Amanda Randolph Hearst (born January 5, 1984), sometimes called Amanda Hearst Rønning, is an American model, socialite, and heiress of the

Hearst family The Hearst family is a wealthy American family based in California. Their fortune was originally earned in the mining industry during the late 19th century under the entrepreneurial leadership of George Hearst. George's son, William Randolph Hear ...

Family and early life

Amanda Hearst is the daughter of Anne Hearst, the niece of

Patty Hearst Patricia Campbell Hearst (born February 20, 1954) is an American actress and member of the Hearst family. She is the granddaughter of American publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst. She first became known for the events following her 197 ...

, and the great-granddaughter of media mogul

William Randolph Hearst William Randolph Hearst (; April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American newspaper publisher and politician who developed the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications. His extravagant methods of yellow jou ...

. Her father, Richard McChesney, separated from her mother before Hearst's birth, with her being the only child from the marriage. She is also the stepdaughter of novelist

Jay McInerney John Barrett "Jay" McInerney Jr. (; born January 13, 1955) is an American novelist, screenwriter, editor, and columnist. His novels include '' Bright Lights, Big City'', ''Ransom'', '' Story of My Life'', '' Brightness Falls'', and ''The Last o ...

and a cousin of Lydia Hearst-Shaw. Hearst attended the

Chapin School Chapin School is an single-sex education, all-girls independent day school on Manhattan's Upper East Side neighborhood in New York City. History Maria Bowen Chapin opened "Miss Chapin's School for Girls and Kindergarten for Boys and Girls" ...

in New York City and graduated from

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, a boarding school. After a brief stint at

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private university, private Catholic Jesuits, Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus, a Catholic Religious order (Catholic), religious order, t ...

, she dropped out to pursue modeling. She was eventually persuaded to return to school, and she attended

Fordham University Fordham University is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in New York City, United States. Established in 1841, it is named after the Fordham, Bronx, Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx in which its origina ...

, graduating in 2008 with a

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art history Art history is the study of Work of art, artistic works made throughout human history. Among other topics, it studies art’s formal qualities, its impact on societies and cultures, and how artistic styles have changed throughout history. Tradit ...

Career

Hearst is the co-founder of Well/Beings, a grant-making nonprofit focused on environmental justice and conservation. Hearst also co-founded Maison de Mode, an online retail platform dedicated to sustainable fashion. As a former IMG model, Hearst has appeared on the covers of '' Town & Country'', '' International Harper’s Bazaar'', ''

Cosmopolitan Cosmopolitan may refer to: Internationalism * World citizen, one who eschews traditional geopolitical divisions derived from national citizenship * Cosmopolitanism, the idea that all of humanity belongs to a single moral community * Cosmopolitan ...

'', and other major magazines, and has been featured in '' Vanity Fair''.

Personal life

Amanda married

Joachim Rønning Joachim Rønning (born 30 May 1972) is a Norwegian film director, producer, and writer best known for the Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated ''Kon-Tiki'' and the Disney action-adventure films '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No T ...

on August 2, 2019. On June 4, 2022, she gave birth to their first child, a son named Haakon "Hawk" Hearst Rønning.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hearst, Amanda 1984 births Female models from New York (state) American socialites

Amanda Amanda is a Latin feminine gerundive (i.e. verbal adjective) name meaning, literally, "she who must (or is fit to) be loved". Other translations, with similar meaning, could be "deserving to be loved," "worthy of love," or "loved very much by ev ...

Living people Choate Rosemary Hall alumni Boston College alumni Fordham University alumni Activists from New York (state) American editors American women editors Founders of charities Nonprofit businesspeople Chapin School (Manhattan) alumni Socialites from New York City