Akon Changkou

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Akon Changkou
BornJune 3, 1997 (27 years)
South Sudan
Nationality Australian, South Sudanese
Occupation Model
Modeling information
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Agency
  • Supreme Management (New York)
  • Women/360 Management (Paris)
  • Premier Model Management (London)
  • Merci Management (Sydney) [1]

Akon Changkou is a South Sudanese-Australian model. Currently ranked as of the Top 50 models by models.com. She has appeared on the cover of British Vogue and Vogue France , [2] and is perhaps best known for working with Louis Vuitton.

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Early life

Changkou was born in South Sudan and moved to Australia with her family at age 9, as her uncle had emigrated in the 1990s. [3] She has seven siblings. [4]

Career

Although she was considered to be not tall enough to model by various agencies, once she signed with an agency they sent her to New York where casting director Ashley Brokaw hired her for Louis Vuitton's Paris show. Having never walked on a runway before, she debuted as a Louis Vuitton exclusive in 2020; after walking in five shows for the fashion house, she opened their 2022 show. In fall 2020, she appeared in an ensemble campaign featuring French actresses Léa Seydoux and Stacy Martin, and Korean model Sora Choi among others. [4]

Changkou has walked the runways for Valentino, Nina Ricci, Versace, Simon Porte Jacquemus, Lanvin, Giambattista Valli, Salvatore Ferragamo, Roberto Cavalli, Jason Wu, Dior, Fendi, and Chanel (for which she also has appeared in beauty campaigns, [5] ). She has appeared on the cover of Vogue France , [6] Vogue Hong Kong, Vogue Germany, and Numéro France. [4] Models.com chose her as one of the "Top Newcomers" of the S/S 2021 season. [7] For the October 2021 issue of Vogue , Changkou and American models Sherry Shi and Anok Yai traveled to the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland for an editorial photographed by Annie Leibovitz. [8]

Changkou appeared on an "all black" cover of British Vogue alongside international models of African heritage including Adut Akech, Maty Fall Diba, and Anok Yai. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Akon Changkou - Model".
  2. 1 2 Elan, Priya (14 January 2022). "British Vogue hails new era with nine African models on cover". The Guardian.
  3. ↑ Kelly, Alyssa (31 October 2019). "NOW CASTING: AKON CHANGKOU". CR FASHION BOOK.
  4. 1 2 3 Huntington, Patty (11 October 2021). "Louis Vuitton's darling and Adelaide local, Akon Changkou, gets her first cover at home". Harper's Bazaar Australia. Switzer Media + Publishing.
  5. ↑ Newbold, Alice (13 January 2022). ""Full Of Joy And Absolutely No Compromise": Meet Vogue's Spectacular February 2022 Cover Stars". British Vogue. Condé Nast.
  6. ↑ Trochu, Eugénie (1 April 2022). "Who are the models of tomorrow? The results of our open casting are revealed in our April 2022 issue". Vogue France. Les Publications Condé Nast.
  7. ↑ "Top Newcomers S/S 2021". models.com. 12 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Get Out of Here! Fall's Best Fashion Is Meant for the Great Outdoors". Vogue. Condé Nast. 16 September 2021.
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