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Before she was lighting up the runway, Sunday Rose Kidman<\/a> was just her mom’s little star.<\/p>\n The rising model, daughter of Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman<\/a> and Australian country singer Keith Urban<\/a>, turned 18 on Tuesday, July 7. In honor of the milestone birthday, Nicole paid tribute to her daughter in a nostalgic Instagram post<\/a>.<\/p>\n Kidman is one of two daughters shared by Nicole Kidman<\/a> and Urban, who also have Faith Margaret, 15. The “Babygirl”<\/a> star, 59, has two children from her previous marriage to Tom Cruise<\/a>: designer Isabella Kidman Cruise, 33, and Connor Cruise, 31, both of whom have largely stayed out of the spotlight.<\/p>\n Nicole Kidman shared a pair of the model’s baby photos in Tuesday’s birthday tribute. The first photo showed a smiling Nicole cradling Kidman, dressed in a frilly white blouse and matching bow, at her hip. The second image featured a candid snap of Kidman from behind, as the baby walked around in a white angel costume.<\/p>\n “Happy 18th my angel,” Nicole Kidman captioned the post. “You couldn’t be more loved.”<\/p>\n Nicole Kidman steps out with daughter: <\/strong>Sunday Rose is mom Nicole’s date for 2026 Met Gala<\/a><\/p>\n Kidman similarly paid tribute to her superstar mom in a post for Nicole’s 59th birthday on June 20. “Happy birthday mumma, no one I adore more,” Kidman wrote on Instagram<\/a> alongside a black-and-white photo of the actress.<\/p>\n Kidman has followed in her parents’ showbiz footsteps with her burgeoning modeling career. She made her runway debut in Miu Miu’s spring\/summer 2025 show during Paris Fashion Week and followed it up with an appearance in Jonathan Anderson’s inaugural Dior collection<\/a>\u00a0for spring\/summer 2026 last October.<\/p>\n The young fashionista, who’s fresh off the runway<\/a> after walking for Dior at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week<\/a>, has also modeled for New York Fashion Week<\/a> and graced the cover of Elle Australia<\/a>\u00a0in March.<\/p>\n “The privilege of having these experiences and meeting so many new people is so amazing, but as a teenager it’s so easy to get sucked into all of it so fast,” she told Elle Australia. “So, being able to come back [to Nashville] and keep that perspective of being back at high school keeps me grounded.”<\/p>\n Nicole Kidman, right, and daughter Sunday Rose Kidman attend the 2026 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 4, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n In May, Kidman accompanied her mother Nicole to Fashion’s Biggest Night, the 2026 Met Gala<\/a>. The model rocked a feathery pink strapless top, with hues of burgundy and purple, and a flowy skirt. Nicole Kidman wore a red body-hugging outfit embellished with sequins and feathers.<\/p>\n Amid\u00a0Nicole Kidman’s divorce from Urban<\/a>,\u00a0which was finalized in January<\/a>, the actress told\u00a0USA TODAY<\/a>\u00a0in April that her schedule is freeing up to have some “summer fun” with her daughters.<\/p>\n Contributing: Taijuan Moorman and Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY<\/em><\/p>\n This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: <\/em>Nicole Kidman daughter Sunday Rose turns 18, actress pays tribute<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n