- Real Name
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Alexandra Michael
- Nationality
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American
- Birth Date
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May 15, 1990
- Lives Now
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New York, NY
- Status
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Cover girl,
Established,
Good girl
- Known for
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Eyebrows,
Hair,
Lips,
Skin
- Agencies
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DNA,
Viva,
Why Not
- Dated
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David Broderick (Since 2004)
- Friends
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Erin Heatherton,
Chanel Iman,
Skye Stracke,
Daul Kim,
Meghan Collison,
Laragh McCann,
Tara Gill,
Jenny Sweeney,
Johanna Jonsson,
Ali Stephens,
Karlie Kloss,
R'el Dade
- Interests
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Listening to Radiohead and Modest Mouse,
Psychology,
Riding horses,
Veganism
Quoted
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“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
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“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
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“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
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“I just love being a part of the end result. The picture. I love seeing everyone‘s hard work put together.”
—Teen Vogue
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
- SEP 2009
- Appears in Russian Vogue beauty editorial