It’s daddy-daughter day out.
The late Anna Nicole Smith’s look-alike teen daughter, Dannielynn Birkhead, attended the 150th Kentucky Derby – a major US horse race – with her dad, Larry Birkhead, on Saturday.
The photographer, 51, shared a carousel of snaps of the 17-year-old, who wore a red ruffled floor-length dress and floral hat, on Instagram in honour of their outing to the races, reports The New York Post’s Page Six.
“On the way to the [Kentucky Derby] with Dannielynn after a great night at the Barnstable-Brown Gala and quick morning haircut or two,” he captioned the post.
“Dannielynn’s dress was inspired by her favourite character Hino Eiji, Kamen Rider OOO TaJaDor combo -she made me write that – because that character had the same shoulders as the design of the dress she found!,” Mr Birkhead added.
“Hey whatever works, just trying to spend a little quality time as this weekend of traditions come to a close.”
Mr Birkhead looked dapper for the derby, wearing a grey suit, a white button-up shirt and black dress shoes.
Dannielynn and her father attend the Kentucky Derby and the Barnstable-Brown Gala every year.
During last year’s gala, Mr Birkhead shared that he met Smith at the same event 20 years prior.
The pair welcomed Dannielynn in September 2006. (Smith initially claimed her lawyer and romantic partner, Howard K Stern, was the father of her daughter but Mr Birkhead contested that claim and demanded a DNA test).
Sadly, the former Playboy model died from a drug overdose in February 2007, when her daughter was only 5 months old. Smith was 39.
Mr Birkhead has since raised Dannielynn as a single father.
Last September, the real estate agent shared rare photos in honour of his daughter’s 17th birthday.
“Wishing you the best day ever!” he wrote at the time. “You are funny, crazy smart, pretty and just about everything I could ever imagine”.
Mr Birkhead said Smith “would be so proud of” Dannielynn.
This article originally appeared in Page Six and was reproduced with permission.