In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Tamsma and the second or paternal family name is Piquet Souto Maior.
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Born | Kelly Tamsma Piquet Souto Maior (1988-12-07) 7 December 1988 (age 36) Homburg, Saarland, West Germany |
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Father | Nelson Piquet |
Kelly Tamsma Piquet Souto Maior (born 7 December 1988) is a Brazilian model, columnist, blogger and public relations professional.
Early life and education
Kelly Tamsma Piquet Souto Maior was born in Homburg, Germany. She is the daughter of Nelson Piquet, Brazilian racing driver and three-time Formula One World Champion, and Sylvia Tamsma, a Dutch model. She spent most of her childhood living in the South of France. At the age of 12, she moved to Brazil where she lived until she was 15 years old. After that Piquet returned to France, and lived there for another year before moving to England to study at a boarding school. At the age of 17, she returned to Brazil to attend her senior year of high school. Piquet attended Marymount Manhattan College in New York City, majoring in International Relations with an emphasis on political science and economics.
Career
During college, she took an internship in fashion and decided to continue working in the area. She worked at Vogue Latinoamerica, Bergdorf Goodman, KCD PR agency, in addition to being a columnist for Marie Claire magazine.
As a model, Piquet posed for PatBO and Lucas Boccalão. She has walked the ramp in some fashion shows.
In April 2015, Piquet became responsible for Formula E social media coverage.
Personal life
In January 2017, Piquet began dating Russian Formula One driver Daniil Kvyat. She has a daughter Penelope with Kvyat, born in July 2019. In December of the same year the relationship came to an end.
She has been dating Dutch 4-time Formula One World Champion driver Max Verstappen since October 2020. In December 2024, Verstappen announced on Instagram that they were expecting their first child together.
References
- Suzanne Borgdorff (12 December 2021). "Emotionele Kelly Piquet huilt met haar Max mee na ongekend succes in Abu Dhabi". AD.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- "Max Verstappen en Kelly Piquet: hoe ziet hun leven er samen uit?". GPFans.com (in Dutch). 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- Bharat Aggarwal (5 January 2021). "Who is Max Verstappen's Girlfriend – Kelly Piquet?". Essentially Sports (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Kelly Piquet (10 July 2014). "Muito prazer, meu nome é Kelly Piquet" (in Portuguese). Marie Claire. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- Marcus Chang (31 March 2013). "O estilo globetrotter de Kelly Piquet". Harper's Bazaar (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- Nati Vozza (14 May 2012). "INSIDER: Kelly Piquet". Glam4You (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 1 June 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Ana Luiza Favato; Edson Caldeira (8 March 2016). "Kelly Piquet larga a moda para trabalhar na Formula E". Metrópoles (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- Guta Raeder (11 March 2015). "Kelly Piquet posa só de lingerie pela primeira vez" (in Portuguese). Glamour. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- "Torcida com estilo: Lucas Boccalão veste Kelly Piquet para a copa" (in Portuguese). Harper's Bazaar. 28 June 2014. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- Natália Lopes (27 April 2007). "Kelly Piquet e Gabriela Constantino: elas arrasam na passarela de evento de moda em Brasília" (in Portuguese). Brasília, DF: Caras. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- Carolina Bardawil (11 March 2002). "O desfile das filhas do poder" (in Portuguese). Brasília, DF. Archived from the original on 27 September 2002. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- Gustavo Silva (5 August 2015). ""A Fórmula E é a Fórmula 1 de 30 anos atrás", afirma Kelly Piquet" (in Portuguese). GQ. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- "Piloto russo da F-1 assume namoro com filha de Nelson Piquet". UOL (in Portuguese). 11 January 2017. Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- "Kvyat podium came one day after birth of his first child". ESPN. 28 July 2019. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- Rafaela Amaral; Claudia Meireles (31 July 2019). "Kelly Piquet dá à luz pequena Penelope, em Mônaco". Metrópoles (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- Stefano Ollanu (24 March 2020). "Daniil Kvyat e Kelly Piquet si sono separati". Formula Passion (in Italian). Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- Bethânia Nunes; Marina Ferreira (1 January 2021). "Modelo Kelly Piquet assume romance com piloto da Fórmula 1 Max Verstappen". Metrópoles (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- "Max Verstappen and Kelly Piquet's Relationship Timeline". Us Weekly. 15 October 2024. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- "Max Verstappen wins 2024 F1 world title as Red Bull driver closes out Drivers' Championship at Las Vegas GP". Sky Sports. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- "Max Verstappen announces girlfriend Kelly Piquet is pregnant". ESPN. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- "F1 champion Max Verstappen to become first-time father with girlfriend Kelly Piquet". AP News. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
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- 1988 births
- Brazilian bloggers
- Brazilian columnists
- Brazilian expatriates in France
- Brazilian female models
- Brazilian people of Dutch descent
- Living people
- Marymount Manhattan College alumni
- People from Homburg, Saarland
- Piquet family
- Brazilian women bloggers
- Brazilian women columnists
- 21st-century Brazilian journalists
- 21st-century Brazilian women journalists