Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
Carolyn Jeanne Bessette-Kennedy (January 7, 1966 – July 16, 1999) was an American socialite, model, publicist for Calvin Klein. Kennedy was married to John F. Kennedy Jr., the son of John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States. Her relationship with her husband and her fashion influence drew comparisons to her mother-in-law Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Kennedy, her husband and older sister, Lauren Bessette, died in a plane crash in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts on July 16, 1999.
Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy | |
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 Kennedy at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, May 1999 | |
| Born | Carolyn Jeanne Bessette January 7, 1966 White Plains, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 16, 1999 (aged 33) |
| Cause of death | Plane crash |
| Education | Boston University |
| Spouse(s) | John F. Kennedy Jr. (m. 1996; died 1999) |
| Relatives | Lauren Bessette Lisa Bessette |
| Family | Kennedy family (by marriage) |