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Alex Consani

Alex Monette Consani (born July 23, 2003) is an American model and influencer. She started modeling in 2015 and became the world's youngest transgender model at the time at age 12. After signing with IMG Models in 2019, and started using TikTok in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and became popular online for comedic videos, earning over three million followers by 2024. In 2024, Consani was the first transgender model to win the Fashion Award for Model of the Year and to walk for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show along with Valentina Sampaio.

Alex Consani
Born
Alex Monette Consani

(2003-07-23) July 23, 2003 (age 21)
Petaluma, California, U.S.
Other namesMiss Mawma [citation needed]
Occupations
  • Model
  • influencer[3]
Years active2015–present
Known forModeling
Modeling information
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Hair colorBlonde[1]
Eye colorBlue[1]
Agency
TikTok information
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Followers4 million
Likes138.2 million
Last updated: December 3, 2024

Life and career

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Alex Monette Consani[4] was born on July 23, 2003,[5] in Petaluma, California. Her mother works in water conservation while her father works with Guide Dogs for the Blind.[6] She is transgender and began wearing feminine clothing at age four before deciding on the name Alex at age eight and undergoing hormone replacement therapy during puberty.[7][8] She started modeling in early 2015 after her mother found an advertisement on Facebook for Slay Model Management, a Los Angeles-based modeling agency made up entirely of transgender models.[9][10][11] She became, at the time, the youngest transgender model in the world at age 12.[12] In 2016, a profile on her in Cosmopolitan Germany went viral online.[9] She appeared in a photoshoot with Dominique Jackson at age 13.[13]

Consani signed with IMG Models in August 2019 at age 16 and moved to New York City at age 18.[6][14] She began posting absurdist[9][15] Gen Z-focused comedic videos on TikTok in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic under the username captincroook, also using the moniker Miss Mawma, and gained more than 700,000 followers by 2022.[10][16][17] In 2021, she graduated from Petaluma High School and began attending Pace University with the help of Petaluma Educational Foundation, receiving an Alphabet Soup Thrift Store Scholarship and a MacIlvain Family Scholarship;[18][19][20] also that year, she made her runway debut in New York City for Tom Ford.[6][14] She was included on GLAAD's 20 Under 20 list, which honors "outstanding young LGBTQ changemakers", for 2022, and walked in runways for Versace and Alexander McQueen during Fall/Winter 2022.[13] By 2023, she had more than 1.4 million followers on the platform.[21]

Vogue named her one of the standout models of Spring/Summer 2023, during which she walked in runways for Boss by Hugo Boss, Burberry, Chloé, Roberto Cavalli, and Coperni.[17] She was featured in Victoria's Secret's reimagining of their Fashion Show, "The Tour '23," which returned to runway format in October 2024 after a 5-year hiatus.[11] She was the face of Jean Paul Gaultier's collaborative collection with London-based brand Knwls, which was released in September 2023.[22] Consani was the exclusive model for Conner Ives' Spring/Summer 2024 collection in collaboration with Depop, "Late Capitalism".[23] By early 2024, Consani had over two million followers and over 150 million likes across her videos on TikTok.[6][15] She appeared in the music videos for the JT song "Okay" and for the Charli XCX song "360" in April and May 2024, respectively.[24][25] She was nominated for the Fashion Award for Model of the Year in 2024, making her the first openly transgender woman to be nominated for the award.[26][27] By then, she had over three million followers on TikTok.[28]

On October 15, 2024, Consani and Valentina Sampaio became the first transgender models to walk in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.[29][30]

On December 2, 2024, Consani became the first transgender person to be named Model of the Year at the annual Fashion Awards in London.[31][32][33]

Public image

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Alyssa Morin of E! News called Consani "fashion's new it girl" in February 2023, while Bustle and PinkNews both described her as "the 'It Girl' of 2024".[34][15] CR Fashion Book's Vienna Vernose called her bleached hair and "fairy-like" features "distinctive" and called her runway walk "serious and powerful".[11] L'Officiel's Grace Clarke called Consani "easily one of the biggest models" of 2024 and "one of the most popular transgender models in the industry".[35]

In October 2023, she was included on the Forbes Top Creators Fashion 50 list, where she had the highest engagement rate on the list at 21.5% and was described as having "signature bleached hair and brows".[36] i-D stated in 2023 that she was "as well known for her harebrained subway dances ... and goofy disposition [on TikTok] as she is for her turns on the Alexander McQueen and Versace runways".[21] Brock Colyar of The Cut wrote in 2024 that her TikTok videos, which "involve her being very loud and sort of annoying in very public spaces", were "constantly going viral".[6]

In December 2024, Consani was named in Forbes' list of 30 Under 30 in the "Art & Style" category.[37]

Videography

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Music video appearances

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Music video appearances
Year Song title Artist Ref.
2024 "Okay" JT [38]
"360" Charli XCX [39]

Filmography

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Short Films

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Film appearances
Year Title Ref.
2023 "Paradigm Trilogy: Recognition Vs. Expression" [40]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Alex Consani - Portfolio". Retrieved July 31, 2023 – via Look Model Agency.
  2. ^ "Alex Consani - Model". models.com.
  3. ^ Sources for Consani being an influencer:
  4. ^ "The high school graduating class of 2021". Petaluma Argus-Courier. June 2, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  5. ^ Velasco, Matthew (July 24, 2024). "Alex Consani Celebrates Her 21st Birthday Like a '90s Supermodel". W. Retrieved August 20, 2024. Last night, the new age super rang in her 21st birthday like an OG super during a late night fête.
  6. ^ a b c d e Colyar, Brock (February 16, 2024). "Packing for Paris With Alex Consani". The Cut. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  7. ^ Brunke, Elisa (August 15, 2016). "Alex Consani: Das jüngste Transgender-Model der Welt". Cosmopolitan Germany (in German). Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  8. ^ Diaz, Devan (June 21, 2023). "Alex Consani Is Allowed to Curse in This Interview". Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via SSENSE.
  9. ^ a b c Jennings, Rebecca (September 7, 2021). "Meet the most hilariously weird model on TikTok". Vox. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  10. ^ a b Allaire, Christian (April 19, 2022). "This Rising Model Is the Master of Gen-Z Humor on TikTok". Vogue. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  11. ^ a b c Vernose, Vienna (March 15, 2024). "Alex Consani: Ms. Mawma!". CR Fashion Book. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  12. ^ "Jüngstes Transgender-Model der Welt: Alex Consani modelt für mehr Akzeptanz" (in German). August 16, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via RTL.
  13. ^ a b Useche, Jose (September 28, 2022). "These Are the 20 Queer and Trans Youth Changing the World". Teen Vogue. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  14. ^ a b King-Clements, Eloise (October 20, 2023). "Alex Consani on TikTok, Trade, and Terrorizing the Subway". Interview. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  15. ^ a b c Giandurco, Jillian (January 9, 2024). "Alex Consani Is TikTok's 2024 It Girl". Bustle. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  16. ^ Randall, Tiana (May 12, 2023). "Karlie Kloss and More of the Bestest Party Pics This Week". The Cut. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  17. ^ a b Wheeler, André-Naquian (February 14, 2023). "The 11 standout models of Spring-Summer 2023". Vogue. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  18. ^ "Photos: Class of 2021 at Petaluma High School graduates". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. 2021-06-05.
  19. ^ Petaluma Educational Foundation, "50 Petaluma area seniors sent us clips to let us know where they're headed with help from PEF..."
  20. ^ "PEF presents 277 seniors with scholarships". Petaluma Argus-Courier. 2021-05-18.
  21. ^ a b "This is just the beginning for modelling's new wave". i-D. November 2, 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  22. ^ Davidson, Emma Elizabeth (July 28, 2023). "KNWLS and Florence Tétier on their 'perfect' Jean Paul Gaultier collab". Dazed. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  23. ^ Bobowicz, Joe. "Alex Consani is Conner Ives' late capitalist It-girl for SS24". i-d.vice.com. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  24. ^ Inman, DeMicia (April 30, 2024). "JT Sits Pretty In 'Okay' Music Video". Vibe. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  25. ^ Monroe, Jazz (May 10, 2024). "Charli XCX Enlists Julia Fox, Chloë Sevigny, and More to Star in Extremely Charli XCX Video for New Song '360'". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  26. ^ "The BFC Announces Fashion Awards 2024 Nominees". Wonderland. August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  27. ^ Factora, James (August 21, 2024). "Alex Consani Is the First Out Trans Woman Nominated for Model of the Year". Them. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  28. ^ Velasco, Matthew (August 19, 2024). "Alex Consani On Her Style Icons, Vintage Finds, and New Definition of 'Chic'". W. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  29. ^ "Alex Consani and Valentina Sampaio Are the First Trans Models to Walk the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show". 16 October 2024.
  30. ^ Lavietes, Matt (October 16, 2024). "Transgender models featured in Victoria's Secret Fashion Show". NBC News. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  31. ^ Lavietes, Matt (December 3, 2024). "Alex Consani becomes first transgender Model of the Year at U.K. Fashion Awards". NBC News. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  32. ^ Evans, Morgan (December 3, 2024). "Alex Consani Makes History As 2024's Model of the Year". The Cut. New York. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  33. ^ Segarra, Edward (December 3, 2024). "Alex Consani becomes first transgender woman to win modeling award at UK Fashion Awards". USA Today. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  34. ^ Morin, Alyssa (February 15, 2023). "Why TikToker Alex Consani Is Fashion's New It Girl". E! News. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  35. ^ Clarke, Grace (March 12, 2024). "2024 New Fashion Models to Know: Alex Consani, Colin Jones and more". L'Officiel USA. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  36. ^ Cao, Steffi. "Forbes Top Creators: Fashion 50, The Millionaire Tastemakers Of TikTok, Instagram And YouTube". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  37. ^ "Forbes 30 Under 30 2024: Art & Style". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  38. ^ "JT - OKAY (Official Video)". YouTube. 29 April 2024.
  39. ^ "Charli XCX - 360 (Official video)". YouTube. 9 May 2024.
  40. ^ "The New Creative Paradigm".
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