Grace Mahary Explained

Grace Mahary
Birth Date:23 May 1989
Birth Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Occupation:Model
Years Active:2006–present
Known For:VS Fashion Show 2014
Hair Color:Black
Eye Color:Brown

Grace Mahary (born May 23, 1989) is a Canadian model.

Early life

Mahary was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to Eritrean parents.[1] When she was young she played basketball with her two older brothers at the Archbishop O'Leary Catholic High School where she was studying.[2] She can speak English, French and Tigrinya.[3]

In 2005, she won the Elle Canada/Quebec Model Search[4] and began modeling locally the following year.[5]

In 2009, she starred in Trey Songz's I Invented Sex/Say Aah music video.

In 2011, she travelled to Paris in order to start an international career in modeling. Her breakthrough came in March 2012, when she walked for Givenchy as an exclusive.

Career

In 2014, she walked the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.[6] [7]

She has advertised Bergdorf Goodman, Carolina Herrera, Gap, Hugo Boss, Michael Kors, Nordstrom, Opening Ceremony and Prabal Gurung.

Throughout her career, she walked more than 200 runways including 3.1 Phillip Lim, Alberta Ferretti, Alexander Wang, Alexandre Vauthier, Altuzarra, Balenciaga, Balmain,[8] BCBG Max Azria, Bottega Veneta, Céline,[9] Chanel, Christopher Kane, Diane von Fürstenberg, Diesel Black Gold, Dior, DKNY, Dries van Noten, Dsquared2, EDUN, Emilio Pucci, Erdem, Ermanno Scervino, Fendi, Francesco Scognamiglio, Gareth Pugh, Giles, Giorgio Armani, Givenchy, H&M, Helmut Lang, Hervé Léger, Hugo Boss, Hussein Chalayan, Isabel Marant, Jill Stuart, Jonathan Saunders, Kenneth Cole, Kenzo, L'Wren Scott, Lacoste, Lanvin, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Maison Martin Margiela, Marc Jacobs, Mary Katrantzou, Matthew Williamson, Max Mara, Michael Kors, Miu Miu, Moschino, Narciso Rodriguez, Nina Ricci, Oscar de la Renta, Paco Rabanne, Paul & Joe, Peter Som, Philip Treacy, Philipp Plein, Prabal Gurung, Prada, Proenza Schouler, Reed Krakoff, Richard Chai, Richard Nicoll, Roberto Cavalli, Salvatore Ferragamo, Tommy Hilfiger, Topshop, Valentino, Vera Wang, Victoria's Secret, Viktor & Rolf, Y-3, Yigal Azrouël, Yves Saint Laurent, Zac Posen.

She was featured on the cover of The Edit and Elle (Canada), and appeared in editorials for , CR Fashion Book, Dressed to Kill, Elle, Garage, Glamour, i-D, Interview, Lurve, Numéro, Pop, Portrait, Vogue (, Italia, US) and W.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grace Mahary: Catwalk CV. Ella Alexander. October 12, 2012. vogue.co.uk. Vogue UK. March 9, 2015.
  2. Web site: Meet the New Girl: Grace Mahary Traded in Her Basketball Sneakers for Givenchy Pumps. James Lim. May 11, 2012. nymag.com. New York. March 9, 2015.
  3. Web site: Model Q&A: Grace Mahary. October 14, 2011. cosmopolitan.co.za. Cosmopolitan. March 9, 2015. September 23, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923210649/http://www.cosmopolitan.co.za/fashion/model-qa-grace-mahary/. dead.
  4. Web site: Grace Mahary: la nouvelle top modèle canadienne. Pascale Jacquin. October 7, 2005. ellequebec.com. Elle. fr. March 9, 2015.
  5. Web site: Grace Mahary. nymag.com. New York. March 9, 2015. March 10, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150310103641/http://nymag.com/fashion/models/gmahary/gracemahary/. dead.
  6. Web site: Meet 7 New Faces of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. Liana Satenstein. December 1, 2014. vogue.com. Vogue. March 9, 2015. July 7, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150707112312/http://www.vogue.com/5679407/new-victorias-secret-fashion-show-models-grace-mahary-imaan-hammam/. dead.
  7. Web site: Canada represented in Victoria's Secret fashion show by Edmonton model. Emily Mertz. December 4, 2014. globalnews.ca. Global News. March 9, 2015.
  8. Web site: 15 nouvelles têtes de mannequin à suivre. Mathilde Laurelli. February 7, 2013. lexpress.fr. L'Express. fr. March 9, 2015.
  9. Web site:
    1. Dazedmodelinsider: Grace Mahary
    . Rauwanne Northcott. dazeddigital.com. 3 October 2013. Dazed & Confused. March 9, 2015.