Her mother was a top model in the 1990s.
She was often compared to Gwyneth Paltrow because she had high cheekbones, almond-shaped eyes, long and straight blonde hair and a very slim figure.
The model mom has walked for Versace and Chanel and has been on the cover of Vogue and Elle, among many other magazines.
She fell in love with a Hollywood nepo baby who worked as an actress and musician.
And then they had this little one who is now a clone of her mother from the ’90s.
Dad’s Sister is a big 80s movie star who has worked with John Cusack, Keanu Reeves and Robert Downey Jr.
Mother and daughter were side by side at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art this weekend.
Who is this teenager?
Her mother was a top model in the 1990s. She fell in love with a Hollywood nepo baby who worked as an actress and musician. Dad’s Sister is a big 80s movie star who has worked with John Cusack, Keanu Reeves and Robert Downey Jr. Mother and daughter were side by side at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala this weekend. Who is this teenager?
She is 19 year old Violet Hume.
Her full name is Violet Lilac Jean Hume.
Her mother is 47-year-old model Kristy Hume, a Scottish model who rose to fame in the 1990s alongside Cindy Crawford.
The father is 56-year-old Donovan Leitch, an English-born American actor, singer and former model.
He is the son of singer-songwriter Donovan – best known for the song Mellow Yellow – and the brother of actress Ione Skye.
Ione appeared in the 80s film Say Anything with John Cusack.
She also worked with Keanu Reeves on River’s Edge and Robert Downey Jr. on One Night Stand.
And she married Australian singer Ben Lee, who once dated Claire Danes.
Her uncle is the late Paralympic athlete Elliot Hume, who was born with cerebral palsy but made a significant contribution to Scottish sport as an international disabled athlete in the 1980s, when such events were not yet widely recognized.
Violet has already done a lot of modeling. The eye-catcher already has lots of representatives: including DNA Models and Viva Paris.
Reveal: It’s 19-year-old Violet Hume. Her full name is Violet Lilac Jean Hume. Her mother is 47-year-old model Kristy Hume, a Scottish model who rose to fame in the 1990s alongside Cindy Crawford. The father is 56-year-old Donovan Leitch, an English-born American actor, singer and former model
She still looks great: Kristy was a big name in the ’90s, working with Cindy Crawford and Claudia Schiffer
Catwalk Kitty: Violet has done a lot of modeling. The eye-catcher already has lots of representatives: including DNA Models and Viva Paris
Kristy was a big name in the ’90s, working with Cindy Crawford and Claudia Schiffer.
After leaving the modeling industry for more than a decade, the mother-of-one returned years ago with her daughter in tow.
Kirsty and Violet posed together for a stunning mother-daughter spread featured in the January 2018 issue of Vogue magazine, and it’s clear the teenager has inherited her Scottish mother’s ethereal looks.
In an outdoor shot by photographer Zoë Ghertner, Violet can be seen hugging her mother from behind with her eyes closed while Kirsty stares into the distance.
Two decades ago, Kirsty was discovered by famous photographer Patrick Demarchelier and quickly rose to fame, walking for high-end labels such as Alexander McQueen, John Galliano and Chanel.
Early years: Kirsty and Donovan are pictured with Violet in 2005, a year after she was born. The couple divorced in 2014 after three years of separation
Lookalikes: Kirsty and Violet have the same long blonde hair, perfect bone structure, and bright smiles
Ethereal Beauty: The mother-daughter duo wore their signature blonde hair in natural waves
Kirsty later booked a high-profile beauty campaign with Chanel and worked as a Victoria’s Secret Angel, but the constant stream of modeling jobs made her realize that city life wasn’t for her.
She famously declared that the most exciting thing about modeling is “the money” and, reflecting on her time in the city, Kirsty admitted in the latest issue of Vogue: “I’m not an urban creature.”
The model and her former husband Donovan spent time in Woodstock, New York before moving to Los Angeles in 2001.
Violet was born three years later, but Kirsty longed to be even closer to nature than the sprawling city.
Kirsty and her daughter moved to Topanga Canyon, an hour outside of Los Angeles.
Catwalker: Kirsty was a famous model in the 1990s and at the height of her modeling career, Kirsty walked for Gucci and Anna Sui
Proud of her beauty: The model walked the catwalk as a “Victoria’s Secret Angel” in 1999
Superstar: The model booked a beauty campaign with Chanel at the age of 19 (left) and was photographed for Vogue in 1995 (right)
Flashback: When she was with her former husband Donovan Leitch, they starred in a Vogue editorial filmed in London in 1995
Kirsty made her return to the fashion world in 2014 when Violet was 10 years old and modeling for Zara.
Looking back on her illustrious career, she admitted that she didn’t really understand why Victoria’s Secret hired her.
“I’m not exactly a classic lingerie girl, I didn’t think so,” she told Vogue.com at the time. “I’m a pretty quiet person and not really someone who enjoys coming on stage dressed up…”
“When I was 19 I became the face of Chanel beauty and when I think about it now it feels like a different life, but in many ways it felt like a different life even then!” “Where am I?! What am I doing?!” she added.
“I never really decided to leave the fashion industry, but this definitely feels like a conscious return.”
Nature Lover: Kirsty moved to Topanga Canyon with Violet two and a half years ago
Stunning: Kirsty paid tribute to her daughter by sharing this photo in April, a few weeks after Violet’s 13th birthday