The 18-year-old wore a dress to a gala that Anna Nicole Smith wore more than 20 years, and chose a pastel gown by Mac Duggal for the Churchill Downs red carpet.

Dannielynn Birkhead is feeling close to her late mother Anna Nicole Smith through fashion at the Barnstable Brown Gala ahead of the 2025 Kentucky Derby. The 18-year-old attended the event, as she does every year,

Dannielynn Birkhead paid tribute to her mom Anna Nicole Smith by wearing the late model's jewelry during her 2025 Kentucky Derby appearance on May 3. Acompanied by her dad Larry Birkhead, the 18-year-old stunned in a light blue tulle dress at Churchill Downs.