Adwoa Aboah | |
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![]() Aboah at the 2019 British Fashion Awards | |
Born | Adwoa Caitlin Maria Aboah 18 May 1992 Westminster, London, England [1] |
Alma mater | Brunel University |
Children | 1 |
Parent(s) | Charles Aboah Camilla Lowther |
Relatives | Kesewa Aboah (sister) Anthony Lowther, Viscount Lowther (great-grandfather) |
Modelling information | |
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Hair colour | Red-brown |
Eye colour | Brown |
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Adwoa Caitlin Maria Aboah [3] [4] (born 18 May 1992) is a British fashion model and actress. In December 2017 she appeared on the cover of British Vogue . [5] She has also been on the cover of American Vogue , Vogue Italia , Vogue Poland , and i-D . [6] [7] [8] In 2017, the fashion industry voted her as Model of the Year for models.com. [9] She is the founder of Gurls Talk, a platform that provides resources and a safe space for young women and girls to discuss Mental Health. [10]
Adwoa Aboah was born in Westminster, London, England, to Charles Aboah and Camilla Lowther. [11] The name Adwoa means "born on Monday" (she was born on a Monday) in the Akan language of the Akan people of Ghana. [12]
The Lowther family, headed by the Earl of Lonsdale, are members of the British nobility. Aboah's maternal great-grandfather was Anthony Lowther, Viscount Lowther. Aboah is a second cousin of Matilda Lowther. [13] Her granduncle was James Lowther, 7th Earl of Lonsdale. [11] Her father was born and raised in Ghana, and immigrated to England. [14] Through him, she is related to the Ghanaian politician William Kwasi Aboah.
Both Aboah's parents are involved in the fashion industry, as a location scout and photography agent, respectively. [15] [16] [17] Her sister Kesewa Aboah is also a model. Educated at Millfield, Aboah later graduated from Brunel University in 2013, with a bachelor's degree in Modern Drama. [18]
Aboah has modelled for Calvin Klein, Fendi, [19] DKNY, Alexander Wang, [20] [21] Theory, H&M, [22] Aldo, [23] Versus (Versace), Topshop, [24] Fenty x Puma, [25] Kenzo, Simone Rocha, and Erdem among others. [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] She was previously signed to The Lions but sued the agency for damages after they allegedly withheld $190,000 of her earnings. [32]
Outside of modelling, Aboah had performed some short-films and music videos and in 2017 she landed her first Hollywood role as Lia in the 2017 Hollywood adaptation of the Japanese manga Ghost in the Shell . [33] [34]
After her own personal struggles with sobriety and a concern over the lack of mental-health resources for young women, In 2017 Aboah launched an organisation for young women called Gurls Talk. [35] [36] [37] During the COVID-19 pandemic Aboah created the '#CreativeTogether' initiative, with the hope that creativity could be a way to connect people and combat some of the anxiety surrounding the lockdown. [38]
She was featured in a 2018 commercial for Revlon's PhotoReady Insta-Filter Foundation. [39] Aboah was named British GQ's 'Woman of the Year' for 2017. [40] In 2017, Aboah made $1 million in modeling contracts alone. [41] In 2018, she was listed on the list of top 50 female models by models.com. [42] and was one of fifteen women selected to appear on the cover of the September 2019 issue of British Vogue , by guest editor Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. [43] She is also a British Vogue contributing editor. [44] 2020 saw Aboah listed for the first time on the Powerlist of the most influential Black British people across all industries. [45]
Aboah gave birth to her first child, a daughter, on 23 August 2024. [46] [47] [48] [49]
Aboah has suffered from depression and drug addiction and is now sober. [50] [51] She self-medicated with drugs from a young age due to depression and bipolar disorders. [21] [50] She attempted suicide by overdose in 2015, at a rehab centre in London, which resulted in a four-day coma before recovering in a psychiatric hospital. [51]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | To Get Her | Emily Mateo | |
2014 | Shrimps | ||
2017 | Ghost in the Shell | Lia | |
TBA | Satisfaction | Angela | 2025 SXSW Film Festival |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2022 | Willow | Scorpia | 2 episodes |
2022–2023 | Top Boy | Becks | 8 episodes |
2024 | RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World | Herself (Guest judge) | 1 episode (Series 2) |
2025 | Too Much | Linnea | Recurring |
Industry wise I admire my cousin Adwoa Aboah for being a badass and speaking up about what she believes in.