McKenna Hellam

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McKenna Hellam
Born (2000-06-24) June 24, 2000 (age 22)
Modeling information
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBlue-green
Agency
  • Kollectiv Mgmt (New York)
  • K. Starr Management (Atlanta)
  • Why Not Models (Milan) [1]

McKenna Hellam is an American fashion model.

Early life

Hellam, who has an older sister named Kaitlyn, was born in Atlanta, Georgia and grew up on a 15-acre farm in McDonough, Georgia. [2] An honor student and athlete, she graduated high school two years early as well as being an equestrienne. [3]

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Career

At the age of 15, Hellam signed to IMG Models. She debuted walking for Alexander Wang's S/S 2017 show, who requested that she cut her hair. That haircut was done by Guido Palau and proved to be a successful change for her career as she subsequently walked in 24 shows in her first season, including Prabal Gurung, Givenchy, Burberry, Missoni, and Dolce & Gabbana. [2] [3]

Hellam has been on the cover of the Evening Standard 's magazine, [4] Vogue Turkey (alongside models Charlee Fraser and Julia Hafstrom), [5] and Wonderland. She has appeared in advertisements for Salvatore Ferragamo, [6] Chanel, Polo Ralph Lauren, Nike, Inc., and Stella McCartney.

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References

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