Lydia Marie Hearst-Shaw (born September 19, 1984) is an American fashion model, actress, socialite, and lifestyle blogger. She is a great-granddaughter of newspaper publisher and politician William Randolph Hearst and a daughter of the author and actress Patty Hearst.
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Born | Lydia Marie Hearst-Shaw (1984-09-19) September 19, 1984 (age 38) Wilton, Connecticut, U.S. |
Alma mater | Sacred Heart University |
Years active | 2004–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Parent | Patty Hearst (mother) |
Relatives | William Randolph Hearst (great-grandfather) |
Modeling information | |
Hair color | Blonde[1] |
Eye color | Green |
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Website | lydiahearst |
Hearst-Shaw was born in 1984,[3] the daughter of actress Patty Hearst and Bernard L. Shaw, a former San Francisco police officer.[4] She attended Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut until 2003, when she began fashion modeling.[5]
Photographer Steven Meisel "discovered" Hearst and shot her first magazine cover for Vogue Italia in April 2004.[citation needed] Since then, she has appeared internationally on a variety of magazine covers such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Marie Claire, GQ, L'Officiel, and Esquire. She has worked with several well-known photographers such as Meisel, Patrick Demarchelier, Ellen Von Unwerth, Mario Testino, Peter Lindbergh, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.
In 2008, Hearst was recognized as "Model of the Year" at the Michael Awards,[6] and chosen "Best International Supermodel" at the Madrid Glamour Awards.[7]
Hearst has modeled for fashion designers such as Chanel, Fendi, Catherine Malandrino, Nicole Miller, and Jeremy Scott.[8]
Hearst has appeared in advertising campaigns for Prada, Louis Vuitton, Alexander McQueen, Bottega Veneta, Sephora, L'Oreal Ferria, DKNY, MYLA Lingerie, H&M, NARS Cosmetics, MAC Cosmetics, Miss Me Jeans, Moschino Cheap & Chic.[9] In 2007, she appeared in Puma's French 77, which led Puma to commission her to design a line of handbags for the collection.[10]
In Spring of 2012, Swarovski chose Hearst to be its ambassador for its Heart Truth campaign, sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, intended to raise women's awareness about heart health.[11]
Hearst was briefly a columnist for Page Six, a feature of the Sunday edition of the New York Post. She also ran a lifestyle and fashion blog.[12]
Hearst made an appearance in the music video for the Miles Fisher cover of "This Must Be the Place".[13] Hearst again starred in a music video in 2012 for Cisco Adler's "Song for All the Girls",[14] where she is graphically murdered by a spin saw. She also has a minor role in Johnny Polygon's "LimoSexSuperstar" video.
Hearst served alongside Anne Vyalitsyna and Naomi Campbell as a supermodel coach for the second edition of Oxygen's The Face modeling reality competition. The season premiered on March 5, 2014.[15]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Last International Playboy | Stella | |
2008 | Fame Fatale[16] | Short film | |
2009 | Cepheus[17] | Model/self | |
2009 | Consumed[18] | Model/self | Short film |
2009 | Gossip Girl | Amelia | Episode: "Much 'I Do' About Nothing" |
2012 | Two Jacks | Alexis | |
2012 | Velvet Morning[19] | Velvet | Short film |
2012 | Amnesia | Micaela | |
2012 | I Am AiKO[20] | Aiko | Short film |
2013 | Delirium | Jennifer | |
2013 | Mistresses | Story | Episode: "Ultimatum" |
2014 | Desire | Penelope | Short film |
2014 | Automobile Waltz[21] | Penelope | Short film |
2014 | The Barber | Melissa | |
2014 | Cabin Fever: Patient Zero[22] | Bridget | |
2015 | Condemned[23] | Tess | |
2015 | #Horror | Lisa | |
2015 | Stealing Chanel | Chanel | |
2015 | South of Hell[24] | Charlotte Roberts | 7 episodes |
2016 | Swing State | Julia Davies | |
2016 | All at Once | Amy | |
2018 | 50k | Chloe | |
2018 | Z Nation | Pandora | Season 5 |
2019 | The Haunting of Sharon Tate | Abigail Folger | |
2019 | Between Worlds | Mary | |
2020 | The Shadow Diaries | Christine / Maria | Voice role; podcast |
2021 | The Downside of Bliss | Bliss Derek | |
2021 | Grace and Grit | Amy | |
2021 | Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman | Jennifer Fell | |
2022 | Titanic 666 | Idina Bess | [25] |
2022 | Slayers | Filming |
Hearst married Chris Hardwick on August 20, 2016, in Pasadena, California.[26] In August 2021, they announced they were expecting their first child,[27] and on January 29, 2022, their daughter's birth was announced on Instagram.[28]
Her family's tradition of philanthropy inspired Hearst to become a Smile Ambassador for Operation Smile. In 2012, she received the Smile Award for her dedication to the organization.[29] She also received a humanitarian award at the Catwalk For Charity 2014 event.[30]
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