Paris Jackson Pays Tribute to Her Father Michael Jackson on What Would Have Been His 59th Birthday
Tuesday would have been Michael Jackson‘s 59th birthday. In honor of the special day, Paris Jackson paid tribute to her late father with an emotional Instagram post.
The 19-year-old shared a sweet throwback pic of her wearing a party dress and big white bow while kissing her dad, who is wearing his signature single glittery glove. “Birthday wishes to the love of my life, the one person who showed me what passion truly was, the one that gave me solid morals to live by and how to dream. i will never feel love again the way i did with you,” she wrote in the caption. “You are always with me and i am always with you. though i am not you, and you are not me, i know with all of my being that we are one. and our souls will never change in that way. thank you for the magic, forever and always.” She also posted a fan-generated, captionless photo of her on last Sunday’s MTV VMAs red carpet with a faded image of the King of Pop Photoshopped to look like he’s giving her a kiss on the forehead.
The model and actress has previously honored her dad by getting his words and eyes tattooed on her body. In April 2016, she got “Queen of My Heart” inked on the side of her hand in MJ’s handwriting, explaining in a since-deleted Instagram post that, “To everyone else he was the King of Pop. To me, well, he was the king of my heart.” The following month, in another now-deleted post, Paris debuted another of her Michael-inspired tats, an interpretation of the Dangerous album cover featuring her father’s eyes framed by monkeys, elephants, and a crown. “The meaning of life is contained in every single expression of life. It is the present in the infinity of forms and phenomena that exist in all creation,” Paris captioned the post. “Never forget your roots, and always be proud of where you came from.”
And this summer, she got “Apple Head” tattooed on her foot in swirly script, which People revealed was Michael’s nickname for Paris. “With every step I take, you lift my foot and guide me forward. love you,” she captioned a photo of the new ink.
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Paris Jackson Can Wear T-Shirts, Couture, and Everything In Between
Paris Jackson wore an orange blouse under an ivory vest at the Jackson Family Donation Event for Children on August 8th, 2011.
Jackson posed with Justin Bieber at the Michael Jackson Hand and Footprint ceremony wearing a white graphic t-shirt, in honor of her father, on January 26th, 2012.
Jackson pays homage to her father, pairing a Michael Jackson graphic t-shirt with blue jeans to the Goin’ Back To Indiana: Can You Feel It press conference on August 29th, 2012.
Paris Jackson attends the Mr. Pink Ginseng Drink launch party with family wearing a one-shoulder, navy dress, black belt, simple silver jewelry and a black cross body bag on October 11th, 2012.
Paris Jackson posed with Chester Castellaw at the opening night of Deaf West Theatre’s ‘Spring Awakening’ in a grey dress, grey lace up boots, and a black fringe bag on May 28th, 2015.
Jackson wears ripped jeans, a white t-shirt and black converse for the Fourth of July out in Los Angeles with Michael Snoddy in 2016.
Paris Jackson makes her red carpet debut in a cutout, floral Tadashi Shoji gown at the InStyle and Warner Bros. Golden Globes after-party on January 8th, 2017.
Paris visited her namesake city for the Givenchy Menswear Fall/Winter 2017-2018 show dressed in head-to-toe black; a black Givenchy knit sweater that says, “I Feel Love,” black pants, leather bag, and combat boots on January 20th, 2017.
Paris Jackson attended the Dior Homme Menswear Fall/Winter 2017-2018 the following day wearing a white Dior ensemble under black leather jacket and paired with combat boots.
Paris wowed the red carpet in a v-neck, black lace gown to the Pre-Grammy Gala and Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Debra Lee on February 11th, 2017.
Jackson wore a glittery, multi-colored Balmain number and black strappy heels at the 59th Grammy Awards on February 12th, 2017.
Paris Jackson did a quick change into a multi-colored, cut-out gown and floral hair accessories to present at the 59th Grammy Awards on February 12th, 2017.
The young star opted for a black and white polka-dot dress, keeping the rest simple, for her visit to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on March 20th, 2017.
Staying true to her casual yet edgy style, Paris accessorized light-wash jeans a leather jacket with a colorful bag and peace-sign necklace on a visit to IMG Modeling Agency on March 21st, 2017.
The model stunned in a colorful Yanina Couture dress and Edie Parker clutch at the 28th Annual GLAAD Media Awards on April 1st, 2017.
Paris Jackson attends the Daily Front Row’s 3rd Annual Fashion Los Angeles Awards – Arrivals at Sunset Tower Hotel on April 2, 2017 in West Hollywood, California.
Paris Jackson wore Calvin Klein by Appointment to the Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between” Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City.
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