was the epitome of her late mother as she wore the star's iconic dress this week. The 18-year-old attended the 2025 Barnstable Brown Gala while wearing the halter-styled black gown that Smith had donned at the same event 21 years earlier. The fitted ensemble also contains a plunging neckline as well as a small slit on the front. Sparkling silver embellishments offer a flashy flare to the look on both the front and the back of the dress. Dannielynn pulled her blonde locks up into a messy up do, allowing her side bangs to border the sides of her face - which was similar to Anna's hairstyle when she made an appearance at the gala in 2004. Her father Larry Birkhead accompanied his daughter to the festivities on Friday in Kentucky - and uploaded photos to Instagram. While posing with the teenager as she wore her late mother's gown, the photographer called the moment 'full circle.' In the caption of the post, he penned: 'Kicking off @kentuckyderby weekend with Dannielynn. First up, The Barnstable-Brown Gala. 'Dannielynn is wearing Anna Nicole's dress that she wore 21 years ago to this same event. Life full circle. She said she chose the dress because it was her Mom's and "super cool."' He added, 'Next up the Kentucky Derby races. We are glad to spend time with my niece Chloe (pictured). I am going to try not an embarrass them with my dance moves.' Before attending the gala on Friday, Larry told People that it was 'emotional' to see his daughter wearing her late mother's gown. Anna Nicole passed away at the age of 39 in February 2007 - and her death was later ruled as an accidental drug overdose. 'It was emotional because the last time I saw that dress was on Anna,' Birkhead explained to the outlet, before recalling how Dannielynn 'walked over and she put her hand on the dress' when she was younger. 'And now that she's actually old enough to wear it, it just seems surreal that we're at this moment.' The teen picked out her mother's dress to wear to the event and her father believes that 'she's doing a fashion experiment for herself. Also, I think it's really meaningful for her to wear.' Dannielynn pulled her blonde locks up into a messy up do, allowing her side bangs to border the sides of her face - which was similar to Anna's hairstyle when she made an appearance at the gala in 2004 Larry continued, 'I'm just glad she's going through and starting to wear some of [Smith's clothes] because she could literally pick out an outfit a day for the rest of her life and never wear the same thing twice with everything.' He currently is storing clothes that belonged to Anna in case his daughter wants them in the future.
