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Ali Michael

Ali Michael's photoIMAXTREE

Real Name:
Alexandra Michael
Nationality:
American
Birthday:
May 15, 1990
Born in:
Colleyville, TX
Lives now:
New York, NY
Agencies:
DNA, Viva, Why Not
Known for:
My lips, my hair, my eyebrows
Status:
Good girl, rising star
Dated:
David Broderick
Friends with:
Ali Stephens, Chanel Iman, Daul Kim, Erin Heatherton, Jenny Sweeney, Johanna Jonsson, Karlie Kloss, Laragh McCann, Meghan Collison, Skye Stracke, Tara Gill
Interests:
Riding horses, psychology, listening to Radiohead and Modest Mouse

Career

Lanvin, 2008

May 15, 1990
Born in Colleyville, Texas
2004
Begins dating David Broderick, guitarist of local Texas band Kingfish
2005
Wins the Fashion!Dallas/Kim Dawson Model Search contest
2006
Signs with DNA Models
2006
Appears in an Italian Elle editorial
2007
Withdraws from Grapevine High School with one semester left to focus on her modeling career
Feb 2007
Debuts on the fall New York runway, walking for fourteen designers including 3.1 phillip lim, Rodarte, and Behnaz Sarafpour
Feb 2007
Opens the fall 3.1 phillip lim and Alice Roi shows in New York
Feb 2007
Walks the fall Marc by Marc Jacobs show in London; Michael names Jacobs as her favorite designer
Mar 2007
Opens the fall Lanvin show in Paris in a bright fuchsia dress
2007
Style.com features Michael as a rising star of fall 2007 Story »
Feb 2007
Meets Anna Wintour after the Vogue editor personally asks to congratulate her on her fall show season
Jun 2007
Appears in an editorial in W on fresh new faces, photographed by Craig McDean
2007
David Sims photographs Michael for GF Gianfranco Ferré
Aug 2007
Appears in a Harper’s Bazaar editorial
Sep 2007
Appears in a Teen Vogue editorial
Sep 2007
Featured in a W editorial
Sep 2007
Signs with Why Not agency in Milan
Oct 2007
Walks the spring Chanel, Christian Dior, Karl Lagerfeld, and Lanvin shows, among others, in Paris
2008
Becomes the face of Sportmax
Jan 2008
Appears in Vogue feature on eyebrows, photographed by the legendary Richard Avedon
Feb 2008
Featured on the cover of Teen Vogue alongside Chanel Iman and Karlie Kloss, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier Video »
Feb 2008
Closes the fall Y & Kei show in New York
Feb 28, 2008
Featured in The Wall Street Journal on being sent home from Paris fashion week for "her legs were too plump" Story »
Mar 2008
Appears in two editorials for Italian Vogue, photographed by Paolo Roversi
May 2008
DNA Models promotes Michael from New Faces to Women
May 2008
Appears in Russian Vogue editorial with a chimpanzee and parrots, photographed by KT Auleta
May 14, 2008
Appears on the Today show and speaks about the pressure to be thin as a model Video »
Jul 2008
Appears on the cover of Spur, photographed by Patric Shaw
Jul 2008
Moves to New York
2008
Signs fragrance contract with Lanvin's Jeanne Lanvin
2008
Tom Munro photographs Michael for Anna Sui alongside Agnete Hegelund

Quoted

“When I'm at home, I'm always hanging out with my boyfriend David. He's my best friend and we have a lot of fun together. We're pretty nerdy and like playing video games and stuff like that.”

TheStyleNotes.com

“New York just has this really great energy that I love. I can't even explain it. I also have the subway system figured out now so that's a plus! ”

TheStyleNotes.com

“The whole industry is full of really creative people, so it makes it a lot easier to be surrounded by people with that creative energy.”

Fashion TV (March 2007)

“I just love being a part of the end result. The picture. I love seeing everyone’s hard work put together.”

Teen Vogue (2007)

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