John f kennedy jr and carolyn bessette

Wife of John F. Kennedy Jr. (1966–1999)

This article is about the late wife of President Kennedy's son.

For the daughter of U.S. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, see Caroline Kennedy.

Carolyn Jeanne Bessette-Kennedy (née Bessette; January 7, 1966 – July 16, 1999) was the wife of attorney and publisher John F.

Kennedy Jr.. An American fashion publicist for Calvin Klein until her marriage to Kennedy in 1996, her life and fashion sense have been the subjects of intense media scrutiny.

John f. kennedy jr and carolyn bessette wedding pictures

The couple, along with her older sister Lauren, died in a plane crash off the coast of Martha's Vineyard in 1999.

Early life and education

Bessette was born January 7, 1966, in White Plains, New York, the youngest child of William Joseph Bessette (born 1942), a cabinet salesman, and Anne Marie (née Messina; 1939–2007), an administrator in the New York City public school system.

She had two older sisters, twins Lauren and Lisa.^[1] Her paternal family is or