Canadian model (born 1989)
Grace Mahary
Born (1989-05-23 ) May 23, 1989 (age 35) Occupation Model Years active 2006–present Known for VS Fashion Show 2014 Modeling information Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Hair color Black Eye color Brown Agency
IMG Models (Worldwide)
SPIN Model Management (Hamburg)
Stockholmsgruppen (Stockholm)
Elmer Olsen Model Management (Toronto)[ 1]
Grace Mahary (born May 23, 1989) is a Canadian model.
Early life
Mahary was born in Edmonton , Alberta , Canada, to Eritrean parents.[ 2] When she was young she played basketball with her two older brothers at the Archbishop O'Leary Catholic High School where she was studying.[ 3] She can speak English , French and Tigrinya .[ 4]
In 2005, she won the Elle Canada/Quebec Model Search[ 5] and began modeling locally the following year.[ 6]
In 2009, she starred in Trey Songz 's I Invented Sex /Say Aah music video.[ 6]
In 2011, she travelled to Paris in order to start an international career in modeling. Her breakthrough came in March 2012, when she walked for Givenchy as an exclusive.[ 6]
Career
In 2014, she walked the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show .[ 7] [ 8]
She has advertised Bergdorf Goodman , Carolina Herrera , Gap , Hugo Boss , Michael Kors , Nordstrom , Opening Ceremony and Prabal Gurung .
Throughout her career, she walked more than 200 runways including 3.1 Phillip Lim , Alberta Ferretti , Alexander Wang , Alexandre Vauthier , Altuzarra , Balenciaga , Balmain ,[ 9] BCBG Max Azria , Bottega Veneta , Céline ,[ 10] Chanel ,[ 2] Christopher Kane , Diane von Fürstenberg , Diesel Black Gold , Dior , DKNY , Dries van Noten ,[ 10] Dsquared2 , EDUN , Emilio Pucci , Erdem , Ermanno Scervino , Fendi , Francesco Scognamiglio , Gareth Pugh ,[ 10] Giles , Giorgio Armani , Givenchy ,[ 2] H&M , Helmut Lang , Hervé Léger , Hugo Boss , Hussein Chalayan , Isabel Marant ,[ 9] Jill Stuart , Jonathan Saunders , Kenneth Cole , Kenzo , L'Wren Scott , Lacoste , Lanvin , Loewe , Louis Vuitton ,[ 9] Maison Martin Margiela , Marc Jacobs ,[ 2] Mary Katrantzou , Matthew Williamson , Max Mara , Michael Kors , Miu Miu ,[ 10] Moschino , Narciso Rodriguez , Nina Ricci , Oscar de la Renta , Paco Rabanne , Paul & Joe , Peter Som , Philip Treacy ,[ 2] Philipp Plein , Prabal Gurung , Prada ,[ 2] Proenza Schouler , Reed Krakoff , Richard Chai , Richard Nicoll , Roberto Cavalli , Salvatore Ferragamo , Tommy Hilfiger , Topshop , Valentino ,[ 10] Vera Wang , Victoria's Secret , Viktor & Rolf , Y-3 , Yigal Azrouël , Yves Saint Laurent ,[ 2] Zac Posen .
She was featured on the cover of The Edit and Elle (Canada ), and appeared in editorials for Bon [sv ] , CR Fashion Book , Dressed to Kill , Elle , Garage , Glamour , i-D , Interview , Lurve , Numéro , Pop , Portrait , Vogue (Germany [fr ] , Italia , US ) and W .
References
^ "Grace Mahary - Model" .
^ a b c d e f g Ella Alexander (October 12, 2012). "Grace Mahary: Catwalk CV" . vogue.co.uk . Vogue UK . Retrieved March 9, 2015 .
^ James Lim (May 11, 2012). "Meet the New Girl: Grace Mahary Traded in Her Basketball Sneakers for Givenchy Pumps" . nymag.com . New York . Retrieved March 9, 2015 .
^ "Model Q&A: Grace Mahary" . cosmopolitan.co.za . Cosmopolitan . October 14, 2011. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015 .
^ Pascale Jacquin (October 7, 2005). "Grace Mahary: la nouvelle top modèle canadienne" . ellequebec.com (in French). Elle . Retrieved March 9, 2015 .
^ a b c "Grace Mahary" . nymag.com . New York . Archived from the original on March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015 .
^ Liana Satenstein (December 1, 2014). "Meet 7 New Faces of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show" . vogue.com . Vogue . Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015 .
^ Emily Mertz (December 4, 2014). "Canada represented in Victoria's Secret fashion show by Edmonton model" . globalnews.ca . Global News . Retrieved March 9, 2015 .
^ a b c Mathilde Laurelli (February 7, 2013). "15 nouvelles têtes de mannequin à suivre" . lexpress.fr (in French). L'Express . Retrieved March 9, 2015 .
^ a b c d e Rauwanne Northcott (3 October 2013). "#Dazedmodelinsider: Grace Mahary" . dazeddigital.com . Dazed & Confused . Retrieved March 9, 2015 .
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