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Joan Smalls
- Real Name
- Joan Rodriguez
- Nationality
- Puerto Rican
- Birth Date
- 1988
- Lives Now
- New York, NY
- Status
- Established
- Known for
- Legs, Pout
- Agencies
- IMG
- Friends
- Bobbi Wiens, Danielle Hamm, Shelby Coleman, Lea T
Joan Smalls's Career Highlights
- 1988
- Born in Puerto Rico
- 2007
- Signs with Elite Model Management in New York
- 2007
- Models for the fall Tory Burch presentation in New York
- 2007
- Appears in Liz Claiborne print ads alongside Anouck Lepère
- 2007
- Models for Nordstrom fall catalog
- SEP 2007
- Closes the spring Ports 1961 show in New York, also walks for Benjamin Cho, L’Wren Scott, Tracy Reese, and Heatherette
- 2008
- Becomes the face of Ports 1981
- FEB 2008
- Walks the fall Diane von Furstenberg, James Coviello, Ports 1961, and Sass & Bide shows in New York
- FEB 2008
- Appears in Cosmopolitan editorial
- FEB 2008
- Makes an appearance in Ricky Martin’s “Its Alright” music video Video»
- JUL 2008
- Appears in V feature with Elite Model Management models, photographed by Taghi Naderzad
- 2009
- Leaves Elite and signs with IMG
- JAN 2010
- Breakthrough: Walks the spring Givenchy couture show in Paris, as an exclusive
- FEB 2010
- Walks the fall Anna Sui, Gucci, Burberry, Prada, Yves Saint Laurent, and Valentino shows in New York, London, Milan, and Paris
- APR 2010
- Appears in Italian Vogue editorial, photographed by Steven Meisel
- MAY 2010
- Appears in German Vogue editorial, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier
- JUN 2010
- Vogue features Smalls as a rising star, selected by André Leon Talley
- 2010
- Becomes one of the faces of Gucci
- 2010
- Models for Givenchy fall ad campaign, photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott
- JUL 2010
- Walks the fall Givenchy, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Christian Dior couture shows in Paris
- JUL 2010
- Appears in Vogue editorial, photographed by Mario Testino
- AUG 2010
- Appears in French Vogue editorial, photographed by David Sims
- SEP 2010
- Opens the spring Jason Wu and Yves Saint Laurent shows in New York and Paris; Closes for Christian Dior and Jean Paul Gaultier
- SEP 2010
- Appears in two editorials for Vogue
- 2010
- Featured on the fall cover of i-D, photographed by Danielle and Iango
- NOV 2010
- Appears in Vogue editorial, photographed by Norman Jean Roy
- DEC 2010
- Appears in Vogue editorial, styled in Tom Ford
- 2011
- Renews contract with Gucci
- 2011
- Becomes the face of Roberto Cavalli and Stella McCartney
- JAN 2011
- Appears in two editorials for Vogue
- JAN 2011
- Walks the spring Christian Dior and Jean Paul Gaultier couture shows in Paris; Also makes appearance at the fall Givenchy menswear show in Paris
- FEB 2011
- Closes for the fall Gucci and Giambattista Valli shows in Milan and Paris
- FEB 2011
- Appears in an all-black editorial for Italian Vogue, alongside Chanel Iman; Also appears in French Vogue and Vogue
- MAR 2011
- Appears in British Vogue editorial, photographed by Nick Knight
- MAR 2011
- Appears in editorials for Vogue and French Vogue
- APR 2011
- Appears in Vogue editorial, photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott
- JUN 2011
- Appears in editorials for W and Vogue
- JUL 2011
- Appears in W editorial, photographed by Terry Richardson
- AUG 2011
- Appears in Italian Vogue editorial, photographed by Emma Summerton
- 2011
- Appears in David Yurman and Gucci fall ad campaigns
- 2011
- Signs contract with Estee Lauder
- SEP 2011
- Appears in editorials for French Vogue , Spanish Vogue , Dazed & Confused , and W
- SEP 2011
- Opens the spring Gianfranco Ferre, Gareth Pugh, and Gucci shows in Milan and Paris
- OCT 2011
- Appears in French Vogue editorial, photographed by Hans Feurer
- NOV 2011
- Appears in W editorial, photographed by Steven Meisel
- 2011
- Featured on the winter cover of i-D, photographed by Benjamin Alexander Huseby
- DEC 2011
- Appears in editorials for British Vogue and Japanese Vogue
- JAN 2012
- Appears in editorials for Vogue and Italian Vogue
- MAR 2012
- Appears in editorials for Vogue, Italian Vogue and W
- 2012
- Models for the Chanel and Lacoste spring ad campaigns
- 2012
- Featured on the spring cover of Pop, photographed by Daniel Sannwald
- MAY 2012
- Featured on the cover of Australian Vogue, photographed by Kai Z Feng
- JUN 2012
- Appears in Vogue editorial, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier
- JUL 2012
- Featured on the cover of W, photographed by Steven Meisel
- 2012
- Models for the Fendi and Givenchy fall ad campaigns
- SEP 2012
- Appears in Vogue editorial, photographed by Norman Jean Roy


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