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| Kidada Jones | |
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| Born | March 22, 1974 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Model Actress Fashion Designer Stylist |
Kidada Ann Jones (born March 22, 1974 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is an American actress, model, and fashion designer who is best known for appearing in Tommy Hilfiger advertisements and for dating Tupac Shakur at the time of his death in 1996.
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Early life
Kidada Jones is the elder daughter of composer/arranger Quincy Jones and actress Peggy Lipton. She was raised in Bel-Air, California, with her younger sister, actress Rashida Jones. When her parents divorced during her adolescence, Kidada went to live with her father.
She began working as a celebrity stylist for one of her father's publications, Vibe Magazine. Her ability to seamlessly fuse hip hop styles and haute couture quickly gained her respect throughout the fashion industry. Kidada gained attention when she styled Michael Jackson for the cover of VIBE in 1995, which led her to be subsequently recruited by designer Tommy Hilfiger, who made Kidada his muse. Her sense of style informed his designs and Hilfiger launched a successful ad campaign centered around Kidada, her friends (including Aaliyah, Kate Hudson, Nicole Richie and Oliver Hudson) and their lifestyles as celebrity kids.
Career
Kidada enjoyed a successful career as a model and appeared in a number of fashion magazines including Elle, Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. She has often been referred to by the fashion press as an 'It Girl' or 'style icon'. She has also worked as an actress. Over the years, she has worked with Robert Downey Jr., Brooke Shields, Ron Silver, Ben Stiller, James Toback, Ossie Davis, Gina Gershon and Ice Cube.
In 2005 Disney hired Jones to design a line of jewelry, cashmere throws and pillows, and to dress her celebrity friends in the posh items. The line was inspired by Alice in Wonderland.
Personal life
Kidada was dating Tupac Shakur at the time of his death in 1996. She did have a tattoo of Shakur's face on her arm, but has now covered it with a rose. At the time of his death she claimed that she was Tupac's fiance, but his family have never confirmed this and Tupac had never said anything about being engaged or getting married. No ring had ever been seen. She has also dated rapper LL Cool J and actor Leonardo DiCaprio. She was also the best friend of the late R&B singer Aaliyah and Nicole Richie. All three girls had matching tattoos done to honour their friendship together.
In 2003, Kidada married and divorced actor Jeffrey Nash, brother-in-law to Forest Whitaker.[1]
References
- ^ Jeffrey Nash at the Internet Movie Database
External links
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