Model-turned-TV presenter Kristy Hinze wore a stunning Oscar de la Renta gown as she wed US billionaire Jim Clark on the Caribbean island of Virgin Gorda.
The couple exchanged vows on Monday on a private beach at the Little Dix Bay Resort.
Check out the wedding pics and Kristy throughout her career here.
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For someone known for her bubbly personality, Kristy Hinze is low on fizz this otherwise glorious Sydney morning. With her long legs curled in a hotel lounge chair and her blonde hair pulled back in a tight ponytail, revealing the honey planes of her cheekbones and those feline-green, almond-shaped eyes, she seems more timid than normal, a little shell-shocked and wary even.
The answer to her reserve possibly lies at her feet: a newspaper that appears more tossed than folded by its last peruser. “It seems I am buying a $15million waterfront mansion today, according to that,” she says, looking down dismissively at the tabloid in question. “I find it amazing that they can write garbage and get away with it. It’s almost laughable…”
It is sad to see the normally ebullient and quick-witted model so “disappointed more than angry”. It should be the happiest time of her life. She is home in Australia for the holidays, surrounded by friends and family, and is not only madly in love, but about to be married. Yet it appears others do not share Kristy’s joy — mainly those who don’t know her, mind you — perceiving the union to have more sinister motives than two like-minded souls deciding they want to share the rest of their lives together.
See beautiful Kristy throughout her career here.
Since Kristy met and fell for Jim Clark three years ago, theirs has been a union plagued by speculation and controversy. Not only is Jim 35 years older than the 29-year-old Kristy, he is also a three-times married billionaire, his wealth the result of inventing the web browser Netscape. As a result, Kristy has endured being branded “the new Anna Nicole Smith”, a “gold digger” and even a prettier version of Paul McCartney’s notorious ex-wife, Heather Mills. Add to this the headlines on stories about the couple, such as “the old and the beautiful”, and it would be hard for anyone to remain perky under such savage scrutiny.
“I understand people are interested in my life, but I try not to be affected by it because when you let it get to you, that’s when you start getting bitter and that’s just not me,” Kristy says.
Check out the wedding pics and Kristy throughout her career here!
To read the full interview with Kristy Hinze, pick up your copy of the February issue of The Weekly — out now!
