Amanda Hearst
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Amanda Hearst
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 Amanda Hearst in 2004 |
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| Born | Amanda Randolph Hearst January 5, 1984 |
| Height | 5' 5" (1.65 m)[1][2][3] |
Amanda Randolph Hearst (born January 5, 1984) is an American socialite, 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 tycoon 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 Choate Rosemary Hall, a boarding school in Wallingford, Connecticut. After a brief stint at Boston College, she dropped out to pursue modelling.[10] She was eventually persuaded to return to school, and she attended Fordham University where she earned a degree in Art History.[11][12]
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.[13]
References
- ^ FAMOUSWHY - Amanda Hearst
- ^ Vogue, Stars Celebs Models - Amanda Hearst; "Even though I'm short, I wear flats," Amanda admits
- ^ Refinery29, Best Buds Lauren Bush Lauren & Amanda Hearst Want To End World Hunger; Lauren Bush describes Amanda as "...a little bit shorter"
- ^ 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
- ^ The Telegraph, UK - Amanda Hearst Heiress not in scandal shock
- ^ Riverkeeper Executive Commitee - Amanda Hearst
- ^ [1] The Hearst Family - The New York Observer
- ^ Riverkeeper - Board - Amanda Hearst
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