Kelly Piquet

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kelly Piquet

• Kelly Piquet is a Brazilian model, blogger, columnist, and health and wellness coach. She is the daughter of three-time F1 world champion Nelson Piquet. In January 2021, she hit the headlines after she started dating publicly with three-time Formula One World Champion Max Verstappen.

• After spending most of her childhood in the South of France, the 12-year-old Kelly moved to Brazil, where she lived till she turned 15, she then returned to France, where she lived for one year, and later moved to England, where she attended a boarding school. When Kelly turned 17, she returned to Brazil, where she pursued her senior school years. Later, she went to New York, where she attended Marymount Manhattan College.

  

• While pursuing her senior school years, she interned at Oxfam International for six months, from August 2005 to January 2006, during which she gained experience in a successful NGO working to alleviate global poverty and suffering, worked on numerous specialized projects with the director of campaigns, and worked as a salesperson in the shop from time to time. ^[8]Kelly Piquet – LinkedIn

• While pursuing her college studies in New York, Kelly interned in fashion and worked in different places and positions including as a stylist assistant for Sarah Gores Reeves at Vogue Latinoamerica, where she worked for a year. Later, she spent four months as a buyer, interning at Bergdorf Goodman. ^[9]Kelly Piquet – LinkedIn

• During college, just like her mother, Kelly also modelled for various brands like Pepe Jeans, PatBo, and Louis Vuitton. Kelly often shares pictures of her modelling work on social media. ^[10]People

• In the middle of the last year of college, she returned to Brazil, where she took a three-month course at ESPM in marketing and CRM. ^[11]People

• During college, she worked as a Teacher Assistant at Cross Cultural Solutions in Bagamoyo, Tanzania, for three months, from June 2009 to August 2009, during which she taught English and Mathematics and participated in cultural exchange with children and teachers. ^[12]Kelly Piquet – LinkedIn

• After graduating from college, she worked as a publicity intern at KCD Worldwide in New York City for five months, from August 2011 to December 2011. Later, she worked as a marketing coordinator at Arezzo & Co. in the Greater New York City Area for ten months, from June 2012 to March 2013, where she handled logistics for marketing campaigns, product launches, events, and strategic partnerships among other tasks. ^[13]Kelly Piquet – LinkedIn

• From April 2014 to December 2014, Kelly Piquet worked as a columnist at Marie Claire magazine in Sao Paulo, Brazil. ^[14]Kelly Piquet – LinkedIn

  

• After her stint as a columnist in Brazil, she moved to London, United Kingdom, where she worked as a Social Media and PR Consultant at Formula E Holdings for one year and nine months, from April 2015 to December 2016, where she was involved in developing and executing content strategy and brand awareness to achieve inbound traffic, engagement and growth of likes and followers, created relevant content and weekly blogging to reach target audience, and curated and managing all published content (images, videos and written) among other tasks. ^[15]Kelly Piquet – LinkedIn

• In January 2017, Kelly Piquet and Russian Formula One driver Daniil Kvyat started dating each other. In July 2019, they welcomed a daughter, Penelope, and on the same day after Penelope was born, Kvyat claimed his first podium in three years after finishing third at the German Grand Prix; he dedicated his success in the race to Kelly Piquet and their newborn daughter, Penelope. In December 2019, Kelly and Kvyat parted ways. ^[16]People

  

• Kelly Piquet often shares pictures of her daughter on social media, calling Penelope her “superstar” and her “ray of sunshine.”

  

• In January 2018, Kelly Piquet started working as a Health and Wellness Coach at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in Monaco. ^[17]Kelly Piquet – LinkedIn

• After parting ways with Daniil Kvyat, Kelly started dating Dutch three-time Formula One World Champion Max Verstappen. Kelly and Verstappen’s first Instagram photo together came on 1 January 2021, when Verstappen posted a picture of himself and Piquet on the beach along with a message about the future. He wrote,
  

  Let’s make 2021 a year to remember in many ways. Wishing you all success, love and happiness just as I found mine.”

  

  On 2 January 2021, Kelly also shared a photo of her with Max Verstappen on Instagram. She captioned,

  Love is what makes the world go round. Happy new year and much love.”

  

• Kelly often shares photos of two Bengal cats, Jimmy and Sassy, that she shares with Verstappen.

  

• She loves travelling and has traveled all over the world for work and leisure. Kelly has made Monaco her permanent residence, where she lives with Verstappen and her daughter, Penelope.

  

• She watched Verstappen win his first and second Formula 1 titles in 2021 and 2022, respectively, and she witnessed Verstappen make F1 history when he won 10 consecutive races in September 2023.

• In July 2023, Formula One fans started speculating whether Kelly and Verstappen had parted ways; however, Kelly put the rumours to rest by sharing a story on Instagram in honour of Verstappen. ^[18]Daily Mail

• In an interview, she talked about her passion for racing and said,
  

  Growing up in this world and seeing from very close what it takes for someone to reach such a high level, I can only associate racing to passion, perseverance, dedication, discipline, and adrenaline.”

• In a photo that she shared on Instagram, she was spotted holding a cigarette while enjoying a glass of beer.

  

• Kelly considers the six years that she spent in New York City as the best time of her life. ^[19]Marie Claire