Adesuwa Aighewi

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Adesuwa Aighewi
Adesuwa Aighewi Paris Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2019.jpg
Aighewi in 2019
Born
Adesuwa Thongpond Pariyasapat Aighewi

Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.[1]
Alma materUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore
Modeling information
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
Agency

Adesuwa Thongpond Pariyasapat Aighewi[3] is an American fashion model and filmmaker.[4] In 2018, she was chosen as the runner up for “Breakout Star of the Year” by models.com.[5] As of January 2019, Aighewi ranks as one of the “Top 50” models by models.com.[6]

Early life[]

Adesuwa Aighewi was born in Minnesota to a Thai-born Chinese mother and a Nigerian father.[7] Before modeling she was a chemistry student at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore where she started attending at age 15. She once interned for NASA.[8] As her parents are environmental scientists,[9] she moved frequently and spent half of her childhood in Nigeria.[3]

Career[]

Aighewi was discovered on the campus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.[10] She has walked for Alexander Wang, Coach,[11] Louis Vuitton, Chanel,[12] Kenzo, Kate Spade, Miu Miu, Bottega Veneta, Marc Jacobs, Yeezy, Michael Kors, Prabal Gurung, Christian Dior, Fendi, and Tommy Hilfiger among others.[13][14] She has appeared in advertisements for Tom Ford,[15] Marc Jacobs,[16] Vera Wang, and Chanel.[17] Adesuwa's break out video "Spring in Harlem" debuted on LOVE.com[18] and was written up by Forbes.[19]

Videography[]

Year Title Artist Role
2011 "Bonfire" Childish Gambino Camper
2012 "Heartbeat" Childish Gambino Girlfriend
2016 "Woman" Diana Gordon Model
2020 "Dangerous Love" Tiwa Savage Videocaller

References[]

  1. ^ Dazed (21 May 2018). "Adesuwa Aighewi is making waves on the catwalk".
  2. ^ "Adesuwa Aighewi - Model". models.com.
  3. ^ a b "You Are Here". 20 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Model Adesuwa Aighewi Releases Her Directorial Debut On The Beauty Of Muslim Women". Forbes.
  5. ^ "Model of the Year 2018". models.com.
  6. ^ "Top 50 Models". models.com.
  7. ^ Garced, Kristi (16 September 2014). "Model Call: Adesuwa Aighewi".
  8. ^ "Adesuwa Aighewi: "I Want To Show What Africa Is From An African's Point Of View"". British Vogue.
  9. ^ "A day in a life of Adesuwa Aighewi, captured by Nick DeLieto". LOVE. Archived from the original on 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  10. ^ "Meet Adesuwa Aighewi, One of Fashion's Most Outspoken Models".
  11. ^ "Coach 1941 Spring 2018 Ready-to-Wear Fashion Show".
  12. ^ "Adesuwa Aighewi might be the most interesting model almost no one has heard about". www.w24.co.za. Archived from the original on 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  13. ^ Aighewi, Adesuwa (1 November 2017). "The fashion industry said my dreadlocks would stop me working. They were wrong". the Guardian.
  14. ^ "These 14 Women Are the New Class of High-Fashion Runway Models".
  15. ^ "23 New Models That Are About To Do The Damn Thing".
  16. ^ "Marc Jacobs Spring 2018 Accessories Ad Campaign". 13 April 2018.
  17. ^ "Pier59 Studios". Pier59 Studios. Archived from the original on 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  18. ^ "WATCH: Chanel Show-Opener, Adesuwa Aighewi, Makes her Debut as Creative Director". LOVE. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  19. ^ Witte, Rae. "Model Adesuwa Aighewi Releases Her Directorial Debut On The Beauty Of Muslim Women". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
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