Kelly Piquet

Kelly Tamsma Piquet Souto Maior was born in Homburg, Germany.{{cite web |author1=Suzanne Borgdorff |title=Emotionele Kelly Piquet huilt met haar Max mee na ongekend succes in Abu Dhabi |url=https://www.ad.nl/show/emotionele-kelly-piquet-huilt-met-haar-max-mee-na-ongekend-succes-in-abu-dhabi~a56d041d/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F |website=AD.nl |access-date=4 August 2022 |language=nl |date=12 December 2021 |archive-date=4 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204083610/https://www.ad.nl/show/emotionele-kelly-piquet-huilt-met-haar-max-mee-na-ongekend-succes-in-abu-dhabi~a56d041d/?referrer=https://www.google.com/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Max Verstappen en Kelly Piquet: hoe ziet hun leven er samen uit? |url=https://www.gpfans.com/nl/f1-nieuws/74901/wie-is-kelly-piquet-en-hoe-ziet-haar-leven-eruit-aan-de-zijde-van-max-verstappen/ |website=GPFans.com |access-date=4 August 2022 |language=nl |date=26 January 2022 |archive-date=19 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519030033/https://www.gpfans.com/nl/f1-nieuws/74901/wie-is-kelly-piquet-en-hoe-ziet-haar-leven-eruit-aan-de-zijde-van-max-verstappen/ |url-status=live }} She is the daughter of Nelson Piquet, Brazilian racing driver and three-time Formula One World Champion, and Sylvia Tamsma, a Dutch model.{{cite web |author1=Bharat Aggarwal |title=Who is Max Verstappen's Girlfriend – Kelly Piquet? |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/f1-news-who-is-max-verstappens-girlfriend-kelly-piquet/ |website=Essentially Sports |access-date=13 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105131120/https://www.essentiallysports.com/f1-news-who-is-max-verstappens-girlfriend-kelly-piquet/ |archive-date=5 January 2021 |language=pt |date=5 January 2021 |url-status=live}} 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 at the American School of Brasília.{{cite web |author1=Kelly Piquet |title=Muito prazer, meu nome é Kelly Piquet |url=https://revistamarieclaire.globo.com/Moda/O-mundo-de-Kelly/noticia/2014/07/muito-prazer-meu-nome-e-kelly-piquet.html |publisher=Marie Claire |access-date=13 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713033120/https://revistamarieclaire.globo.com/Moda/O-mundo-de-Kelly/noticia/2014/07/muito-prazer-meu-nome-e-kelly-piquet.html |archive-date=13 July 2014 |language=pt |date=10 July 2014 |url-status=live}} Piquet attended Marymount Manhattan College in New York City, majoring in International Relations with an emphasis on political science and economics.{{cite magazine |author1=Marcus Chang |title=O estilo globetrotter de Kelly Piquet |url=https://harpersbazaar.uol.com.br/moda/meu-estilo-kelly-piquet/ |magazine=Harper's Bazaar |access-date=13 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920173622/https://harpersbazaar.uol.com.br/moda/meu-estilo-kelly-piquet/ |archive-date=20 September 2016 |language=pt |date=31 March 2013 |url-status=live}}

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.{{cite web |author1=Nati Vozza |title=INSIDER: Kelly Piquet |url=https://www.glam4you.com/insider-kelly-piquet/ |website=Glam4You |access-date=13 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601083032/https://www.glam4you.com/insider-kelly-piquet/ |archive-date=1 June 2015 |language=pt |date=14 May 2012 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |author1=Ana Luiza Favato |author2=Edson Caldeira |title=Kelly Piquet larga a moda para trabalhar na Formula E |url=https://www.metropoles.com/ana-luiza-favato/kelly-piquet-fala-sobre-sua-nova-profissao-longe-da-moda-e-mais-perto-das-pistas-de-corrida-do-pai?amp |website=Metrópoles |access-date=13 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313143633/https://www.metropoles.com/ana-luiza-favato/kelly-piquet-fala-sobre-sua-nova-profissao-longe-da-moda-e-mais-perto-das-pistas-de-corrida-do-pai?amp |archive-date=13 March 2021 |language=pt |date=8 March 2016 |url-status=live}}

As a model, Piquet posed for PatBO{{cite web |author1=Guta Raeder |title=Kelly Piquet posa só de lingerie pela primeira vez |url=https://revistaglamour.globo.com/Moda/noticia/2015/03/kelly-piquet-posa-so-de-lingerie-pela-primeira-vez.html |publisher=Glamour |access-date=13 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315010043/https://revistaglamour.globo.com/Moda/noticia/2015/03/kelly-piquet-posa-so-de-lingerie-pela-primeira-vez.html |archive-date=15 March 2015 |language=pt |date=11 March 2015 |url-status=live}} and Lucas Boccalão.{{cite web |title=Torcida com estilo: Lucas Boccalão veste Kelly Piquet para a copa |url=https://harpersbazaar.uol.com.br/moda/torcida-com-estilo-lucas-boccalao-veste-kelly-piquet-para-a-copa/ |publisher=Harper's Bazaar |access-date=13 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313135718/https://harpersbazaar.uol.com.br/moda/torcida-com-estilo-lucas-boccalao-veste-kelly-piquet-para-a-copa/ |archive-date=13 March 2021 |language=pt |date=28 June 2014 |url-status=live}} She has walked the ramp in some fashion shows.{{cite web |author1=Natália Lopes |title=Kelly Piquet e Gabriela Constantino: elas arrasam na passarela de evento de moda em Brasília |url=https://caras.uol.com.br/arquivo/kelly-piquet-e-gabriela-constantino.phtml |publisher=Caras |access-date=13 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312134436/https://caras.uol.com.br/arquivo/kelly-piquet-e-gabriela-constantino.phtml |archive-date=12 March 2021 |location=Brasília, DF |language=pt |date=27 April 2007 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |author1=Carolina Bardawil |title=O desfile das filhas do poder |url=https://www.terra.com.br/istoegente/136/urgente/urgente_03.htm |access-date=13 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020927181515/https://www.terra.com.br/istoegente/136/urgente/urgente_03.htm |archive-date=27 September 2002 |location=Brasília, DF |language=pt |date=11 March 2002 |url-status=live}}

In April 2015, Piquet became responsible for Formula E social media coverage.{{cite web |author1=Gustavo Silva |title="A Fórmula E é a Fórmula 1 de 30 anos atrás", afirma Kelly Piquet |url=https://gq.globo.com/Motor/noticia/2015/08/formula-e-e-formula-1-de-30-anos-atras-afirma-kelly-piquet.html |publisher=GQ |access-date=13 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191940/https://gq.globo.com/Motor/noticia/2015/08/formula-e-e-formula-1-de-30-anos-atras-afirma-kelly-piquet.html |archive-date=3 March 2016 |language=pt |date=5 August 2015 |url-status=live}}

In January 2017, Piquet began dating Russian Formula One driver Daniil Kvyat.{{cite web |title=Piloto russo da F-1 assume namoro com filha de Nelson Piquet |url=https://uolesporte.blogosfera.uol.com.br/2017/01/11/piloto-russo-da-f-1-assume-namoro-com-filha-de-nelson-piquet/ |website=UOL |access-date=13 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114021824/https://uolesporte.blogosfera.uol.com.br/2017/01/11/piloto-russo-da-f-1-assume-namoro-com-filha-de-nelson-piquet/ |archive-date=14 January 2017 |language=pt |date=11 January 2017 |url-status=live}} Piquet and Kvyat welcomed a daughter, Penelope, in July 2019.{{cite web |title=Kvyat podium came one day after birth of his first child |url=https://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/27275461/kvyat-podium-came-one-day-birth-first-child |website=ESPN |access-date=13 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728170930/https://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/27275461/kvyat-podium-came-one-day-birth-first-child |archive-date=28 July 2019 |date=28 July 2019 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |author1=Rafaela Amaral |author2=Claudia Meireles |title=Kelly Piquet dá à luz pequena Penelope, em Mônaco |url=https://www.metropoles.com/colunas/claudia-meireles/kelly-piquet-da-a-luz-pequena-penelope-em-monaco |website=Metrópoles |access-date=13 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312222306/https://www.metropoles.com/colunas/claudia-meireles/kelly-piquet-da-a-luz-pequena-penelope-em-monaco |archive-date=12 March 2021 |language=pt |date=31 July 2019 |url-status=live}} In December 2019, it was announced that Piquet and Kvyat had separated.{{cite web |author1=Stefano Ollanu |title=Daniil Kvyat e Kelly Piquet si sono separati |url=https://www.formulapassion.it/motorsport/formula-1/f1-piloti/daniil-kvyat-e-kelly-piquet-si-sono-separati-486944.html |website=Formula Passion |access-date=13 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630225848/https://www.formulapassion.it/motorsport/formula-1/f1-piloti/daniil-kvyat-e-kelly-piquet-si-sono-separati-486944.html |archive-date=30 June 2020 |language=it |date=24 March 2020 |url-status=live}}

Piquet has been in a relationship with Formula One driver Max Verstappen since 2021.{{cite web |author1=Bethânia Nunes |author2=Marina Ferreira |title=Modelo Kelly Piquet assume romance com piloto da Fórmula 1 Max Verstappen |url=https://www.metropoles.com/colunas/claudia-meireles/modelo-kelly-piquet-assume-romance-com-piloto-da-formula-1-max-verstappen |website=Metrópoles |access-date=13 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313152034/https://www.metropoles.com/colunas/claudia-meireles/modelo-kelly-piquet-assume-romance-com-piloto-da-formula-1-max-verstappen |archive-date=13 March 2021 |language=pt |date=1 January 2021 |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/max-verstappen-and-kelly-piquets-relationship-timeline/|website=Us Weekly|date=15 October 2024|access-date=2 November 2024|title=Max Verstappen and Kelly Piquet's Relationship Timeline|archive-date=15 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515125609/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/max-verstappen-and-kelly-piquets-relationship-timeline/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/13256251/max-verstappen-wins-2024-f1-world-title-as-red-bull-driver-closes-out-drivers-championship-at-las-vegas-gp|website=Sky Sports|date=24 November 2024|access-date=6 December 2024|title=Max Verstappen wins 2024 F1 world title as Red Bull driver closes out Drivers' Championship at Las Vegas GP}} In 2025, their daughter Lily was born.{{Cite web |url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/max-verstappen-speaks-out-for-the-first-time-since-becoming-a-dad/10718883/ |title=Max Verstappen speaks out for the first time since becoming a dad |last=Selleck |first=Emily |date=2 May 2025 |website=Motorsport.com |publisher=Motorsport Network |access-date=2 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250502232505/https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/max-verstappen-speaks-out-for-the-first-time-since-becoming-a-dad/10718883/ |archive-date=2 May 2025 |url-status=live}}

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