Meadow Walker
Meadow Walker (Model)
Meadow Rain Walker (born November 4, 1998) known as Paul Walker's daughter.
She rising supermodel star who's already worked with brands like Marc Jacobs, Givenchy and Proenza Schouler. Her career began in early 2021, where she recently turned up as the face of Proenza Schouler's autumn/winter 2021 collection at New York Fashion Week, walking alongside Ella Emhoff, stepdaughter to US Vice President Kamala Harris.
Meadow is also Presidet of The Paul Walker Foundation, she launched The Paul Walker foundation on September 12, 2015 for her father's birthday saying: "I can't think of a better way to celebrate my father.". The Paul Walker Foundation is to serve as an enduring light of Paul's unique spirit, far reaching goals, and spontaneous goodwill. Many of his traits have been passed onto his daughter Meadow.
Quick fun fact, Justin Bieber invited Meadow to the world premiere of "Believe" in LA on December 18, 2013. Meadow and Justin were friends, they met years ago at meet and greet. So it's definitely possible that Justin reached out to her.
Early life and family
Meadow was born in Northern California, the only child of Fast & Furious star Paul Walker, to American parents with mostly English, as well as German, Swiss, and Irish ancestry. Her mother is Rebecca Soteros teacher, and her father was American actor and he also did modelling career as a toldder. Her uncles are Cody Walker, Caleb Walker, Joshua Soteros and her aunts are Amie Walker, Ashlie Walker.
Her father actor Paul Walker met her mother Rebecca Soteros in California and the two started dating in early 1998. After her mother got pregnant with Meadow, she thought of getting married to Paul but unfortunately, Paul was not ready for such a big commitment this early on in his life. With the differences between what both of them wanted in their relationship, the couple separated. Meadow’s mother relocated to Hawaii where she was born and lived there for almost 13 years. Meadow used to go to a local school in Hawaii where she was said to be excelling in her studies.
She was Raised by her Mother but Adored by her Father.
Unlike many celebrities who prefer to raise their kids in a more private and sheltered home, actor Paul Walker was very open to the idea of raising his one and only daughter amidst all the media attention. Talking about his daughter who he nicknamed ‘Bear’. Since Meadow lived with her mother in Hawaii, she could only visit him during her holidays. To make her visits more memorable, he would often take Meadow to his film sets that he was working on at that time. This is how Meadow started to bond more with her father and even grew an affinity towards show business.
When Meadow turned 12, she asked her father if she could move to California to live with him. Many were intrigued about what prompted her to ask such a favor from her father. While some people thought her decision to move might have something to do with her mother’s issues with alcohol In 2011, others believed that she just wanted to spend more time with her father. In 2011, after living with her mother for 13 years, Meadow moved to live with her father. Meadow started going to school in California and was bonding up nicely with the whole Walker family.
The happy days of the bonding between father and daughter were cut short when Meadow’s father Paul Walker passed away in a tragic accident on November 30, 2013. The whole family grieved together and helped Meadow to deal with the sudden loss of her father with whom she had barely started to get closer. Her mother, Rebecca had also flown to California to be at her side and was seen consoling her during a non-denominational ceremony for Paul at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Meadow Considers Vin Diesel as her Family and Godfather.
Around the time when Meadow started spending more time with her father, he was becoming a rising star in one of Hollywood’s biggest movie franchises ‘The Fast and The Furious’. Meadow would visit the movie set and mingle with Paul’s co-stars in the film. One of the actors with whom her father Paul shared one of the deepest relationships was actor Vin Diesel. The friends literally took the concept of family from their films in their real-life when Paul Walker chose Diesel to be his daughter’s godfather. Following the death of her father, Vin Diesel has become one of the most important people for Meadow. As a proud godparent, Diesel has always supported and guided Meadow through all those times that she truly needed a family. Since they have always considered each other family, Meadow has also grown very close with Diesel’s family.
Custody Battle between Rebecca and Cheryl.
With the sudden passing of Paul Walker, the future of Meadow became quite uncertain. In his will, Paul had named his mother Cheryl Ann as Meadow’s guardian. However, Meadow’s mother Rebecca wanted to take custody of her child. This insured a legal custody battle between the two. Her grandmother thought that her mother was not capable of handling the responsibility of a teenage daughter citing her two DUI incidents. But after agreeing to enter a rehabilitation program on alcohol, the two settle the custody battle with Rebecca moving to California to take care of her daughter.
Despite spending a lot of time with Paul’s mother during his film shootings, after Paul’s death Meadow continued to grow distant from her father’s family.
Personal life
She sued Porsche Blaming her Father’s death on the Company.
In 2015, Meadow sued automobile company Porsche with the allegations stating that the Porsche Carrera GT that her father had died on was in fact a faulty one and should not have been on the streets. She went on to say that the car was lacking all the safety features that the car company was endorsing. The suit was settled outside of court in 2017 which was criticized by many on social media. Apart from this, her grandfather had also sued the estate of Roger Rodas who was the driver of the tragic accident. They eventually won the case and in 2016 won $10.1 million.
Continuing her Father’s Legacy.
Paul Walker was known for his humanitarian works all throughout his career. His daughter Meadow inherited his same level of compassion to do good for those who need it. Even after his death his foundation ‘Reach Out Worldwide’ is still going strong.
Following her father’s footstep, on September 12, 2015 the day of her father’s birthday, Meadow also launched ‘The Paul Walker Foundation’ that is dedicated to doing good in the area of marine conservation. The foundation is an ode to her father who was known to have a passion for marine biology. “Reflecting on my father, I found reflecting on his passion. His passion for the ocean, his passion for recruiting animals, his passion for helping people and his passion for spontaneous goodwill. The foundation would be partnered with the famous Monterey Bay Aquarium,” Meadow wrote on her instagram.
Meadow has also stepped up in her father’s place to present the Paul Walker Ocean Leadership awards to those who had made a difference in protecting the world’s ocean. Apart from these, Meadow has also spent a lot of her time doing voluntary activities. A while back, she went to Ghana with ‘Pencils of Promise’ in order to provide assistance to build a much-needed school for children. Today in Ghana has education service Jasikan College of Education Demonstration Basic School with a memorial stone to her father, "In loving memory of Paul Walker Love, Bear". School was inaugurated on December 15, 2020.
In the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Meadow has been working alongside her foundation to collaborate with different non-profit organizations like the Los Angeles Food Banks to provide food to children in crisis.
Meadow Walker is Friends with some Famous People.
Meadow is still very close with The Fast & Furious family. With Vin Diesel, she found a second family who always supports her in her endeavors. During the promotions of his movie Bloodshot, Diesel talked about Meadow and said, “There’s so much of him that lives in her – that kind of compassion and that’s just beautiful to see and I just blessed that, that her, his whole family is in my life.” She has also sort of considered Jordana Brewster who played her dad’s love interest in the film franchise, her surrogate mother after the death of Paul. She also calls Tyrese Gibson and Ludacris as her uncles.
Besides them, in her teen years, Meadow was also friends with Canadian singer Justin Bieber. She would go to his concerts and hang out with him backstage too. She even attended the premiere of his documentary film ‘Believe’.
Meadow is also friends with model Kaia Gerber who, like her, shares famous parents. She has gone on vacations with her and does not shy away to mention her as the love of her life in her Instagram posts.
Career
Meadow has moved to New York City to pursue a much promising career in modeling. In 2017, she signed with the model agency Women Management and started building a strong portfolio for herself. Unfortunately, her profile from the agency talent list has been taken down. But, nevertheless, she wowed her fans by making her modeling debut at Paris Fashion Week alongside models like Bella Hadid and Jourdan Dunn.
Meadow walked the runway for Matthew M. Williams for his first Givenchy show. She was all clad in an oversized structured blazer paired up with a flowy sheer chiffon skirt, opaque tights, and platform shoes. After the successful show, she thanked Williams for his complete support in her Instagram.
She also walked the runway for Marc Jacobs and was the face of Proenza Schouler's autumn/winter 2021 collection at New York Fashion Week.
Meadow is Presidet of The Paul Walker Foundation, she launched The Paul Walker foundation on September 12, 2015 for her father's birthday saying: "I can't think of a better way to celebrate my father.". The Paul Walker Foundation is to serve as an enduring light of Paul's unique spirit, far reaching goals, and spontaneous goodwill. Many of his traits have been passed onto his daughter Meadow.
It's not confirmed yet, but Vin Diesel recently teased the possibility of Paul Walker’s daughter Meadow Walker appearing in the Fast and Furious franchise.
References
- Paul Walker's Daughter Meadow, 22, Attends F9 Premiere as Vin Diesel Pays Tribute to Late Actor. June 19, 2021 11:20 AM
- Could Paul Walker's daughter Meadow Walker make Fast and Furious debut? June 30, 2021
- Model Meadow Walker on Beauty, Self-Care and the Story of Her Blunt Bob. June 21, 2021
- Paul Walker’s daughter, Meadow, on opening for Givenchy at Paris Fashion Week. 11 March 2021
- Marc Jacobs F/W 21 Show. Published: 06/28/2021
- Paul Walker's Daughter, Meadow, Is the Face of Proenza Schouler. JAN 12 2021
- Paul Walker’s Daughter Is Planning To Build A School In Memory Of Her Father.[permanent dead link] 14 Dec 2019
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