Anna Nicole Smith’s look-alike daughter, Dannielynn Birkhead, honored her late mother by recreating considered one of her iconic seems.
The 18-year-old attended the Kentucky Derby’s annual Barnstable Brown Gala on Friday night time and wore the identical costume her mom wore to the occasion in 2004.
“Dannielynn is sporting Anna Nicole’s costume that she wore 21 years in the past to this identical occasion. Life full circle,” mentioned her father, Larry Birkhead, who shared the touching second on Instagram Friday.
“She mentioned she selected the costume as a result of it was her Mother’s and ‘tremendous cool.’”
The ground-length black robe encompasses a plunging neckline, crystal-embellished straps throughout the entrance bodice and a daring low again.
Whereas strolling the purple carpet, Dannielynn advised reporters, “That is the closest to a hug I can get from her.”
Previous to Friday night time’s occasion, Larry, 52, advised Individuals that he’s had the costume “for years” however nonetheless discovered it “emotional” seeing his daughter placed on the sentimental piece.
“It was emotional as a result of the final time I noticed that costume was on Anna,” mentioned Larry. The photographer reportedly met the late actress on the Barnstable Gala in 2003.
He fondly remembered how Dannielynn would stroll “over and put her hand on the costume” when she “was somewhat lady.”
“And now that she’s really sufficiently old to put on it, it simply appears surreal that we’re at this second,” Larry shared.
Whereas Larry acknowledged the risqué look is “somewhat edgier for her than most attire she wears,” he defined that he felt Dannielynn selected the costume as “a trend experiment for herself.”
“Additionally, I believe it’s actually significant for her to put on. I’m simply glad she’s going by way of and beginning to put on a few of [Smith’s clothes] as a result of she may actually pick an outfit a day for the remainder of her life and by no means put on the identical factor twice with every part,” he added.
Larry revealed he nonetheless retains all of Smith’s garments and belongings to move on to their daughter some day — a transfer that quantities to “over $200,000 in storage payments.”
“[I] simply hope that she would recognize a few of these issues sometime,” he shared. “She’s simply now beginning to get into the curiosity of a few of the trend and issues in her mother’s world.”
“When any person passes away, you suppose, ‘Oh, I’m not eliminating something. And then you definitely undergo the feelings of, okay, do I actually need this? Do I really want this?’… and also you suppose, ‘Effectively, if there’s only one factor in there that she will be able to join with, that offers her a way of who her mother was. So it was actually particular that she picked out the costume to put on,” he continued.
Smith died on Feb. 8, 2007, at age 39. Her reason behind dying was listed as an unintentional overdose.
Months later, Birkhead was awarded custody of Dannielynn after a extremely publicized authorized battle.
