Alex Binaris

Alex Binaris outside Pamella Roland fw25 Show during New York Fashion Week

Alex Binaris
Born	Alexandra Binaris Johannesburg, South Africa
Occupation	Model
Modelling information
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Hair colour	Brown
Eye colour	Green/ Blue
Agency	Ford Models (Paris)(New York)(Los Angeles) Elite Model Management (Milan) [1]

Alex Binaris is a South African fashion model.

Early life

Alex Binaris is of Greek, Portuguese (Brazilian) and German descent ^[2] . She grew up in South Africa. ^{[3] [4]} Before pursuing a professional modeling career, she completed a triple major and later earned a postgraduate degree in Strategic Marketing at the University of Cape Town, graduating Cum Laude on the Dean's Merit List. ^{[3] [5]}

Career

On a hunch, Binaris went to the Boss Models agency in Cape Town, and was signed immediately. ^[3] That same day, an Elite Model Management scout who happened to be present at the time signed her to Elite worldwide and The Society New York. ^[6] She debuted as a Louis Vuitton Worldwide Exclusive. ^[3]

She has walked for Miu Miu, Hermes and Chanel, has appeared on the pages of Haper's Bazaar USA, Vogue Japan and Vogue Arabia, on the cover of Harpers Bazaar Romania, Harpers Bazaar Khastakstan and Interview Magazine and has shot campaigns for Bulgari, Armani and Net-a-Porter. ^[7]

Binaris is one of the highest paid models from South Africa. ^[8]

References

1. "Alex Binaris - Model".
2. "NEWfaces Model of the Week: Alex Binaris is a Dean's List graduate turned Chanel show regular". models.com.
3. Mbele, Gabi (26 February 2017). "Model leaps from varsity to Vuitton". Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
4. Deuchar, Rebecca (16 May 2019). "THE WORLD IS THEIR RUNWAY: THE FIVE SOUTH AFRICAN MODELS WORKING THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE". Wanted. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
5. "Names of Graduands/Diplomates" (PDF). University of Cape Town. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
6. Sishuta, Mpho (7 March 2017). "This SA model is the next BIG thing". Glamour South Africa. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
7. "Models.com".
8. "Beautiful and Rich: A list of the top earning models in SA". IOL. 6 June 2018. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.