This article is about John F. Kennedy Jr.'s wife. For her sister-in-law, see
Caroline Kennedy.
Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy |
|---|
![]() Kennedy at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, May 1999 |
| Born | Carolyn Jeanne Bessette
(1966-01-07)January 7, 1966
|
|---|
| Died | July 16, 1999(1999-07-16) (aged 33)
|
|---|
| Cause of death | Plane crash |
|---|
| Education | Boston University |
|---|
| Spouse |
|
|---|
| Relatives | Lauren Bessette
Lisa Bessette |
|---|
| Family | Kennedy family
(by marriage) |
|---|
Carolyn Jeanne Bessette-Kennedy (January 7, 1966 – July 16, 1999) was an American socialite, model, publicist for Calvin Klein. Kennedy was married to John F. Kennedy Jr., the son of John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States. Her relationship with her husband and her fashion influence drew comparisons to her mother-in-law Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Kennedy, her husband and older sister, Lauren Bessette, died in a plane crash in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts on July 16, 1999.
