Anna Nicole Smith’s Daughter Lands Guess Modeling Gig

November 27, 2012 Celebrity Highlights

Dannielynn Birkhead is a Guess girl just like her late mother, Anna Nicole Smith. The 6-year-old landed a modeling contract as the new face of the company’s kids’ campaign.

Pic! Dannielynn Dolled Up at the Kentucky Derby

Anna Nicole Smith’s Daughter Lands Guess Modeling Gig
Getty Images
The little girl’s father, Larry Birkhead, told ABC that this is his daughter’s way of connecting with Anna, who died of a drug overdose in 2007 when Dannielynn was just five months old.

“To see her mom’s picture next to hers as a Guess girl and say, ‘Hey, I was a Guess Kids girl, my mommy was a Guess girl,’ that might be her only connection with her mom,” he said.

Guess launched Smith’s career with a jeans ad in the 1990s, and Creative Director Paul Marciano sees Anna in his “second generation” model. "Dannielynn has the same playful spirit that her mother had on a set," he said in a statement.

Keeping that happy-go-lucky attitude is something dad Larry wants to preserve by living a normal life and keeping her in regular school. They aren’t taking modeling too seriously.

“My goal for her is for her to be a child and just do what all kids do,” he said.

Check out the Guess campaign photos at ABC.com.

Add Your Comment

  • Please check your inbox ... your comment will not appear until you have confirmed your identity via email.

Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry.
Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments.

When you enter your name and email address, you'll be sent a link to confirm your comment, and a password. To leave another comment, just use that password.

To create a live link, simply type the URL (including http://) or email address and we will make it a live link for you. You can put 1 URL in your comments. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br /> tags.

Comments

Donna B
19 days ago

Dannilynn not only looks like Anna Nicole but you can see a lot of Larry in her. She's a beautiful little girl and I can't wait to see what the future holds for her. Seems like Larry's raising her right.

Likes 0 Dislikes 0
rudolfvs
46 days ago

Let us hope this little girl is luckier in life than her mother was.

Likes 0 Dislikes 0
Susan Armstrong
46 days ago

I'm glad to hear that everyone is working together for the best interests of this gorgeous child. Thumbs up for both Larry, her father, and the lawyer/estate executor who wanted her to be his child. Anna was such a beautiful, fascinating, and tragic figure. All America was saddened by her sudden death and wants the best for her little girl.

Likes 1 Dislikes 0
rayallenisatraitor
204 days ago

People forget that Anna tried to keep her daughter from Larry Birkhead.

Maybe with this modeling money Larry can put it aside for the child psych he is gonna need when Dannileynn starts to figure that out

Likes 0 Dislikes 1
lynne
204 days ago

Mr Birkhead, please give your child a break and spell her name "DANILYN" and not that other Southern mess !!!

Likes 0 Dislikes 1
1 Reply
Kellie Murray
205 days ago

I hope that the gig is 'just for fun' as Larry put it. I hope Dannilynn doesn't make modeling or acting her choice for a career. She is already a magnet for the media as it is. If she were to make that her career she wouldn't get any peace. I would hate to see her end up like her mother. The industry will chew you up and spit you out....just like it did to Anna Nicole.

Likes 0 Dislikes 1
bruce
205 days ago

If you think Brandon`s story is impossible,, 3 weaks-ago my cousins friend who's a single mom also earnt $9706 putting in a fourty hour month from there apartment and their co-worker's mom`s neighbour did this for five months and got paid more than $9706 part time at there mac. apply the guide available here._+_+_+ BIT40.COM _+_+_+

Likes 1 Dislikes 0