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McKenna Hellam

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McKenna Hellam
Born (2000-06-24) June 24, 2000 (age 24)
Modeling information
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBlue-green
Agency
  • Kollectiv Mgmt (New York)
  • K. Starr Management (Atlanta)
  • Why Not Models (Milan)[1]

McKenna Hellam is an American fashion model.

Early life

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Hellam, who has an older sister named Kaitlyn, was born in Atlanta, Georgia and grew up on a 15-acre farm in McDonough, Georgia.[2] An honor student and athlete, she graduated high school two years early as well as being an equestrienne.[3]

Career

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At the age of 15, Hellam signed to IMG Models. She debuted walking for Alexander Wang's S/S 2017 show, who requested that she cut her hair. That haircut was done by Guido Palau and proved to be a successful change for her career as she subsequently walked in 24 shows in her first season, including Prabal Gurung, Givenchy, Burberry, Missoni, and Dolce & Gabbana.[2][3]

Hellam has been on the cover of the Evening Standard's magazine,[4] Vogue Turkey (alongside models Charlee Fraser and Julia Hafstrom),[5] and Wonderland. She has appeared in advertisements for Salvatore Ferragamo,[6] Chanel, Polo Ralph Lauren, Nike, Inc., and Stella McCartney.

References

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  1. ^ "McKenna Hellam - Model". models.com.
  2. ^ a b Burgum, Becky (June 4, 2020). "Meet The Next Supermodel: McKenna Hellam". Elle UK. Hearst UK.
  3. ^ a b Okwodu, Janelle (September 11, 2016). "McKenna Hellam Is a Face to Watch". Vogue. Condé Nast.
  4. ^ Beer, Rose (September 13, 2018). "Hairstyling legend Sam McKnight and model McKenna Hellam serve up autumn's bold new beauty mood". Evening Standard.
  5. ^ "Five models who dominated Fashion Month". Yahoo!. October 6, 2017 – via AFP.
  6. ^ Ly, Alice (January 25, 2017). "Lily Aldridge and Andres Velencoso take a trip to Sicily for Salvatore Ferragamo". V.