Daniel Penny made his debut as a mannequin Saturday evening — as he walked a New York runway in a charity trend present wearing a kilt.
The previous Marine, who gained fame when he fatally choked a crazed homeless man who was threatening a packed subway automotive in 2023, smiled broadly as he stepped out within the “Dressed to Kilt” trend occasion on the Higher East Aspect.
The tune “Holding Out for a Hero” by Bonnie Tyler performed as Penny drew a spherical of applause from the group.
“The next gentleman, the next model, can actually trace mention of his family back to the 12th century in Scotland. Having said that, he’s a very proud New Yorker and a very, very proud Marine,” charity co-founder Geoffrey Scott Carrol mentioned in introduction by means of Penny.
“Far from being a villain, this man was a hero to all the inhabitants of that subway car,” the announcer extolled.
“[Penny] leaped into action as a passenger on a subway car when a potential assailant started threatening women, children and elderly people with a knife,” Carrol mentioned.
Jordan Neely, who shouted threats to passengers earlier than Penny restrained him with a headlock, was not armed with any weapon in the course of the notorious altercation, in keeping with authorities.
Penny’s model was meant to embody the occasion’s theme “Country Couture – From the Scottish Highlands to Fifth Avenue.”
Earlier notable fashions embrace first daughter Ivanka Trump, comic Mike Meyers, and actor Alan Cummings.
“Dress to Kilt” was co-founded by late “James Bond” actor Sean Connery and Dr. Geoffrey Scott Carroll in 2003 and is now probably the most prestigious and largest Scottish trend present on the earth, in keeping with the Scottish Banner.
The charity donates important sums to Veteran’s causes and boasts a partnership with the Navy Seal Basis, which focuses on serving to households of SEALs.
The venue was the Church of the Heavenly Relaxation, which was chosen by organizers partially to its historical past as a post-Civil Struggle parish that tended to veterans in want, in keeping with the charity’s web site.
Daniel Penny was discovered by a jury of New Yorkers to be not responsible of criminally negligent murder within the caught-on-camera deadly encounter that turned a political lightning rod.
Penny declined to remark to The Publish.
