Adesuwa Aighewi

Adesuwa Thongpond Pariyasapat Aighewi[3] is an American fashion model and filmmaker.[4] In 2018, she was chosen as the runner up for “Breakout Star of the Year” by models.com[5] As of January 2019, Aighewi ranks as one of the “Top 50” models by models.com[6]

Adesuwa Aighewi
Aighewi in 2019
Born
Adesuwa Thongpond Pariyasapat Aighewi

Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.[1]
Alma materUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore
Modeling information
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
Agency

Early life

Adesuwa Aighewi was born in Minnesota to a Thai-born Chinese mother and a Nigerian father.[7] Before modeling she was a chemistry student at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore where she started attending at age 15. She once interned for NASA.[8] As her parents are environmental scientists,[9] she moved frequently and spent half of her childhood in Nigeria.[3]

Career

Aighewi was discovered on the campus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.[10] She has walked for Alexander Wang, Coach,[11] Louis Vuitton, Chanel,[12] Kenzo, Kate Spade, Miu Miu, Bottega Veneta, Marc Jacobs, Yeezy, Michael Kors, Prabal Gurung, Christian Dior, Fendi, and Tommy Hilfiger among others.[13][14] She has appeared in advertisements for Tom Ford,[15] Marc Jacobs,[16] Vera Wang, and Chanel.[17] Adesuwa's break out video "Spring in Harlem" debuted on LOVE.com[18] and was written up by Forbes[19]

Videography
Year Title Artist Role
2011 Bonfire Childish Gambino Camper
2012 Heartbeat Childish Gambino Girlfriend
2016 Woman Diana Gordon Model

References
  1. Dazed (21 May 2018). "Adesuwa Aighewi is making waves on the catwalk".
  2. "Adesuwa Aighewi - Model". models.com.
  3. "You Are Here". 20 September 2016.
  4. "Model Adesuwa Aighewi Releases Her Directorial Debut On The Beauty Of Muslim Women". Forbes.
  5. "Model of the Year 2018". models.com.
  6. "Top 50 Models". models.com.
  7. Garced, Kristi (16 September 2014). "Model Call: Adesuwa Aighewi".
  8. "Adesuwa Aighewi: "I Want To Show What Africa Is From An African's Point Of View"". British Vogue.
  9. "A day in a life of Adesuwa Aighewi, captured by Nick DeLieto". LOVE. Archived from the original on 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  10. "Meet Adesuwa Aighewi, One of Fashion's Most Outspoken Models".
  11. "Coach 1941 Spring 2018 Ready-to-Wear Fashion Show".
  12. "Adesuwa Aighewi might be the most interesting model almost no one has heard about". www.w24.co.za.
  13. Aighewi, Adesuwa (1 November 2017). "The fashion industry said my dreadlocks would stop me working. They were wrong". the Guardian.
  14. "These 14 Women Are the New Class of High-Fashion Runway Models".
  15. "23 New Models That Are About To Do The Damn Thing".
  16. "Marc Jacobs Spring 2018 Accessories Ad Campaign". 13 April 2018.
  17. "Pier59 Studios". Pier59 Studios. Archived from the original on 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  18. "WATCH: Chanel Show-Opener, Adesuwa Aighewi, Makes her Debut as Creative Director". LOVE. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  19. Witte, Rae. "Model Adesuwa Aighewi Releases Her Directorial Debut On The Beauty Of Muslim Women". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
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