Last night, a 24th birthday party in Hollywood so saturated with celebrities and influencers it practically birthed a third Knives Out movie left people wondering who exactly the birthday party was for. Like many of life’s biggest mysteries, the answer only begets more questions. The guest of honor was a woman named Stassie Baby, two words that have echoed, lizard-like, in my brain during the three hours since I first laid eyes on them. This fete was co-hosted by none other than Zack Bia, another celebrity-adjacent figure whose existence this magazine explained last year. Which begs the question: who is Stassie Baby?
Who is Stassie Baby?
Most gossip rags seem to recognize Miss Baby (nee Anastasia Karanikolaou) as a member of the Kardashian-Jenner extended universe, where she appears most often on the Instagram feed of famed Forbes honoree Kylie Jenner. In true best friend fashion, the two have matching tattoos, an expansive collection of matching bathing suits, and also the exact same body. Kylie herself seems to also have shown up to last night’s event in a gold tiger co-ord.
She is also a former romantic partner of Noah Centineo, who appeared with her at a Halloween party last year in coordinated Chucky costumes. The two were rumored to be married for a full 300 minutes last year, which turned out not to be true. Whether or not they themselves made up the rumor is unclear.
A lengthy but nowhere near exhaustive list of other celebrities who have appeared next to, in close proximity to, or in the orbit of Stassie Baby:
- Kyle Kuzma
- Winnie Harlow
- Dixie D’Amelio
- Drake
- Jack Harlow
- Charlie Puth
- Pete Davidson
- Blake Griffin
- Saquon Barkley
- Tyler Cameron
- Olivia Jade
- Travis Scott
Why is she called that?
The moniker comes from the source of all her powers, her Instagram handle. Nothing else to see here.
How have her last few birthday celebrations gone?
Glad you asked. Stassie’s birthday parties have been the subject of much public discourse before. Two years ago, Page Six ever so kindly dubbed her “the new Jordyn Woods” after Kylie Jenner threw her a decidedly cringey Handmaid’s Tale themed birthday party. Last year, a horde of unmasked celebrities descended on her 23rd birthday—the first of many pandemic-related Kardashian offenses.
Why Did Zach Bia co-host the Party?
Whether these two met at some sort of function for high-click SEO terms or their famous friends lumped their parties into one because their schedules were too filled up with post-pandemic commitments is not clear. The two have been a suspected couple since last year, when they dined together in Beverly Hills, and none other than Drake himself wished them a simultaneous happy birthday two years ago (the occasion of the ill-fated Handmaid’s Tale event).
Anything else?
When you’ve tired from the endless bikini shots that comprise Stassie’s Instagram feed, let us direct your glazed-over eyes to a worthier use of your precious time: her vlog. Here, Stassie releases spirited missives in video form about her travels, her well-lauded recipes, her weekend activities, and more. And then, rest your weary head on a Stassie-faced pillow.