Amanda Hearst

Amanda Randolph Hearst (born January 5, 1984), sometimes called Amanda Hearst Rønning,^[3] is an American model, socialite, and heiress of the Hearst family.

Amanda Hearst
Born	Amanda Randolph Hearst (1984-01-05) January 5, 1984 (age 41) New York City, U.S.
Education	Choate Rosemary Hall
Alma mater	Fordham University
Height	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[1][2]
Spouse	Joachim Rønning ​ (m. 2019)​
Children	Haakon Hearst Rønning
Parents	Richard McChesney Anne Hearst
Relatives	Randolph Apperson Hearst (grandfather) Patty Hearst (aunt) Lydia Hearst (cousin) William Randolph Hearst (great-grandfather) Millicent Hearst (great-grandmother)

Family and early life

Amanda Hearst is the daughter of Anne Hearst, the niece of Patty Hearst, and the great-granddaughter of media mogul William Randolph Hearst. Her father, Richard McChesney, separated from her mother before Hearst's birth, with her being the only child from the marriage.^[4] She is also the stepdaughter of novelist Jay McInerney^[5] and a cousin of Lydia Hearst-Shaw.

Hearst attended the Chapin School in New York City and graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall, a boarding school.^[6] After a brief stint at Boston College, she dropped out to pursue modeling.^[7] She was eventually persuaded to return to school, and she attended Fordham University, graduating in 2008^[8] with a B.A. in art history.^[9][6]

Career

Hearst is the co-founder of Well/Beings, a grant-making nonprofit focused on environmental justice and conservation.^[10] Hearst also co-founded Maison de Mode, an online retail platform dedicated to sustainable fashion.^[11]

As a former IMG model, Hearst has appeared on the covers of Town & Country, International Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, and other major magazines, and has been featured in Vanity Fair.^[9]

Personal life

Amanda married Joachim Rønning on August 2, 2019.^[12] On June 4, 2022, she gave birth to their first child, a son named Haakon "Hawk" Hearst Rønning.^[13][14]