Larry Birkhead marked his daughter Dannielynn Birkhead’s 20th birthday on September 7 by posting a video collage of photos on Instagram. The video included recent images of Dannielynn alongside childhood photos, set to Lenny Kravitz’s Happy Birthday. Birkhead captioned the post: ‘Happy 20th Birthday Dannielynn! ❤️ Love, Dad ❤️.’
The collage featured Dannielynn in a black outfit with sunglasses, a photo of her as a child in a one-piece bathing suit, and another of her in a pink tutu hugging her father. A recent image showed her with short red hair, while another depicted her in a black dress with a pixie cut. Birkhead also referenced specific outfits from the video, including a dress from Social Collusion for Hot Topic and a Ghost T-shirt from the same brand.
Dannielynn, born in 2006 to Birkhead and the late model Anna Nicole Smith, has been primarily raised by her father since Smith’s death in 2007. Birkhead has largely kept her out of the public eye but has maintained a tradition of attending the Kentucky Derby with her annually since she was three years old. In May 2023, Dannielynn made a rare public appearance with her father at the Barnstable Brown Gala, where she debuted an edgy new look—a strapless black gown with a fitted bodice and semi-sheer fabric, paired with a shorter pixie cut and darker hair ends. Birkhead described her as ‘coming into her own’ during an interview with People.
Social media users commented on how Dannielynn resembles her late mother, with many noting her striking resemblance to Anna Nicole Smith. The birthday post drew reactions such as ‘How in the world is she 20 already?’ and ‘Happy 20th Birthday! I feel so old.’