In December 2005, Hunter had posted photos of Cory with the title “JFK CORY KENNEDY”, which began speculation that she was somehow related to the Kennedy family (she is not).

By April, Hunter had noticed every time he posted photos of Cory on his site, the web traffic from fashion and celebrity community sites would spike. Hunter quickly realized that Cory had the potential to be a star.  That month, as the Kennedy family visited New York City on vacation, Cory and Hunter visited the offices of Nylon magazine. The very next day she was in a photo shoot for an issue focused on music and MySpace, which hit news stands in June.

At this point her profile and popularity began to rise. She was mentioned in a New York Times article about interns and LA Weekly did a short article about her. Then in October, she appeared in a mock music video for Good Charlotte’s “Keep Your Hands Off My Girl”, directed by Nylon’s editor-in-chief Marvin Scott Jarrett. The viral video became one of the most popular videos on the Web.

Cory has featured in campaigns for Urban Decay and Sebastian hair products.  She has recently appeared in US television drama 90210 and presents for Nylon TV.