When David Bowie tragically died from liver cancer in January 2016, he left behind his wife, supermodel Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid, and two children.
His son Duncan Jones, otherwise known as Zowie Bowie, was from the rock star’s first marriage to Angie Bowie.
But his daughter Alexandria Zahra ‘Lexi’ Jones, who is the daughter of David Bowie and Iman, was just 15 when her father passed away.
Seven years on from the death of the trailblazing musician, Lexi is following in her father’s footsteps and is making music herself, while also taking after her mother and dipping her toes into the world of modelling.
Lexi, now 22, lives in LA where she is making music and creating art, and she appears to have a close relationship with her mother. She is also about to launch a new art project – with her mother being her biggest fan.
Alexandria Zahra ‘Lexi’ Jones, 22, is the daughter of international supermodel Iman and the late musician David Bowie
During the pandemic, Iman, 67, revealed her daughter had helped her become more body positive while they were in lockdown together.
The supermodel said that after she complained to Lexi about her eight pound pandemic weight gain and how she could no longer fit into her pants, her daughter simply told her to ‘buy a bigger pair.’
Iman shared the anecdote with People in 2021, saying that women should not make a ‘big issue of not fitting in skinny jeans.’
She added: ‘You’re not 20 years old. Buy a size bigger. How about that?’
Despite the pressure regarding physical appearance that many models experience, the Somalian beauty shared that she has tried to shield her daughter from any negative self-image talk.
Lexi (pictured) now lives in Los Angeles and is making music and selling art – and she is on the brink of launching a new project
The budding artist (pictured) has been credited by her mother Iman for helping her with body confidence
Earlier this year Lexi shared a video of herself as a schoolgirl learning how to play the piano with her father when he was alive, to mark the seventh anniversary of his death from liver cancer
In the same interview, Iman revealed she never discussed her own body image with her daughter while she was growing up. She believes this is why Lexi has such a positive attitude towards weight now.
Speaking to British Vogue earlier this year, Iman discussed the difficulties of grieving Bowie after he died, given that he was one of the most famous musicians to have ever lived.
She told the magazine: ‘It was too much. Too much. We lived a very private life and suddenly it felt like there was a target on mine and my daughter’s head.
‘It got to the point where we had to leave our home [in New York City] because the public were always at the front door.’
Despite the difficulties she faced, Iman managed to keep Lexi’s childhood somewhat private, until she reached adolescence and made up her own mind to share snippets of her life with fans on social media.
Now, Lexi has more than 200,000 followers on Instagram and shares her projects in both music and art with them.
Lexi shared a photo of herself with her mother and two other women where she wrote a cryptic post suggesting she didn’t feel she was like the other women in the photo in an apparent reference to her mixed heritage
She has a Depop page where she sells paintings and prints she has made – some of which appear to be Ziggy Stardust-inspired with their space themes.
A print of a painting she created, which sold for $270 on the platform last year, was named: ‘Taste the gaybow: Kayler-bisexual alien with a bomb ass bod.’
As she begins to find her feet in the world, Lexi often posts on Instagram about her family, including tributes to her father.
Earlier this year, to mark the seven-year anniversary of his death, the 22-year-old posted a video of herself sitting on Bowie’s lap and playing piano with him while she was a schoolgirl.
She captioned the video: ‘7 years ago today. I miss you.’
Lexi has also posted cryptic messages that appear to refer to her identity as she uses Instagram to express herself.
In a recent photo of herself as a child sitting next to her mother, and two other women, she wrote the caption: ‘One of these things is not like the others.’
Responses from fans who commented on the photo seemed to suggest the caption was in reference to the fact Lexi is mixed race, from a Somalian-born mother and a white British father.
One person wrote in response: ‘One of these things is the best of both worlds’ with a heart emoji.
Another said: ‘How can you not fit in, this is who you are your family whom god gave you the honor of being a part of.’
A third said: ‘Lexi born of love…the morning sun and ebony of starlight night…fused by love.’
Despite perhaps struggling with her identity, the bond between Lexi and her mother is strong, as she often pays tribute to her on Instagram.
In 2021 she posted a throwback snap in sepia tones of herself and Iman, simply writing the caption: ‘Appreciation to my mutha. Love you to bits.’
Iman often returns the love to her daughter, and has posted sweet tributes on her own Instagram account to Lexi.
She previously wished her daughter a happy birthday, calling her ‘my heart, my pride, my love, my angel, my Lexi’.
The international supermodel also recently shared a post promoting Lexi’s mysterious upcoming art project, encouraging others to sign up for updates.
Posting the graphic for the 22-year-old’s art site on Instagram, Iman wrote: ‘So proud of my daughter Lexi on her new upcoming venture…
‘It takes courage to create something unique and share it with the world but, baby girl, you’ve got what it takes!’
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