{"id":571,"date":"2026-05-02T14:30:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T14:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/anna-nicole-smiths-daughter-dannielynn-debuts-bold-new-look-at-kentucky-derby-2026-party\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T14:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T14:30:17","slug":"anna-nicole-smiths-daughter-dannielynn-debuts-bold-new-look-at-kentucky-derby-2026-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/anna-nicole-smiths-daughter-dannielynn-debuts-bold-new-look-at-kentucky-derby-2026-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Anna Nicole Smith\u2019s daughter Dannielynn debuts bold new look at Kentucky Derby 2026 party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/126843085.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Anna Nicole Smith\u2019s look-alike daughter, Dannielynn, showed off a dramatic \u201cgoth-rock\u201d look as she kicked off Kentucky Derby 2026 celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old swapped out her usual long, blond hair for a platinum pixie cut with black tips as she attended the Barnstable Brown Derby Eve party with dad Larry Birkhead on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Larry, 53, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX0OLoskVpo\/?img_index=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared an Instagram photo<\/a> of the duo posing together in matching black outfits at the red carpet ahead of the gala. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Anna Nicole Smith\u2019s daughter, Dannielynn Birkhead (seen above with dad Larry), showed off a dramatic \u201cgoth-rock\u201d look at the Barnstable Brown Derby Eve party the night before the 2026 Kentucky Derby.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Dannielynn (pictured above at the event) swapped out her blond hair for a platinum pixie cut with black tips.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>He also posted a close-up snapshot of Dannielynn rocking her new hairstyle along with a black Punk Rave Gothic Dress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDannielynn is rocking a fresh cut and \u201cgoth-rock\u201d style,\u201d Larry wrote in his caption.<\/p>\n<p>The photographer also said his teen daughter \u201cinsisted I get in on the theme\u201d by wearing his black Phillipp Plein jacket. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooking forward to a great time for a great cause,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Dannielynn (pictured above with dad Larry at the Barnstable Brown Gala) also wore a black Punk Rave Gothic Dress. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The father-daughter duo posed for photos together on the red carpet before the gala. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Barnstable Brown<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Larry told People that Dannielynn (pictured above) \u201cwanted something edgy and cool\u201d when she switched up her hair. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/anna-nicole-smith-and-larry-birkheads-daughter-dannielynn-kentucky-derby-look-is-all-about-her-coming-into-her-own-dad-says-11964639\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview with People<\/a>, Larry proudly gushed that Dannielynn is \u201ccoming into her own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for her new hairstyle, Larry said Dannielynn told him \u201cshe wanted something edgy and cool,\u201d so she got one of her late mom\u2019s hairstylist friend to make it happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe chopped it all off and put some wild colors in it,\u201d\u00a0Larry told People. \u201cI was kind of bracing myself at the hair salon. I guess she\u2019s at the age to do what she wants to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><figcaption>Dannielynn (seen above) changed up her look with help from one of her late mom\u2019s hairstylist friends.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Larry (seen above with his daughter) admitted that he was \u201cbracing himself at the hair salon.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Larry explained that he\u2019s extra proud of her daughter for going through with the\u00a0\u201ctotal style change\u201d after typically choosing to <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/05\/03\/style\/anna-nicole-smiths-daughter-dannielynn-wears-moms-dress\/\">recreate her late mom\u2019s iconic looks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is kind of Dannielynn showing off her own sense of style and she said it\u2019s a goth rock theme,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/05\/04\/celebrity-news\/anna-nicole-smiths-daughter-dannielynn-attends-kentucky-derby-with-dad-larry\/\">The father-daughter duo<\/a> are staples at the Kentucky Derby. <\/p>\n<p>Larry even met Smith at the Barnstable Brown Derby Eve Gala in 2003.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Dannielynn (pictured above at the 2024 Barnstable Brown Gala) is Larry and Smith\u2019s only child.<br \/>\n <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Smith (seen above at the Video Software Dealers Association Convention on July 11, 1993) died from a drug overdose in February 2007, when Dannielynn was only five months old. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last year, Dannielynn attended the Kentucky Derby in a <a href=\"https:\/\/macduggal.com\/products\/20570\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">light blue strapless tulle dress<\/a> and donned a short blond hairdo.<\/p>\n<p>She also honored her late mom <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/05\/04\/style\/anna-nicole-smiths-daughter-dannielynn-18-wears-late-moms-gold-jewelry-to-kentucky-derby-2025\/\">by wearing Smith\u2019s gold jewelry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Larry and Smith welcomed Dannielynn in September 2006.<\/p>\n<p>When Dannielynn was only five months old, Smith <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/02\/09\/anna-nicole-smith-remembered-15-years-after-death\/\">died from a drug overdose<\/a>\u00a0in February 2007. The former Playboy model was 39.<\/p>\n<p>Larry has since raised Dannielynn as a single father.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Dannielynn and Larry (seen above at the 2017 Kentucky Derby) attend the annual event together every year. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Smith (pictured above in 1993) met Larry at the Kentucky Derby in 2003. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/larry-birkhead-says-daughter-dannielynn-is-interested-in-this-career-exclusive-11728520\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told People<\/a> last year that his daughter was heading to college soon and interested in pursuing modeling and acting \u2014 just like Smith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have mixed feelings about it,\u201d Larry admitted, \u201cbut I want to be supportive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cIt\u2019s my job to be a supportive parent. I don\u2019t want to be a stage parent. 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