Early life

Hearst was born in Wilton, Connecticut, to Patty Hearst and Bernard Shaw. After graduating from Wilton High School, she was discovered by fashion photographer Steven Meisel in 2003.

Modeling career

Magazines and fashion shows

Always inspired by fashion, photography and the arts she was discovered by famed photographer Stephen Meisel who shot her first magazine cover for Vogue Italia in April 2004. Hearst has covered fashion magazines in Italy, France, Korea, Japan, Latin America, and the United States. She has worked with photographers worldwide including Steven Meisel, Patrick DeMarchelier, Ellen Von Unwerth, Mario Testino, Paulo Roversi, Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, Bettina Rheims, Mark Abrams, and Peter Lindbergh.

At the 2008 Michael Awards, Lydia was recognized as "Model of the Year", as well as acknowledged and given the award for Best International Supermodel at the Madrid Glamour Awards on November 12.

She has modelled on the international runway circuit and at many fashion shows on behalf of Chanel, Fendi, Rebecca Taylor, Catherine Malandrino, Twinkle, Nicole Miller, Three As Four, and Jeremy Scott.

Advertising

Hearst has appeared in advertising campaigns for Prada, Louis Vuitton, Alexander McQueen, Bottega Veneta, Sephora, L'Oreal Ferria, DKNY, MYLA Lingerie, H&M, NARS Cosmetics, MAC Cosmetics, Miss Me Jeans, Moschino Cheap & Chic. In 2007, Hearst appeared in Puma's French 77, which led her to design a line of handbags for the collection.

In Spring of 2012, Swarovski launched its Heart Truth campaign naming Hearst as its ambassador. This campaign was a national awareness campaign that aimed to empower women to improve their heart health and sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

Journalism

Hearst briefly was a columnist for the short-lived Page Six magazine, which came in the Sunday edition of the New York Post. She appeared on the cover of the 30 September 2007 issue of the magazine.

She has since launched a lifestyle/fashion blog where she regularly posts.

Acting career

As a child Lydia spent time on the set of John Waters' films with her mother, Patty. This inspired Hearst in her decision to pursue a career in entertainment.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Last International Playboy	Stella
2008	Fame Fatale		Short film
2009	Cepheus	Model-Self
2009	Consumed	Model-Self	Short film
2009	Gossip Girl	Amelia	Episode: "Much 'I Do' About Nothing"
2012	Two Jacks	Alexis
2012	Velvet Morning	Velvet	Short film
2012	Amnesia	Micaela
2012	I Am AiKO	Aiko	Short film
2013	Delirium	Jennifer
2013	Mistresses	Story	Episode: "Ultimatum"
2014	Desire	Penelope	Short Film
2014	Automobile Waltz	Penelope	Short film
2014	The Barber	Melissa
2014	Cabin Fever: Patient Zero	Bridget
2015	Condemned	Tess	Premiering at ScreamFest October 18, 2015
2015	#Horror	Lisa
2015	Stealing Chanel	Lisa	Premiers September 30, 2015 on LMN
2015	South of Hell	Charlotte Roberts	7 Episodes - Premiering November 27, 2015 WEtv
2016	Downside Of Bliss	Bliss Derek	Post-production

Other roles

Hearst made an appearance in the music video for the Miles Fisher cover of "This Must Be the Place". Hearst again starred in a music video in 2012 for Cisco Adler's "Song for All the Girls", where she is graphically murdered by a spin saw. She also has a minor role in Johnny Polygon's "LimoSexSuperstar" video.

Reality TV

Hearst served alongside Anne Vyalitsyna and Naomi Campbell as a supermodel coach for the upcoming second edition of Oxygen's The Face modeling reality competition. The season premiered on March 5, 2014.

Philanthropy

Her family has a tradition of involvement in philanthropic causes which has led to Lydia's involvement in becoming a Smile Ambassador for Operation Smile and receiving the Smile Award for her dedication to the organization in 2012, and most recently to receive a humanitarian Award from Catwalk For Charity June 8, 2014.

Personal life

Hearst has been in a relationship with comedian Chris Hardwick since 2014. The couple became engaged on September 12, 2015. She previously dated actors Kevin Connolly and Jeff Goldblum.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]