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| Danielle Riley Keough | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 29, 1989 |
| Place of birth | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5'7" / 1.70 meters |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Measurements | 34-26-31 / 86-66-82 |
Danielle Riley Keough (born May 29, 1989), known as Riley Keough, is a model. She is the daughter of singer/songwriter Lisa Marie Presley and Danny Keough, and the oldest grandchild of Elvis and Priscilla Presley. [1]
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Career
Riley Keough began her modeling career at the age of 12, when she started modeling for Tommy Hilfiger. In February 2004 she made her modeling runway debut for designers Dolce & Gabbana in Milan, at 14 years old.[citation needed] By the age of 15, Keough was signed to IMG Models in Paris, and Storm Models, New York and had already been the face of David Yurman along with Kate Moss and Amber Valletta. She later became the face of Dior, which lasted three years. Riley made a commercial and had ads for one of Dior's perfume, Miss Dior Cherie.
Keough appeared in 2004 on the cover of American Vogue with her mother and grandmother. She has also been on the cover of Italian Vogue, Korean Vogue, Elle UK, French Elle, Japanese Elle, L'Officiel, Jalouse and Telva.[1] Riley has also had many other photoshoots in Vanity Fair, Italy; Russh, Australia; Mango, Spain; Flaunt, Zoo and Pop magazines.
She is signed to Elite Model Management in New York City.[1]
Beyond modeling
Riley appeared with her mother on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2007, where she stated that she would like to be a photographer.[citation needed] She has no interest in following her family in a music career, although Keough has stated that she loves music and that she always will, saying that she'd been around it her whole life.[citation needed]
In June 2009, Keough began working on the Joan Jett film "The Runaways" due out in 2010, playing Marie Currie, the sister of Cherie Currie. Also in the movie is actresses Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart.
Personal Life
She has one full-blooded brother, Benjamin Storm Keough and two half-sisters, twins Finley Aaron Love and Harper Vivienne Ann Lockwood. She started dating Ryan Cabrera in June 2006.[2] The relationship ended in April 2009.
Riley Keough's father, Danny Keough, is a musician and bass player in Lisa Marie Presley's band, and is also collaborating musically with Angela McCluskey in the Waterbunnies. Riley Keough has stated that she has deep respect for her former stepdad, Michael Jackson, as she appeared at his funeral and memorial service in June 2009.
Keough stated on Oprah and in many other interviews, that her grandfather, Elvis Presley, was not made into a big deal, just her grandfather. She knew that he was the "The King of Rock n' Roll" by the array of awards at Graceland. She also stated that she feels for him the way any other grandchild does their grandfather.
In 2009, Keough was rumored to be dating Jonah Hill, but was never confirmed. Neither parties have said anything about the relationship.
She started dating Tobias Jesso, a back up vocalist and bassist from a band called The Sessions, in May 2009.
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