Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy

This article is about John F. Kennedy Jr.'s wife. For her sister-in-law, see Caroline Kennedy.

Carolyn Jeanne Bessette-Kennedy (January 7, 1966 – July 16, 1999) was an American socialite, model, publicist for Calvin Klein. Kennedy was married to John F. Kennedy Jr., the son of John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States. Her relationship with her husband and her fashion influence drew comparisons to her mother-in-law Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Kennedy, her husband and older sister, Lauren Bessette, died in a plane crash in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts on July 16, 1999.

Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
Kennedy at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, May 1999
Born	Carolyn Jeanne Bessette (1966-01-07)January 7, 1966 White Plains, New York, U.S.
Died	July 16, 1999(1999-07-16) (aged 33) Atlantic Ocean, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, U.S.
Cause of death	Plane crash
Education	Boston University
Spouse	John F. Kennedy Jr. ​ ​ (m. 1996; died 1999)​
Relatives	Lauren Bessette Lisa Bessette
Family	Kennedy family (by marriage)