The CBK Blog

Welcome to the Carolyn Bessette Kennedy Blog. Here you can discus the beautiful and stylish Carolyn. Her style and elegance stood the test of time. Her timeless beauty and approach to fashion is still a hot topic today.


About Carolyn

Full Name: Carolyn Jeanne Bessette Kennedy

Birth Date: January 7, 1966 in White Plains, NY, but mostly lived in Greenwich, CT

Date of death: July 16, 1999 in plane crash in Atlantic ocean

Parents: William Bessette, Ann Messina and step-father Richard Freeman

Siblings: Identical twins Lauren and Lisa Bessette

Wedding Date: September 21, 1996 to John Kennedy Jr in Cumberland Island, Georgia and honeymooned in Turkey

Previous Boyfriends: Michael Bergin, Alesandro Benetton, hockey player John Cullen, actor Scott Winters

Education: Graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1983 and Boston University with a degree in elementary education in 1988

Favorite Designers: Narciso Rodrigues, Prada, Yohji Yamamoto, Hermes, Manolo Blahnik

Employers: Calvin Klein. Discovered while working in a retail store in Boston and promoted to a personal shopper in NYC and then promoted to public relations at the headquarters.

Favorite Restaurant: Buddys in Tribeca

Pets: Friday, Carolyn and John's dog and Ruby the black cat

Hairstylist: Brad Johns

Favorite Beauty Products: MAC, Bobbi Brown, Face Stockholm, Brad Johns haircare products