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Lydia Hearst
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Lydia Hearst

Hearst-Shaw in June 2009
Date of birth September 19, 1984 (1984-09-19) (age 25)
Place of birth Wilton, Connecticut
Agency ARC Management, NYC & Europe
D Management, Milan
ICM Talent (theatrical agent)

Lydia Marie Hearst-Shaw (born September 19, 1984) is an American actress, fashion model, columnist, socialite and heiress to the publishing fortune established by her maternal great-grandfather William Randolph Hearst.1 The 2007 Michael Awards recognized her as their Model of the Year.2 Lydia was also given the award of the Best International Supermodel in Madrid on the 12th of November 2008.3

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Career

Modeling

Hearst has modeled for magazines such as Vogue and fashion designers like Puma and appeared in Puma's French 77 collection. In 2008 she posed in a range of retro-style satin and silk lingerie for Myla's autumn and winter collection 4. She also appeared topless in the May 2009 issue of GQ Italia.5

Journalism

Lydia was a columnist for Page Six Magazine, which comes in the Sunday edition of the New York Post, and she appeared on the cover of the Sept. 30, 2007, issue of the magazine.

Acting

Lydia appeared in the CW hit show Gossip Girl as Lily van der Woodsen's posh interior decorator Amelia on the May 19th season 1 finale. Lydia was also feature in Tara Subkoff’s short fashion film for BeBe in 2008 as a paparazzi stalked starlet. 6 In 2009 Lydia starred in an independent film entitled The Last International Playboy written and directed by Steve Clark (May,2009). 7 Lydia also appeared in Miles Fisher's 2009 music video "This Must Be The Place".8

Biography

A daughter of kidnapping victim and publishing heiress Patricia Campbell Hearst and Bernard Shaw, she was born and raised in Wilton, Connecticut. Her father, who was her mother's bodyguard before the couple's marriage, is now the head of security for the Hearst Corporation.1

She briefly attended the Lawrenceville School.1 Since graduating from Wilton High School she attended Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut where she majored in communications and technology before being discovered by fashion photographer Steven Meisel. Her first modeling assignment was for the cover of the Italian edition of Vogue.1

Her professional name is Hearst, rather than Hearst-Shaw, which is on her birth certificate.1

After shooting for Puma's French 77 collection for a limited edition book called "The Last Playboys Wear Puma" Lydia teamed up in a creative partnership between Puma and Heatherette to design a high-end limited edition handbag. She has continued her partnership with Puma and is set to release a New Holiday Collection and a line of athletic gear. 9

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