Meet Gracie Hunt, Taylor Swift’s Beauty Queen, Chiefs Heiress

She’s young, she’s successful, and she’s lucky enough to call Taylor Swift her friend, but what else do we know about Gracie Hunt, the daughter of Kansas City CEO Clark Hunt?

After wowing fans with her sun-kissed bikini photos on July 4, fans are eager to know more about the blonde who is quickly gaining a huge following on social media.

From her family’s deep roots in the NFL to her own identity in the world of sports and competition, here’s what we know about 25-year-old Gracie Hunt.

The family football legacy

Gracie has always been immersed in the world of football. Her grandfather, the late businessman Lamar Hunt, was a founding member of the American Football League and played a key role in the merger with the NFL.

She, her father, her mother, Tavia, and her siblings inherited ownership of the Kansas City Chiefs in 2006 when Lamar died in 2006.

Clark is the team’s president and general manager, and Gracie regularly makes appearances at games, cheering on his beloved team.

Ahead of the 2024 Super Bowl, she told the New York Post that she was excited for their return to the championship after their 2023 victory, confessing: “I feel so blessed to have so many happy memories.”

Gracie is the oldest of three siblings. She has a brother, Knobel Hunt, who attends South Methodist University and a sister, Ava, who attends high school in Texas where she is a cheerleader and athlete.

Beauty and intelligence

Gracie made her mark in the pageant world as a beauty queen and won Miss Texas Teen International in 2016 and 2018.

In 2021, she was also crowned Miss Kansas, USA.

She has used her platform in beauty pageants to advocate for causes close to her heart, including health and wellness initiatives and anti-bullying campaigns.

Her mother was also in the beauty pageant world, and Gracie told People the year she won her big title that “it really brought us closer together.”

Football was his “first love”

Gracie is passionate about her beloved Chiefs, but it was football she wanted to play.

She told Maxim: “Football helped me build a relationship with my dad. He was my first coach when I was little and those are sweet memories that I will always cherish.”

She continued acting in high school and confessed People In 2021, football was his “first love”.

But injuries put a damper on his future in the sport.

“After suffering four concussions, it was a dream I could no longer pursue,” “It’s really hard when you work your whole life to be good at something. I had to find a new dream,” she told the outlet.

Sport is his passion

She graduated from Southern Methodist University with a bachelor’s degree in sports management and broadcast journalism.

Gracie said she hopes to work in sports throughout her life, no matter what position she ends up in.

She ran two marathons and two half marathons in 2022 and has a certificate in personal training and nutrition.

Gracie has suffered from celiac disease since childhood.

Her lifestyle blog is called Living Gracefully and she focuses on fitness, travel, wellness, workouts and fashion.

Philanthropy

Gracie wants others to find their passion in sports like she did and in 2016 she founded the organization Breaking Barriers Through Sports.

With the help of NFL Play60, she has organized camps so that children can benefit from quality sports coaching. She has also participated in football clinics in Russia, South Africa and Zambia.

Gracie is an ambassador for Special Olympics.

Friendship with Taylor Swift

Gracie and her family formed a relationship with Taylor Swift after she began dating Travis Kelce.

“I grew up being a Taylor fan, it was beyond exciting to see her attend games and see her with joy and pleasure cheering on Travis and the Chiefs,” she told the NYPost in February 2024. “The team that I have loved and supported my whole life.”

To celebrate the “Shake it Off” singer’s 34th birthday, Gracie paid tribute to her on Instagram.

“Happy birthday to this queen! Brilliant, beautiful, extremely talented and endearing,” she wrote. “I hope this is your best and most blessed year yet!”