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Kyra Kennedy

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Kyra Kennedy
BornKyra LeMoyne Kennedy
(1995-08-22) August 22, 1995 (age 29)
Massachusetts, U.S.
🎓 Alma materFashion Institute of Technology
💼 Occupation
👴 👵 Parent(s)
FamilyKennedy

Kyra LeMoyne Kennedy (born August 22, 1995) is an American socialite and model. A member of the Kennedy family, she is a granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy and a grand-niece of John F. Kennedy and Ted Kennedy.

Early life and family[edit]

Kyra Kennedy was born in Massachusetts in 1995.[1] She is a member of the Kennedy family. Kennedy is the daughter of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his second wife, Mary Kathleen Richardson.[2] She is a granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy and a grand-niece of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Senator Ted Kennedy. Her father filed for divorce from her mother on May 12, 2010. On May 16, 2012, her mother was found dead on the grounds of her Mount Kisco home, having committed suicide.[3][4] Her father was later remarried to actress Cheryl Hines.

Kennedy played basketball in high school.[5] In December 2013 she was presented to society at le Bal des Débutantes at the Hôtel de Crillon in Paris.[6][7][8] She danced the opening dance at le Bal with her father.[9][10][11]

She worked as an intern at Dior before going on to study fashion at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.[12][13]

Career[edit]

Kennedy made her modelling debut in 2016 when she walked the runway for Just Drew, a fashion label created by designer Andrew Warren, during New York Fashion Week.[14][15] Later that year she modeled in an editorial campaign for Just Drew shot by photographer Alana O'Herlihy.[12]

Personal life[edit]

Kennedy is associated with the "Snap Pack" and the "Rich Kids of Instagram," social groups of the children of wealthy or influential individuals that also include Andrew Warren, Tiffany Trump, EJ Johnson, Gaïa Jacquet-Matisse, Reya Benitez, Ezra J. William, and Peter Brant II.[15][16][17] In 2016, she was involved in a cyber-bullying incident against New York Magazine blogger Allie Jones and was reportedly banned from Instagram and Snapchat by her father.[18][19][20]

References[edit]

  1. "Kyra Kennedy – Wildchild and scion of the Kennedy dynasty". August 7, 2018.
  2. Hallemann, Caroline (July 18, 2018). "The Young Kennedys You Need to Know". Town & Country.
  3. Hall, Christine. (May 17, 2012). "Police: Mary Kennedy Committed Suicide". The Bedford Daily Voice.
  4. "Mary Richardson Kennedy Remembered At Funeral Three Days After Apparent Suicide". May 19, 2012.
  5. "What Drove Her to Suicide? Mary Kennedy: 1959-2012". People.
  6. "Kyra Kennedy belle of Paris ball". November 30, 2013.
  7. "The glamorous and exclusive world of the modern-day debutantes". Evening Standard. November 23, 2018.
  8. Colacello, Bob. "Inside Paris's 25th Annual le Bal des Débutantes". Vanities.
  9. Greer, Carlos (December 2, 2013). "RFK Jr.'s Daughter Kyra Kennedy Makes Formal Debut at Debutante Ball". People. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  10. "Kyra Kennedy, great niece of John F Kennedy, opens Paris debutantes ball". NewsComAu. December 1, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  11. Krupnick, Ellie (December 1, 2013). "PHOTOS: Kyra Kennedy, Great-Niece Of JFK, Debuts At Glam Deb Ball". HuffPost.
  12. 12.0 12.1 "Kyra Kennedy Just Made Her Modeling Debut—And We've Got Exclusive Photos". Harper's BAZAAR. May 25, 2016.
  13. Mark Shanahan; Meredith Goldstein. "A Kennedy debuts at a debutante ball". The Boston Globe.
  14. Frivolette.com. "The niece of John F. Kennedy Kyra Kennedy became a model". www.frivolette.com.
  15. 15.0 15.1 Rosman, Katherine (April 6, 2016). "Move Over, Rat Pack and Brat Pack: Here Comes the Snap Pack" – via NYTimes.com.
  16. Petrarca, Emilia. "A Guide to the Very Large, Very Beautiful Kennedy Family". W Magazine.
  17. Doughty, Eleanor. "Meet the new Kennedys". Tatler.
  18. Deitz, Bibi (April 8, 2016). "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Shuts Down Daughter Kyra's Instagram and Snapchat After She Trolls 'New York' Mag Writer".
  19. Petty, Amber. "The Kennedy grandchildren have grown up to be gorgeous". TheList.com.
  20. "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Bans His Daughter, 20, From Social Media For Cyberbullying". April 11, 2016.


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