Anna Nicole Smith’s lookalike daughter Dannielynn and her dad Larry Birkhead spent some quality time together during the Kentucky Derby weekend.
Dannielynn, 17, and Larry, 51, shared a few Instagram snaps while attending the Barnstable-Brown Gala on Friday.
The father-daughter duo made a stylish appearance, with Dannielynn rocking an all-black Gianfranco Ferre dress previously worn by Janet Jackson according to Julien’s Auctions.
‘On our way to Barnstable-Brown Gala for the kick-off of the @kentuckyderby weekend. Dannielynn is wearing her second @janetjackson outfit to the party that I got from Janet’s @juliens_auctions -charity auction,’ Larry wrote in the caption.
It comes hours after Abbie Cornish was spotted for the first time in character as the late Anna Nicole on the Toronto set of the movie Trust Me, I’m A Doctor, about the Playboy model’s drug spiral before dying at age 39.
Anna Nicole Smith’s daughter Dannielynn, 17, and her dad Larry Birkhead, 51, spent some quality time together during the Kentucky Derby weekend
Larry added at the end of his caption: ‘Looking forward to a fun Derby weekend with the newly graduated high school student!’
Dannielynn completed her outfit with chunky black boots and a silver necklace.
She wore her blonde tresses parted in the middle and styled into loose curls.
Meanwhile Larry looked dapper in a grey suit and black tie for the event.
One snap saw the duo standing side by side in a hallway filled with roses as they showed off their stylish looks.
Another photo showed them sitting together with Dannielynn flashing a bright smile.
Fans were thrilled with the new snaps, with one writing, ‘High school graduate?! Where has the time gone? She’s a beautiful girl, just like her mama.’
‘Ahh The derby where you met her mama!!! I love that you’ve made it a tradition. She’s beautiful! You both look great. Congrats Danni!’ another added.
‘Such a beautiful young woman! Larry, you must be so proud. You’ve done a wonderful job raising her.’
Dannielynn and Larry shared a few Instagram snaps while attending the Barnstable-Brown Gala on Friday
The father-daughter duo made a stylish appearance, with Dannielynn rocking an all-black Gianfranco Ferre dress previously worn by Janet Jackson
At last year’s gala the two paid homage to Smith, with Dannielynn wearing a Guess top that had black and white images of the late model posing for the brand throughout the fabric
Dannielynn and Birkhead attend the Kentucky Derby together annually, as it is a tradition they’ve had since she was three years old.
Last year Larry celebrated Dannielynn’s birthday with a gushing Instagram post where he shared photos of his daughter with Anna before her death in February 2007.
The former Playboy model welcomed her only daughter just one year earlier on September 7, 2006 before her tragic passing due to an accidental drug overdose.
The father daughter duo appear to have a close bond, and last year they also made an appearance at 149th Kentucky Derby Gala.
The two paid homage to Smith at the annual event, with Dannielynn wearing a Guess top that had black and white images of the late model posing for the brand throughout the fabric.
The photographer was seen sporting a tie with the same print and design as his daughter’s outfit.
He jumped to his main Instagram page to share a photo of their ensembles, and recalled to his followers, ‘Heading to the annual Barnstable-Brown Derby Eve Gala. Tonight is the 20th anniversary where I met Dannielynn’s Mom at the same event…’
Birkhead first met Anna Nicole at the same Kentucky Derby Gala in 2003, and told DailyMail.com last year in May, ‘I met Anna first in 2003 and she blew me kisses. I was intrigued by her but we didn’t have too much interaction.’
Dannielynn and Birkhead attend the Kentucky Derby together annually, as it is a tradition they’ve had since she was three years old; seen at the event in 2023
Last year Larry celebrated Dannielynn’s birthday with a gushing Instagram post where he shared photos of his daughter with Anna before her death
Former Playboy model Anna Nicole welcomed her only daughter in 2006, before her tragic passing due to an accidental drug overdose at age 39 in 2007; seen in 1993
‘She came back the next year and she had totally transformed. I always thought she was so beautiful. She has a unique look. But when she returned to the Derby in 2004 she was in her tip top shape,’ he further remembered.
Larry explained, ‘She was blowing me kisses, but I thought she was doing that for everyone. Being flirtatious for the camera. I never thought that she would want some guy like me from Kentucky when she could have any guys who wants.’
Their budding romance soon began in 2004, and the photographer later moved in with the model at her Los Angeles home. However, she then moved to the Bahamas when she was pregnant with their daughter.
At the time, she was filtering through a legal battle for $30 million from her late husband and billionaire, J. Howard Marshall.
The two notably tied the knot in 1994 when he was 89, and she was only 26. However, just 14 months after their nuptials, he passed away.
‘We were living together and doing baby planning. We were picking out names for our baby. Despite what anyone says, Anna knew I was the father,’ Larry expressed to DailyMail.com.
‘They took her to the Bahamas because she was in a lawsuit for all that money, and they thought that I was going to try and take it from her, so they saw me as a threat and Anna believed it.’
‘It was a game I had to play and go through the motions. But we stayed in contact until the time when she passed away,’ Larry further continued.
After welcoming Dannielynn in the Bahamas on September 7, 2006, her other child and only son, Daniel Wayne Smith, tragically died just days later on September 10 while visiting his mother and half-sister in the hospital due to a drug overdose.
Abbie Cornish will play Smith in the upcoming movie Trust Me, I’m a Doctor. The film is based on a memoir of the same name by Anna Nicole’s pain medication doctor Sandeep Kapoor, played by Kal Penn; Smith seen in 2005 in Los Angeles
The following year, when Dannielynn was only five-months-old, Smith passed away due to an accidental drug overdose.
After her shocking death and following a custody battle, Larry was ruled as Dannielynn’s biological father due to a DNA test.
Not long after his daughter was born, Anna’s lawyer, Howard K. Stern, had been assumed as the father, and the pair married during a ceremony in the Bahamas.
But after the DNA test proved Birkhead as the father, the birth certificate was changed and Dannielynn began living with him in the state of Kentucky, where they both still currently reside.
Cornish will play Smith in the upcoming movie Trust Me, I’m a Doctor. The film is based on a memoir of the same name by Anna Nicole’s pain medication doctor Sandeep Kapoor, played by Kal Penn.
After Anna Nicole died of an overdose, Sandeep was implicated in her wrongful death trial, but he was ultimately acquitted of all six counts against him.
