Meet Lionel Richie’s hunky ‘bad boy’ son, Miles Brockman Richie: Nicole and Sofia’s brother is a budding model, restaurateur and musician – but did Kylie Jenner really tattoo her initials on him?
- Nicole and Sofia Richie’s 28-year-old brother has modelled alongside Bella Hadid, Irina Shayk, Ashley Graham and Lucky Blue Smith for Boss and Philipp Plein
- The tattoo fanatic has his heart set on opening an Italian restaurant in LA called Bob’s Calzone – but how did he cause a controversial bomb scare in London?
He expressed in an interview with Garage that he’d like to develop his own identity, rather than be known as the “son of” or the “brother of” anyone. Although his family legacy is inescapable, he seems to be enjoying the company of his sisters and spending time with his family, as seen in their social media photos.
The Richie siblings’ father is, of course, music legend Lionel Richie, 73, whose hit songs have been known for over four decades. Lionel was married to Miles and Sofia’s mother, former clothing designer, actor, model and dancer, Diane Alexander, for nine years from 1995 to 2004.
He dropped out of UCLA and started modelling
The American model signed with Wilhelmina in 2018 after dropping out of UCLA (University of California Los Angeles), where he was majoring in accounting, per Essence. He mentioned in an interview with the same publication that he just woke up one day and his friend told him that he wasn’t meant to be an accountant.
So he dropped out of university (and got his hands tattooed). He debuted on the runway during New York Fashion Week for Philipp Plein’s 2018 autumn menswear collection, where Irina Shayk walked with a robot after descending from a UFO, as per Vogue.