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Amanda Hearst in 2004 |
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Born | Amanda Randolph Hearst January 5, 1984 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) [1][2] |
Amanda Randolph Hearst (born January 5, 1984) is an American socialite, activist,[3] fashion model, and heiress to the Hearst Corporation, William Randolph Hearst's media conglomerate. She is an associate market editor at Marie Claire[4][5] and the founder of Friends of Finn, an organization dedicated to stopping the inhumane treatment of dogs in puppy mills.[6] She also serves as a co-chair of Riverkeeper's Junior Council.[7]
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Family and early life
She is the child of Anne Hearst, a niece of Patty Hearst, and a great-granddaughter of media mogul William Randolph Hearst. Her father Richard McChesney separated from her mother before Hearst's birth.[8] She is also the stepdaughter of novelist Jay McInerney,[9] and a cousin of Lydia Hearst-Shaw.
Hearst attended the Chapin School in New York City, and graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall, a boarding school in Wallingford, Connecticut.[10] After a brief stint at Boston College, she dropped out to pursue modelling.[11] She was eventually persuaded to return to school, and she attended Fordham University, graduating in 2008[12] with a B.A in Art History.[10][13]
Modeling
As a former IMG model, Hearst has appeared on the covers of Town & Country, International Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, and other major magazines, and has been featured in Vanity Fair.[14]
References
- ^ Amanda Hearst's bio
- ^ Vogue, Stars Celebs Models - "Even though I'm short, I wear flats," says Amanda, Vogue
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- ^ The New York Times(April 2, 2012) - No Misbehaving for This Heiress
- ^ HumaneSociety: Amanda Hearst
- ^ The Humane Society of the United States: About "Friends of Finn"
- ^ Riverkeeper, Board members - Amanda Hearst
- ^ Lau, Venessa (June 2006). "A League of Their Own". Style.com. CondéNet, Inc.. Archived from the original on June 19, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060619115230/http://www.style.com/w/feat_story/051706/full_page.html. Retrieved June 22, 2007. "Patty's sister, Anne Hearst, separated from Amanda's father, Richard McChesney, before Amanda was born."
- ^ http://www.vanityfair.com/society/features/2010/08/summer-hamptons-style-portfolio-201008
- ^ a b Weber, Bruce. Fortune’s Children: Amanda Hearst. Vanity Fair(June 2009).
- ^ The Telegraph, UK - Amanda Hearst Heiress not in scandal shock
- ^ Fordham University's News and Media Relations Bureau. Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. in Dance Performance Benefit. Fordham Notes.
- ^ Riverkeeper Executive Committee - Amanda Hearst
- ^ Riverkeeper - Board - Amanda Hearst
External links
- Amanda Hearst at the FMD