Model Meadow Walker posts touching tribute to her late father, Paul Walker, on his birthday
Model Meadow Walker posted a throwback photo to Instagram on Sunday, honoring her late father, actor Paul Walker, on what would have been his 48th birthday.
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“Happy birthday Daddy, I love you,” Meadow Walker, 22, captioned the heartwarming photo.
Paul Walker, best known for his iconic role in the “Fast and Furious” franchise, died in a fiery Southern California crash on Nov. 30, 2013, at the age of 40.
Meadow Walker, only 15 at the time of her father’s death, recently returned to the runway during New York Fashion Week for the Spring-Summer 2022 collections. She made her professional modeling debut in March, opening Givenchy’s Fall/Winter 2021 show during Paris Fashion Week, E! reported.
In addition to her burgeoning career, Meadow Walker leads the Paul Walker Foundation, a nonprofit organization that aims to protect oceans and wildlife in her father’s honor, the entertainment news outlet reported.
Meanwhile, birthday tributes to Paul Walker flooded social media.
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Paul Walker during The World Premiere of "2 Fast 2 Furious" at Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, United States. (Photo by Chris Polk/FilmMagic)
LONDON – MARCH 19: Paul Walker attends the UK premiere of Fast & Furious 4 at Vue West End on March 19, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by Ferdaus Shamim/WireImage)
PARIS – MARCH 16: Paul Walker attends ‘Fast & Furious 4’ Photocall on March 18, 2009 at Lomme – Kinepolis in Paris, France (Photo by Dominique Charriau/WireImage)
Paul Walker during 2002 MTV Movie Awards – Arrivals at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage)
Paul Walker during "Eight Below" Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals at El Capitan in Hollywood, California, United States. (Photo by Jason Merritt/FilmMagic)
BOCHUM, GERMANY – MARCH 17: Actor Paul Walker attends the europe premiere of ‘The Fast and the Furious 4’ at UCI cinema world at Ruhrpark on March 17, 2009 in Bochum, Germany. (Photo by Florian Seefried/WireImage)
Paul Walker during 3rd Annual Cadillac Super Bowl Grand Prix for Charity at CSX in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. (Photo by Chris Polk/FilmMagic)
Paul Walker during Toronto 2001 – Joy Ride Press Conference at Press Conference in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by J. Vespa/WireImage)
Vin Diesel and Paul Walker in a scene from the film ‘The Fast And The Furious’, 2001. (Photo by Universal/Getty Images)
Paul Walker during "Eight Below" Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals at El Capitan in Hollywood, California, United States. (Photo by Jason Merritt/FilmMagic)
Paul Walker during MGM Pictures and Columbia Pictures "Into the Blue" Premiere – Arrivals at Mann Village Theatre in Westwood, California, United States. (Photo by Jean-Paul Aussenard/WireImage)
Leelee Sobieski & Paul Walker during Toronto 2001 – Joy Ride Press Conference at Press Conference in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by J. Vespa/WireImage)
Actor Paul Walker speaks to media members as he arrives to attend the premiere of the film Fast Five in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday April 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
FILE In this Feb. 14, 2006 file photo, actor Paul Walker, appears on stage during a taping for MTV’s ‘Total Request Live’ show at the MTV Times Square Studios in New York. Walker is in New Orleans for the making of the suspense thriller, "Hours." The film is about a father struggling to keep his newborn daughter alive in a New Orleans hospital ravaged during Hurricane Katrina. "The Fast and the Furious" star plays the role of Nolan, a father trying to keep his daughter alive in an incubator through power outages, rising water and descending chaos. "Hours" will be filming in New Orleans and other parts of Louisiana for about a month. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file)
Paul Walker, right, a cast member in the upcoming film "Fast & Furious 6," jokes with fellow cast member Vin Diesel at CinemaCon 2013 at Caesars Palace on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Vin Diesel, left, Paul Walker, center, and Jordana Brewster, cast members in the upcoming film "Fast & Furious 6," take part in a Q&A session on the film at CinemaCon 2013 at Caesars Palace on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
American model Erin Heatherton, left, Brazilian model Izabel Goulart, center, and U.S. actor Paul Walker wear creations from the Colcci summer collection at Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, March 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
FILE – In this May 7, 2013, file photo, actor Paul Walker arrives for the World Premiere of "Fast & Furious 6," in central London. Walker’s brother, Caleb, told "Entertainment Tonight" in a story published online on Sept. 15, 2016, that he has had a discussion with franchise co-star Vin Diesel about and when they may be able to bring Paul Walker’s character, Brian O’Conner, back for a cameo. Paul Walker died in a November 2013 car accident. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez, from left, from the cast of "Fast & Furious" present the award for breakthrough performance at the MTV Movie Awards in Sony Pictures Studio Lot in Culver City, Calif., on Sunday April 14, 2013. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision /AP)
Actress Elsa Pataky, actor Paul Walker, actress Gal Gadot and actor Dwayne Johnson pose during a photocall to promote the film "Fast and Furious", in Marseille, southern France, Thursday, April 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
Actor Paul Walker poses during the photo call of the movie " Fast and Furious 5", in Rome Friday, April 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Luke Evans, Michelle Rodriguez, Ludacris, Gal Gadot, Paul Walker, Justin Lin, Elsa Pataky, Vin Diesel, Gina Carano, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ssang Kang at the World Premiere of Fast & Furious 6 in London on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013. (Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision/AP)
FILE – In this June 18, 2001 file photo, from left, Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, and Michelle Rodriguez, arrive at the world premiere of "The Fast and the Furious," in the Westwood section of Los Angeles. Universal Pictures announced Wednesday, May 25, 2016 that it will re-release the film in a limited run on June 22, to commemorate its 15th anniversary. (AP Photo/Chris Weeks, File)
Actors, from left to right, Paul Walker, Vin Diesel and Tyrese Gibson pose for photos as they arrive to attend the premiere of the film Fast Five in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday April 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Paul Walker, Vin Diesel and Tyrese Gibson at the World Premiere of Fast & Furious 6 in London on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013. (Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision/AP)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR MTV – From left, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez, from the cast of "Fast & Furious 6," pose backstage at the MTV Movie Awards in Sony Pictures Studio Lot in Culver City, Calif., on Sunday April 14, 2013. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision for MTV/AP Images)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR MTV – From left, actors Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana and Paul Walker pose backstage at the MTV Movie Awards in Sony Pictures Studio Lot in Culver City, Calif., on Sunday April 14, 2013. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision for MTV/AP Images)
