Audrey Hepburnis an international icon.
Ferrer signed a modeling contract shortly after, but continues to pursue other artistic and philanthropic pursuits.
Her cosmopolitan childhood
Ferrer’s parents kept herout of the spotlightwhen she was young.
Ferrer was born in Switzerland in 1994, and moved to Los Angeles at the age of four.
Since then, Ferrer like her grandmother has captured the world with her beauty and grace.
Ferrer didn’t always know she was the granddaughter of an icon.
But I remember thinking that she looked like a friend I wish I could have had."
“I really wanted to be my own person,” she toldWho What Wearin 2018.
Ferrer explained that she wanted to “come to terms” with being Audrey Hepburn’s granddaughter.
You’ve got to admire her down-to-earth attitude.
Perhaps that, more than anything else, proves she is truly Hepburn’s descendant.
Ferrer has always been artistic, but spent years avoiding the stage and screen.
She explained that her reluctance was because of being Hepburn’s granddaughter.
She simply wanted to create a name for herself without relying on her grandmother’s legacy.
She is, however, paying homage to Hepburn in a unique way.
She was also an influential philanthropist especially later in her life and was devoted to charitable causes.
Hepburn worked with UNICEF and was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador in 1989.
In 1992, she received the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom for her work.
Like Hepburn, Ferrer is committed to making a difference in the world.
She is an ambassador for USA for UNHCR, an organization which works with refugees.
She also works with UNICEF as Hepburn did.
“I was never taught to do charity work,” she toldMy Central Jersey.
“It was ingrained in me, always a part of my life.”
When she entered the fashion worldas a curator, part of the proceeds from her first exhibitionwent to UNHCR.
And, like Hepburn, Ferrer also pursued a career in dance, training until she was around 12.
Ferrer toldJolie Gazettethat she danced with several professional dance companies before pursuing other career avenues.
“Today, I’m all about making mistakes,” she said.
“About falling down.
you could’t fall down as a dancer.”
Her education has always been very important to her.
She studied classical painting at the Florence Academy of Art in Italy.
She is also multilingual, speaking Italian, Spanish, and French in addition to English.
“I was a hard worker at school.
I graduated at the top of my class.”
Ferrer added that it is not her grandmother’s career she would like to emulate, but her spirit.
“Everyone always talks about how kind and down-to-earth she was, you know.”
“It’s a funny relationship I have to these objects,” she toldNew York Post.
“Honestly I forget that the sweaters were hers and I wear them all the time.
But the gold chain I’ve never even worn, because I’m terrified of losing it.
It’s probably the most precious thing I own.”
Instead, like her grandmother, she is all about individuality.
“When people ask ‘What do I wear?’
I think the whole point, is ‘What do I like?'”
“You’ve got to figure it out for yourself if you want to be happy.”
This is a philosophy Ferrer shares with her grandmother.
Hepburn refused to ever have plastic surgery, or to even have her wrinkles edited out of photos.
“For her, wrinkles were symbols of age, experience and wisdom,” said Ferrer.
