Africa Peñalver

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peñalver and the second or maternal family name is Roland.
Africa Peñalver
Africa Peñalver at Paco Rabanne Fall-Winter 2020-2021, headshot.jpg
Peñalver in 2020
Born
África Peñalver Roland

(2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 22)[1]
Valencia, Spain[2]
Modeling information
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
Agency

África Peñalver Roland (born 15 February 2000) is a Spanish fashion model. She has appeared on the cover of the Spanish edition of Vogue twice.

Early life[]

Peñalver studied at Lycée Français de Valence, a French-speaking high school in Valencia.[4] Before modeling, she was an equestrian.[5]

Career[]

Peñalver walks the runway at the Paco Rabanne Fall-Winter 2020-2021 show

In 2017, Peñalver debuted as a JW Anderson exclusive and walked for the likes of Chanel, Dior, Maison Margiela, Elie Saab, Prada Resort, Loewe, Rodarte (which she closed), Valentino, Alaïa, Isabel Marant, Altuzarra, and Giambattista Valli that year.[5][2] In January 2019, she appeared on the cover of Vogue España and in February 2020, she appeared on a digital cover of the magazine. Inés Sastre, Miriam Sánchez, and Marina Pérez appeared on the physical cover. In the United Kingdom, she appeared on the cover of The Times's style magazine.[6]

Models.com chose her as one of the "Top Newcomers" (in the breakout category) of the F/W 2020 season.[7]

Personal life[]

Peñalver supports the Black Lives Matter movement and is interested in anti-racism education. She is also an avid surfer.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Daily Duo: Africa". models.com.
  2. ^ a b c Moreno, Patricia (4 July 2017). "Esta es la modelo española de 17 años que está arrasando en la Alta Costura". Vogue España (in Spanish). CONDENET IBERICA S.L.
  3. ^ "Africa Penalver - Model".
  4. ^ Clarós, Isabel (8 July 2017). "La modelo española África Peñalver, de 17 años, causa sensación en París". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). La Vanguardia Ediciones.
  5. ^ a b Okwodu, Janelle (6 July 2017). "Meet the New Models Who Dominated the Paris Couture Shows". Vogue. Condé Nast.
  6. ^ MacFarland, Jane (4 August 2019). "EDITOR'S LETTER: JANE MCFARLAND ON THE TIMELESS PIECES YOU NEED IN YOUR WARDROBE". Thw Times. Times Newspapers Limited.
  7. ^ "Top Newcomers F/W 2020". models.com.
  8. ^ "NEW FACES AND VOICES OF PRE-FALL: AFRICA PENALVER". Interview Magazine. August 22, 2020.
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