Grace Mahary

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Grace Mahary
Born (1989-05-23) May 23, 1989 (age 34)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Nationality Canadian
OccupationModel
Years active2006–present
Known for VS Fashion Show 2014
Modeling information
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Agency
  • IMG Models (Worldwide)
  • SPIN Model Management (Hamburg)
  • Stockholmsgruppen (Stockholm)
  • Elmer Olsen Model Management (Toronto) [1]

Grace Mahary (born May 23, 1989) is a Canadian model.

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Early life

Mahary was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to Eritrean parents. [2] When she was young she played basketball with her two older brothers at the Archbishop O'Leary Catholic High School where she was studying. [3] She can speak English, French and Tigrinya. [4]

In 2005, she won the Elle Canada/Quebec Model Search [5] and began modeling locally the following year. [6]

In 2009, she starred in Trey Songz's I Invented Sex/Say Aah music video. [6]

In 2011, she travelled to Paris in order to start an international career in modeling. Her breakthrough came in March 2012, when she walked for Givenchy as an exclusive. [6]

Career

In 2014, she walked the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. [7] [8]

She has advertised Bergdorf Goodman, Carolina Herrera, Gap, Hugo Boss, Michael Kors, Nordstrom, Opening Ceremony and Prabal Gurung.

Throughout her career, she walked more than 200 runways including 3.1 Phillip Lim, Alberta Ferretti, Alexander Wang, Alexandre Vauthier, Altuzarra, Balenciaga, Balmain, [9] BCBG Max Azria, Bottega Veneta, Céline, [10] Chanel, [2] Christopher Kane, Diane von Fürstenberg, Diesel Black Gold, Dior, DKNY, Dries van Noten, [10] Dsquared2, EDUN, Emilio Pucci, Erdem, Ermanno Scervino, Fendi, Francesco Scognamiglio, Gareth Pugh, [10] Giles, Giorgio Armani, Givenchy, [2] H&M, Helmut Lang, Hervé Léger, Hugo Boss, Hussein Chalayan, Isabel Marant, [9] Jill Stuart, Jonathan Saunders, Kenneth Cole, Kenzo, L'Wren Scott, Lacoste, Lanvin, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, [9] Maison Martin Margiela, Marc Jacobs, [2] Mary Katrantzou, Matthew Williamson, Max Mara, Michael Kors, Miu Miu, [10] Moschino, Narciso Rodriguez, Nina Ricci, Oscar de la Renta, Paco Rabanne, Paul & Joe, Peter Som, Philip Treacy, [2] Philipp Plein, Prabal Gurung, Prada, [2] Proenza Schouler, Reed Krakoff, Richard Chai, Richard Nicoll, Roberto Cavalli, Salvatore Ferragamo, Tommy Hilfiger, Topshop, Valentino, [10] Vera Wang, Victoria's Secret, Viktor & Rolf, Y-3, Yigal Azrouël, Yves Saint Laurent, [2] Zac Posen.

She was featured on the cover of The Edit and Elle (Canada), and appeared in editorials for Bon  [ sv ], CR Fashion Book , Dressed to Kill , Elle , Garage , Glamour , i-D , Interview , Lurve , Numéro , Pop , Portrait , Vogue ( Germany  [ fr ], Italia , US ) and W .

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ella Alexander (October 12, 2012). "Grace Mahary: Catwalk CV". vogue.co.uk. Vogue UK . Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ James Lim (May 11, 2012). "Meet the New Girl: Grace Mahary Traded in Her Basketball Sneakers for Givenchy Pumps". nymag.com. New York . Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Model Q&A: Grace Mahary". cosmopolitan.co.za. Cosmopolitan. October 14, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ Pascale Jacquin (October 7, 2005). "Grace Mahary: la nouvelle top modèle canadienne". ellequebec.com (in French). Elle . Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 "Grace Mahary". nymag.com. New York . Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  7. ↑ Liana Satenstein (December 1, 2014). "Meet 7 New Faces of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show". vogue.com. Vogue . Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  8. ↑ Emily Mertz (December 4, 2014). "Canada represented in Victoria's Secret fashion show by Edmonton model". globalnews.ca. Global News . Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 Mathilde Laurelli (February 7, 2013). "15 nouvelles têtes de mannequin à suivre". lexpress.fr (in French). L'Express . Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 Rauwanne Northcott (3 October 2013). "#Dazedmodelinsider: Grace Mahary". dazeddigital.com. Dazed & Confused . Retrieved March 9, 2015.


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