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Shelby Naomi Coleman (born February 19, 1992) is an American fashion model. She is currently with New York Model Management; [1]

Coleman was born in Evanston, Illinois, and was raised in Skokie, Illinois. In 2007, was discovered in Chicago by Italian fashion designer Giambattista Valli at a women's wear showing at Saks Fifth Avenue. The designer soon booked her as an exclusive for his Fall 2008 Ready-to-Wear show in Paris for fashion week. [2] She was signed to IMG Models New York in 2008.

In January 2009, Coleman was once again featured as an exclusive for Giambattista Valli's pre-fall 2009 show in Florence, Italy. [3] She also appeared in the Akris Resort 2009 line. [4] Coleman has since walked for Tori Burch, Christian Siriano, and Sophie Theallet. [5] [6] [7] She appeared in Marie Claire UK Beauty in August, 2013, by photographer Jason Hetherington. [8] Coleman was highlighted in New York Magazine's "Meet the New Girl" in February 2009, [9] and has been featured in "Beauty is Diverse.com, Celebrating the Diversity of Beauty; [10] in Oprah Magazine in May 2012; and "The Bold and the Beautiful: 3 Women Who Paved the Way for Black Models." [11]

In 2011, Laura Mercier signed Coleman as a face for their 2011 Fall-Winter and 2012 Spring-Summer beauty campaigns. She also appeared in Cole Haan's 2011 Fall-Winter campaign. [12] She has worked for Kate Spade, Topshop, Clinique, Gap UK, American Eagle, and New York and Company magazines. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

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