Kidada Jones
Kidada Ann Jones () (born March 22, 1974) is an American actress, model, and fashion designer. Jones works as a designer for The Walt Disney Company, where she has a line known as Kidada for Disney Couture. Jones is the daughter of record producer Quincy Jones and actress Peggy Lipton. Early life and education. The elder daughter of the marriage between composer/arranger Quincy Jones and actress Peggy Lipton, Jones was born in Los Angeles, California. Jones was raised in Bel-Air with her younger sister Rashida, who is an actress and screenwriter. Jones attended the Los Angeles Fashion  Institute for Design and Merchandising and left at age 19 to work with the designer Tommy Hilfiger. She is Jewish on her mother's side, and African-American on her father's side. Lipton's parents were Harold Lipton (1911–1999), a corporate lawyer, and Rita Benson (1912–1986), an artist. Career. Kidada Jones began working as a celebrity stylist for her father's publication "Vibe" magazine. She gained attention when she styled Michael Jackson for the cover of "Vibe" in 1995. She was recruited by designer Tommy Hilfiger, who launched a successful ad campaign centered on Jones and a group of  her friends (including Aaliyah, Tamia, Kate Hudson, Nicole Richie, and Oliver Hudson). She worked as his muse for eight years. Jones' fashion work included designing a clothing line for Snoop Dogg for three years. Jones also appeared during this period as a model in such fashion magazines as "Elle", "Vogue," and "Harper's Bazaar". Since 2005, Jones has been working with The Walt Disney Company, designing for Kidada for Disney Couture. "W" magazine described this as "a line of clothing and jewelry for adults sold at boutiques" and said that Jones acts "as a conduit to hip tastemakers the brand  might otherwise miss." According to Jim Calhoun, Disney's executive vice president of consumer products, North America, "Kidada is not just one of those people that points out what's cool. She has a real hand in making things cool." She also consults on Disney projects. In 2017, Jones published "School of Awake", a book meant to empower young girls. Jones appeared on Oprah Winfrey's "Super Soul Sunday". Personal life. Jones dated rapper and actor LL Cool J from 1992 to 1994. In his autobiography, "I Make My Own Rules", LL Cool J stated that he ended their relationship  because of her spiritual beliefs. "She would go to an ashram, consult a guru, and pray to statues," he said. Jones was also the girlfriend to fellow rapper and actor Tupac prior to his death. She was waiting for him in their Las Vegas hotel room when he was shot on September 7, 1996, and was at the hospital with Tupac when he ultimately died from his injuries six days later. She was married to Jeffrey Nash from 2003 until 2006.