Brooke Shields' daughters, Rowan Francis Henchy and Grier Hammond Henchy, are stepping out of their mother's shadow and building independent careers in fashion and entertainment. Rowan, 23, graduated from Wake Forest University in 2025 and now appears on Bravo's reality series Next Gen NYC. Her younger sister Grier, a current Wake Forest student, has signed with IMG Models and made her New York Fashion Week runway debut for Tommy Hilfiger in 2024. Together, the Henchy sisters are making names for themselves in the public eye.
Who Are Brooke Shields' Daughters?
Brooke Shields, born 31 May 1965, has two biological daughters with her husband Christopher Thomas Henchy. The couple married on 4 April 2001. Their first child, Rowan Francis Henchy, was born on 15 May 2003 in New York City. Their second daughter, Grier Hammond Henchy, was born on 18 April 2006 in Los Angeles. Brooke was 37 when Rowan was born and 40 when Grier arrived.
Motherhood was not easy for Shields. She underwent seven rounds of fertility treatments before becoming pregnant with Rowan. Her second pregnancy with Grier occurred naturally. Chris Henchy, an American film director, producer, and screenwriter, is a creative collaborator with Will Ferrell, co-creating the website Funny or Die and writing several Ferrell films including Land of the Lost, The Other Guys, and The Campaign.
Rowan Henchy: From Wake Forest to Bravo Reality TV
Rowan Francis Henchy graduated from Wake Forest University in 2025 at age 22 with a degree in Communications and a minor in Journalism. She has embraced the term "nepo baby" and joined the cast of Bravo's Next Gen NYC for its second season. The season premiered on Wednesday, 24 June, with returning cast members including Ariana Biermann, Riley Burruss, Emira D'Spain, Brooks Marks, Ava Dash, Gia Giudice, Georgia McCann, Charlie Zakkour, Shai Fruchter, and Hudson McLeroy.
Speaking on Gia Giudice's podcast Casual Chaos, Rowan said: "I love the term, nepo baby. I am obsessed with the term nepo baby; I think it's genius and I will never shy away from it." During Season 2, she shared that she is exploring a career in broadcast journalism and film writing, adding: "I'm in the middle of writing my first feature film."
Rowan's Fashion Moments and Family Tributes
Rowan has demonstrated that style runs in the family. In 2021, she wore the full-length red Richard Tyler gown that Brooke Shields wore to the 1998 Golden Globes for her senior prom. During the Next Gen NYC Season 2 After Show, Rowan revealed she had borrowed the dress from her mother. Brooke Shields shared a photo on Instagram, writing: "I thought it was a special night when I was nominated for a Golden Globe and wore this dress in 1998, but nothing could have prepared me to see my daughter wearing it to her prom, proud mama!"
Weeks later, Rowan and Brooke got matching ladybug tattoos as a graduation gift, honouring Rowan's childhood nickname 'Little Bug.' At the Next Gen NYC Season 2 reunion, Rowan sat down with Andy Cohen alongside cast members. Speaking to Bravo Insider backstage, she said: "I'm wearing a little black beaded dress and it's Alice + Olivia. It's small, chic, and petite. Just like me." At the VRT (Virtual Reali-Tea) Awards 2026, Rowan told reporters her red carpet look was "all Brooke Shields."
Grier Henchy: The Model Making Waves at NYFW
Grier Hammond Henchy made her New York Fashion Week debut walking in the Tommy Hilfiger SS25 show on 8 September, aboard the MV John F. Kennedy—previously the Staten Island Ferry—owned by Colin Jost and Pete Davidson. Brooke Shields teared up as Grier walked the runway in a flowing black ensemble, an ornately designed grey necklace, and black-and-white loafer mules.
In a 2025 conversation with Real Simple, Brooke said: "I fought it for so many years because she was just too young. And then when she turned 18, I said, 'OK, look. I can't say no at this point, because you're starting to become your own person.'" Grier has since built a successful modelling career, working with brands like Victoria's Secret and Tommy Hilfiger. She is signed with IMG Models.
In 2024, Grier wore her mother's 2001 wedding dress to her high school graduation ceremony from Convent of the Sacred Heart private school in New York City. In a coincidence, Grier shares a birthday with Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise's daughter, Suri Cruise, who was born in the same hospital.
Brooke Shields on Raising Her Daughters and Her Net Worth
Brooke Shields has been open about motherhood. On navigating social media with her girls, she told People in 2022: "What I do really reiterate over and over and over again is that what you see may not be the reality. And you can't just accept it because the spotlight's on it and it's on Instagram. You really have to know that it's the world of Oz because behind the curtain, that's where you want to live." On Rowan's journalism aspirations, Shields told E! News: "She wants to go into broadcast journalism and news. She's been at different outlets. She's done their carpet stuff."
Brooke Shields is an American actress, model, author, and entrepreneur with a net worth of approximately $50 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, while other outlets, including Social Life Magazine, cite $40 million. Her income sources include acting over five decades, modelling contracts with Calvin Klein, Revlon and Chanel, Broadway performances in productions including Grease, Cabaret and Chicago, writing, hosting, and real estate. She owns a 4,500-square-foot Southampton farmhouse purchased in 2013 for $4.25 million and a townhome in Greenwich Village purchased in 2007 for $5.5 million.
In July 2025, Brooke Shields and her daughters attended a Saks Fifth Avenue fête in the Hamptons. The Henchy sisters continue to build their public profiles—Rowan in broadcast journalism and film writing, and Grier in modelling—while frequently drawing on their mother's archive wardrobe for major events.
