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American model Alex Consani was named Model of the Year at the British Fashion Council’s Fashion Awards on Monday night, becoming the first openly transgender person to win the esteemed accolade. “I’m the first trans woman to win this award!” she exclaimed to the audience. She is thought to be the youngest openly trans model to sign with a major modeling agency, having signed with IMG Models in 2019 at just 15 years old. And in October, she became one of the first openly trans models to walk in the iconic Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, along with Brazilian model Valentina Sampaio. The other winners at this year’s Fashion Awards included Jonathan Anderson, the creative director for LVMH fashion house Loewe, for the Designer of the Year award and Tom Ford for the Outstanding Achievement Award.

Persons: Alex Consani, London’s Royal Albert, “, ” Consani, Dominique Jackson, Connie Fleming, Aaron Rose Philip, John Phillips, Kate Moss, Bella Hadid, Cara Delevingne, Valentina Sampaio, Consani, Chanel, Alexander McQueen, Burberry, Dilara Findikoglu, Jonathan Anderson, Loewe, Tom Ford Organizations: London’s Royal, London’s Royal Albert Hall, Getty, BFC Consani, IMG, Jacquemus, Turkish Locations: London, Northern California, British

☆ Alex Consani becomes first transgender Model of the Year
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —American model Alex Consani has become the first transgender woman to win Model of the Year, following a string of high-profile runway appearances for labels like Chanel, Stella McCartney and Victoria’s Secret. “Because change is more than possible — it’s needed.”Consani takes the stage at the Royal Albert Hall in London to accept the award for Model of the Year. In October, Consani and Valentina Sampaio made history by becoming the first trans models to appear on the runway at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. Black trans model Kai-Isaiah Jamal was among the nominees for last year’s award, which was ultimately won by plus-size model Paloma Elsesser. Categories for the best British menswear and womenswear designers were meanwhile awarded to Grace Wales Bonner and Simone Rocha, respectively.

Persons: Alex Consani, Chanel, Stella McCartney, Consani, Ashley Graham, Nava Mau, Jeff Spicer, Claudia Schiffer, Hailey Bieber, Hadid, Tom Ford, Alexander McQueen, Versace, Valentina Sampaio, Dilara Findikoglu, —, Connie Fleming, Aaron Rose Philip —, “, Kai, Isaiah Jamal, Paloma Elsesser, Jonathan Anderson, Loewe, JW Anderson, Anna Wintour, Rihanna, Samir Hussein, Debbie Harry, Rita Ora, Venus Williams, Rocky, Grace Wales Bonner, Simone Rocha Organizations: CNN, Royal Albert Hall, IMG, Turkish, British Fashion Council, Rocky, London Fashion Week’s Locations: American, London, TikTok, British, Dilara Findikoglu , California, Palestine

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