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June 18, 2010
Daddy's Little Girl

We decided to forgo the Father's Day gift list this year in favor of a tribute of sorts. We picked some inspirational and sensational families to point out a father's ability to influence the lives and talents of their daughters. 

Liv & Steven Tyler
father daughter Liv Tyler

Bebe Buell embraced sex, drugs, and several rock stars until giving birth to Liv Tyler. Then for years she swore Todd Rundgren was Liv's father. 

All this in order to protect the child from real dad, Steven Tyler's epic drug and alcohol addictions. The truth came out and so did father and daughter--on the cover of Rolling Stone!

Paloma & Pablo Picasso
father daughter Picasso
father daughter Picasso 2

Many of his paintings are of wives, mistresses and children. It has been said that Picasso changed his paramours as often as he changed painting styles.

Wives and mistresses come and go, but daughters are forever.  Paloma successfully channels her talents and creativity into jewelry, fashion and perfumes.
   
Ivanka & Donald Trump
father daughter Trumps
father daughter Trumps 2

Fathers often have as much or more impact as mothers do on their daughters' self confidence and career success.

In the case of The Donald, you can pan the man for his blustering self promotion, his cheesy reality shows, and his silly signature swept over. But his daughter, Ivanka, comes off as the polished, sophisticated, future of the Trump Empire.

Stella & Paul McCartney
father daughter McCartney
Paul & Stella

Stella McCartney always claims she would have been a famous fashion designer even if she wasn't Paul McCartney's daughter.

The fashion world snickered in 1997 when she was appointed Creative Director for Chloe, claiming that the appointment was made for her publicity power and not her talent. She has since proven to be a smart and savvy designer, with a talent for making beautiful clothes and sound business deals.

Woody & Soon-Yi ???
father daughter Woody & Sun Yi 2 father daughter Woody & Sun Yi

He's no average Joe. Love him or not, it's hard not to acknowledge his talent and the impact he's had on comedy, film, and screenwriting. He's even an accomplished jazz musician. 

There must have been some ferocious family fallout when he announced his marriage to Soon-Yi Previn, the adopted daughter of his long time love, Mia Farrow. Allen's words on the matter: "The heart wants what it wants. There's no logic to those things. You meet someone and you fall in love and that's that."

  
Chelsea & Bill Clinton

father daughter Clinton
Thankfully, most of us grow up without having to publicly confront our fathers' epic personal demons. Chelsea did it with aplomb.

This father/daughter relationship looks completely solid and genuine. Growing up means realizing our parents are only human.  


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