Lydia Hearst-Shaw

Lydia Marie Hearst-Shaw is an American fashion model, actress, socialite, and lifestyle blogger. Born on September 19, 1984, she is a member of the Hearst family, being the great-granddaughter of newspaper publisher and politician William Randolph Hearst and the daughter of author and actress Patty Hearst and former San Francisco police officer Bernard L. Shaw. She is of Irish and Scots-Irish descent through her mother. Hearst-Shaw attended Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, until 2003, when she transitioned into fashion modeling.

Her modeling career began after photographer Steven Meisel discovered her and shot her first magazine cover for Vogue Italia in April 2004. Following her debut, she appeared internationally on covers for publications such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Marie Claire, GQ, L'Officiel, and Esquire. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with noted photographers including Patrick Demarchelier, Ellen Von Unwerth, Mario Testino, Peter Lindbergh, Inez van Lamsweerde, and Vinoodh Matadin. She has also walked in runway shows and modeled for fashion designers such as Chanel, Fendi, Catherine Malandrino, Nicole Miller, and Jeremy Scott.

In addition to editorial work, Hearst-Shaw has featured in major advertising campaigns for brands like Prada, Louis Vuitton, Alexander McQueen, Bottega Veneta, Sephora, L'Oreal Ferria, DKNY, MYLA Lingerie, H&M, NARS Cosmetics, MAC Cosmetics, Miss Me Jeans, and Moschino Cheap & Chic. In 2007, she appeared in Puma's French 77 campaign, leading Puma to hire her to design a handbag collection. In the spring of 2012, Swarovski appointed her as ambassador for the Heart Truth campaign, an initiative sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to raise awareness about women's heart health.

Beyond modeling, Hearst-Shaw has engaged in journalism, media, and television. She briefly wrote a column for the Sunday New York Post's Page Six feature and operated a lifestyle and fashion blog. She served as a supermodel coach alongside Naomi Campbell and Anne Vyalitsyna on the second season of Oxygen's modeling reality competition The Face, which premiered on March 5, 2014.

Her acting work includes music videos and film projects. She appeared in Miles Fisher's music video for "This Must Be the Place," played a role in Cisco Adler's 2011 video for "Song for All the Girls," and had a minor role in Johnny Polygon's "LimoSexSuperstar" video. In 2015, she co-starred in the Lifetime shoplifting comedy Stealing Chanel alongside Carol Alt, John Rothman, and Anna Maria Cianciulli.

Hearst-Shaw married Chris Hardwick on August 20, 2016, in Pasadena, California. The couple welcomed a daughter in January 2022 and currently resides in Los Feliz, Los Angeles.