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Real Name
Alexandra Michael
Nationality
American
Birthday
May 15, 1990
Born In
Colleyville, TX
Lives Now
New York, NY
Agencies
DNA, Why Not, Viva
Known For
Lips, Hair, Skin, my eyebrows
Status
Established, good girl, cover girl
Dated
David Broderick
Friends
Erin Heatherton, Chanel Iman, Skye Stracke, Daul Kim, Meghan Collison, Laragh McCann, Tara Gill, Jenny Sweeney, Johanna Jonsson, Ali Stephens, Karlie Kloss
Interests
Veganism, riding horses, psychology, listening to Radiohead and Modest Mouse

Off the Runway Photos

On the Runway Photos

Ali Michael's Career Highlights

15 MAY, 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, opening for 3.1 phillip lim and Alice Roi
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 W editorial on fresh new faces, photographed by Craig McDean
2007
David Sims photographs Michael for GF Gianfranco Ferré
2007
Thierry le Goues photographs Michael for the fall cover of French Revue de Modes
AUG 2007
Appears in Harper’s Bazaar editorial, photographed by Terry Tsiolis
SEP 2007
Appears in a Teen Vogue editorial
SEP 2007
Featured in a W editorial, photographed by Mario Sorrenti
SEP 2007
Signs with Why Not agency in Milan
OCT 2007
Walks the spring Chanel, Christian Dior, Karl Lagerfeld, and Lanvin shows 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, also walks for 3.1 phillip lim, DKNY, and Marc by Marc Jacobs
28 FEB, 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
14 MAY, 2008
Appears on the Today show and speaks about the pressure to be thin as a model Video»
JUL 2008
Featured 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
2008
Mario Testino photographs Michael for Lord & Taylor, alongside her Teen Vogue cover counterparts Chanel Iman and Karlie Kloss
2008
Featured on the fall cover of Lula, photographed by Yelena Yemchuk
SEP 2008
Opens the spring Louise Goldin show in London; also walks for Burberry, Fendi, Balenciaga, Christian Dior, and Karl Lagerfeld in Milan and Paris
SEP 2008
Appears in Vogue editorial with Arlenis Sosa and Behati Prinsloo, photographed by Dusan Reljin
NOV 2008
Appears in editorials for Vogue and Numéro
2009
Terry Richardson photographs Michael for the French Vogue calendar
2009
Becomes the face of Coach
JAN 2009
Featured on the cover of Italian Flair, photographed by Magnus Unnar
FEB 2009
Featured on the cover of Latin American Vogue, photographed by Paola Kudacki
FEB 2009
Skips Fashion Week in New York, London, Milan, and Paris
MAR 2009
Featured on the covers of French Mixte and Wallpaper
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