Lydia Hearst

Early life and education

Hearst-Shaw was born in 1984, the daughter of actress Patty Hearst and Bernard L. Shaw, a former San Francisco police officer. She is of Irish and Scots-Irish descent through her mother, and is a member of the Hearst family. She attended Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut until 2003, when she began fashion modeling.

Career

Magazines and fashion shows

Photographer Steven Meisel "discovered" Hearst and shot her first magazine cover for Vogue Italia in April 2004. Since then, she has appeared internationally on a variety of magazine covers such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Marie Claire, GQ, L'Officiel, and Esquire. She has worked with several well-known photographers such as Meisel, Patrick Demarchelier, Ellen Von Unwerth, Mario Testino, Peter Lindbergh, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.

Hearst has modeled for fashion designers such as Chanel, Fendi, Catherine Malandrino, Nicole Miller, and Jeremy Scott.

Advertising

Hearst has appeared in advertising campaigns for Prada, Louis Vuitton, Alexander McQueen, Bottega Veneta, Sephora, L'Oreal Ferria, DKNY, MYLA Lingerie, H&M, NARS Cosmetics, MAC Cosmetics, Miss Me Jeans, Moschino Cheap & Chic. In 2007, she appeared in Puma's French 77, after which Puma engaged her to design a line of handbags for their collection.

In Spring of 2012, Swarovski chose Hearst to be its ambassador for its Heart Truth campaign, sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, intended to raise women's awareness about heart health.

Journalism

Hearst was briefly a columnist for Page Six, a feature of the Sunday edition of the New York Post. She also ran a lifestyle and fashion blog.

Other roles

Hearst made an appearance in the music video for the Miles Fisher cover of "This Must Be the Place". Hearst again starred in a music video in 2011 for Cisco Adler's "Song for All the Girls", where she is graphically murdered by a spin saw. She also has a minor role in Johnny Polygon's "LimoSexSuperstar" video.

In 2015 Hearst co-starred in the Lifetime shoplifting comedy Stealing Chanel with Carol Alt, John Rothman, and Anna Maria Cianciulli.

Reality TV

Hearst served alongside Anne Vyalitsyna and Naomi Campbell as a supermodel coach for the second edition of Oxygen's The Face modeling reality competition. The season premiered on March 5, 2014.

Personal life

Hearst married Chris Hardwick on August 20, 2016, in Pasadena, California. Their daughter was born in January 2022. They currently live in Los Feliz, Los Angeles.

Philanthropy

Her family's tradition of philanthropy inspired Hearst to become a Smile Ambassador for Operation Smile.

Filmography

Film

Television

Podcasts

Music videos

References

References

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13. (July 23, 2009). "Think Lydia Hearst Regrets That American Psycho Video? Guess Again!". Observer.
14. "Song For All The Girls". Vimeo.
15. LIC filmmaker uses neighborhood as backdrop for fashion-themed movie – QNS https://qns.com/2014/11/lic-filmmaker-uses-neighborhood-as-backdrop-for-fashion-themed-movie/
16. Lydia Hearst on Starring in Lifetime’s Psycho Sister-In-Law https://lrmonline.com/news/lydia-hearst-interview/
17. Stealing Chanel - Full Cast & Crew - TV Guide https://www.tvguide.com/movies/stealing-chanel/cast/2000196964/
18. "Reality TV World: 'The Face' adding Anne Vyalitsyna and Lydia Hearst as new second-season supermodel coaches".
19. (August 21, 2016). "And the Bride Wore Pink! ''Talking Dead''{{'}}s Chris Hardwick and Lydia Hearst Are Married".
20. [https://www.instagram.com/p/CZVzOxnLJru/ Chris Hardwick on Instagram: New human alert!]
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22. (October 23, 2012). "Lydia Hearst Is On for Cabin Fever: Patient Zero". HorrorMovies.ca.
23. (March 26, 2014). "The Face's Lydia Hearst to Terrorize Dylan Penn in New Horror Movie". E! Online.
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25. (October 22, 2014). "Lydia Hearst Joining WE TV's 'South Of Hell'". Hollywood Reporter.
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