Anok Yai

Anok Yai
Yai in 2019
Born (1997-12-20) December 20, 1997 (age 26)
Cairo, Egypt
NationalityAmerican
Modeling information
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)[1]
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
Agency
  • No smoking (New York)
  • SAFE Management (Paris)[2]

Anok Yai (/əˈnɒk/ ə-NOK; born December 20, 1997) is an American fashion model. She is the first model of South Sudanese descent and the second black supermodel after Naomi Campbell to open a Prada show.[3][4] She has made several appearances on i-D and international Vogue covers, including American Vogue three times. Models.com ranks her as one of the "New Supers" of this generation,[5] and since 2023, she was chosen by both the industry and fans as "Model of the Year" and USA Top Model 2024.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Next / Anok Yai". www.nextmanagement.com.
  2. ^ "Anok Yai - Model". models.com.
  3. ^ Okwodu, Janelle (February 22, 2018). "At Prada, Supermodels, Virtual Models, and a History-Making Moment". Vogue. Condé Nast.
  4. ^ Lauren Alexis Fisher (February 23, 2018). "A Black Model Opened The Prada Show For The First Time Since 1997". Harper's Bazaar.
  5. ^ "New Supers". models.com.
  6. ^ "Models.com Model of the Year Awards 2023". models.com. December 18, 2023.
  7. ^ "USA Top Model". usatopmodel.com. Retrieved May 14, 2024.

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search