Shanelle Nyasiase

Shanelle Nyasiase
Born	(1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 28) Gambela, Ethiopia
Nationality	South Sudanese
Occupation	Model
Modeling information
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Brown
Agency	Women Management (New York) MP Management (Paris, Milan, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Stockholm) Storm Management (London) [1]

Shanelle Nyasiase (born 3 January 1997) is an Ethiopian-born South Sudanese fashion model.

Early life

Nyasiase was born in Gambela, Ethiopia. ^[2] At age nine, she moved to Juba, South Sudan. Nyasiase has three siblings. At thirteen she moved to Nairobi, Kenya. ^[3]

Career

Nyasiase modeled locally in Kenya before being discovered. ^[4] She made her fashion week runway debut during the F/W 2017 season, walking for Miu Miu, Rick Owens, and Armani. ^[5] In 2018, she walked for Tom Ford, Jason Wu, Marc Jacobs, Burberry, Erdem, Mulberry, Gucci, Marni, Versace, Rochas, Dries Van Noten and Kenzo among others. ^[6] Nyasiase notably closed the S/S 2019 Balenciaga show. ^[4]

She has appeared in advertisements for Versace, Alexander McQueen, Marc Jacobs, and Issey Miyake. ^[6]

She currently ranks on the “Hot List” by models.com. ^[7] British Vogue listed her as one of the Top Models of London Fashion Week. ^[8]

For a Vogue video about South Sudanese models, Nyasiase described how the Trump travel ban affects her career. ^[9]

References

1. "Shanelle Nyasiase - Model".
2. "Breakout models of autumn winter 2018 shows". British Vogue.
3. "Shanelle Nyasiase model biography". Dazed. 2018-05-31.
4. "Secrets of the Supermodel Trade". Business of Fashion.
5. "Shanelle Nyasiase is a model to watch". WSJ.
6. "Watch This Face: Shanelle Nyasiase". Harper's Bazaar.
7. "The Hot List". models.com.
8. "London Calling: Vogue's Standout Models Of LFW AW18". British Vogue.
9. "The Modeling World's Sudanese Stars Share Their Stories". Vogue.