May Tager
May Tager | |
|---|---|
 Vogue Arabia 2021 | |
| Born | 22 November 1998 |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Hair color | brown |
| Eye color | dark brown |
| Agencies | IMG Models, View Management, Modellink, Yuvigroup |
May Tager (born 22 November 1998) is an Israeli model. As of 2023, Tager has worked with international brand such as Armani, Victoria's Secret, Louis Vuitton and many more in the past. Tager gained recognition after replacing supermodel Bella Hadid as the face of Dior for the holiday campaign 2023. Tager is signed with IMG Models.[1]
Early life
[edit]May Tager was born in Denmark on 22 November 1998 to Jewish parents. Her family later moved to Ganei Tikva, Israel where she grew up. Tager now resides in the United States to pursue her modelling career. Tager is of Yemenite and Danish descent.[2]
Career
[edit]May Tager was discovered at the age of 15 when an agent blocked her mother's car and started talking to Tager. Tager began working internationally at the age of 16, in London.[3] Tager got her major gig at the age of 18 after doing a photoshoot for Estee Lauder. She has been described as an Israeli classic beauty, with dark and dreamy doe eyes.[2] Tager made her runway debut for Courreges FW21 and in 2021 she posed for Vogue Arabia.[4]
In late 2023, Tager was chosen to be the face of the new Dior holiday campaign, but received antisemitic backlash from Pro-Palestine activists for "replacing" American supermodel Bella Hadid of Palestinian and Dutch descent as the face of the brand.[1][5] It was later revealed that Tager didn't replace Hadid, as Dior's partnership with Hadid ended in March 2022.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dior reportedly replaces Bella Hadid with Israeli model in campaign; faces backlash online". WION. Archived from the original on 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Ohana, Lior (2023-05-20). "'The fact I was bed-ridden made me value life again': Israeli super model talks about the job". Ynetnews. Archived from the original on 2023-07-10. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Dior Faces Flak Online for Replacing Bella Hadid with Israeli Model May Tager. Controversy Explained". News18. 2023-11-08. Archived from the original on 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ "No, Dior didn't replace Bella Hadid with an Israeli model over her comments on the Israel-Hamas war". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- 1998 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Danish Jews
- 21st-century Danish people
- 21st-century Danish women
- 21st-century Israeli Jews
- 21st-century Israeli people
- 21st-century Israeli women
- Danish expatriates in the United States
- Danish female models
- Israeli expatriates in the United States
- Israeli female models
- Israeli people of Danish-Jewish descent
- Israeli people of Yemeni-Jewish descent
- Jewish female models
- People from Central District (Israel)