Anna Nicole Smith's Teen Daughter Dannielynn Makes a Bold Fashion Statement at Kentucky Derby Gala
Dannielynn Birkhead
Dannielynn Birkhead is making a statement at the 2024 Kentucky Derby.
The 17-year-old daughter of the late Anna Nicole Smith stepped out with her dad Larry Birkhead for the Barnstable-Brown Gala on Friday, May 3, kicking the Kentucky Derby weekend off to a fashionable start.
In new photos shared to Instagram on Friday, Dannielynn was all dolled up in full glam, rocking a dress that was previously worn by Janet Jackson, according to her dad.
"On our way to Barnstable-Brown Gala for the kick-off of the @kentuckyderby weekend," Larry, 51, captioned the post. "Dannielynn is wearing her second @janetjackson outfit to the party that I got from Janet’s @juliens_auctions-charity auction."
According to Julien's, the garment Dannielynn was wearing was a Gianfranco Ferre dress from the Collection of Janet Jackson, which sold for nearly $800. The all-black number is knee-length in the front and floor-length in the back with "zippers all around."
Dannielynn looked radiant in the iconic dress, which she accessorized with a pair of chunky black combat boots and a thick silver choker necklace.
Her dad kept things classic and simple, wearing a grey suit that he paired with a black tie and black shoes to perfectly compliment his daughter's head-turning look.
The outing was also somewhat of a celebratory event for the father-daughter duo, as Larry revealed that Dannielynn recently graduated from high school.
"Looking forward to a fun Derby weekend with the newly graduated high school student! ?? ?????" the proud dad added in the caption.
It wasn't lost on their Instagram followers how much Dannielynn looked like her famous mom in the new pics, as tons of users rushed to the comments to address her resemblance to Anna Nicole.
"Wow she looks like her mother! Stunning!" one person wrote, while another added, "Omg I almost thought it was her mom sitting there for a moment. So beautiful."
Dannielynn and Larry have attended the Barnstable Brown Gala for years now. It seems to be a special tradition for the family to honor Anna Nicole, who first met Larry at the same event in 2003.
The Playboy centerfold tragically died nearly four years later, when Dannielynn was only 5 months old.
"Her mom would be so proud of the beautiful young lady she has become," another person wrote in the comments of Friday's Instagram post.
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