American mannequin Alex Consani was named Model of the Year on the British Fashion Council’s Fashion Awards on Monday evening, turning into the primary brazenly transgender individual to win the esteemed accolade.
Accepting the consideration at London’s Royal Albert Hall, the 21-year-old used the chance to deal with the who’s who of the style business concerning the groundbreaking nature of her win.
“I’m the primary trans girl to win this award!” she exclaimed to the viewers. “But I can’t settle for this award with out thanking those that got here earlier than me, particularly the Black trans girls who actually fought for the area I’m in right now.” Consani stated Dominique Jackson, Connie Fleming and Aaron Rose Philip have been amongst these “who fought for the area that allowed me to flourish.”
Consani then thanked her dad and mom earlier than concluding: “Change is greater than attainable; it’s wanted.”
She joined an extended listing of a number of the modeling world’s greatest names to earn the annual award, together with Kate Moss, Bella Hadid and Cara Delevingne.
Consani isn’t any stranger to creating historical past.
She is regarded as the youngest brazenly trans mannequin to signal with a serious modeling company, having signed with IMG Models in 2019 at simply 15 years outdated. And in October, she grew to become one of many first brazenly trans fashions to stroll within the iconic Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, together with Brazilian mannequin Valentina Sampaio.
Consani, who’s initially from Northern California, first rose to prominence for her witty movies on TikTok throughout the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. She’s since amassed greater than 3.9 million followers on the app and 1.5 million followers on Instagram.
Throughout her quick however formidable profession, Consani has walked in reveals for a number of the greatest luxurious manufacturers on this planet, together with Chanel, Alexander McQueen, Burberry and Jacquemus. In May, she appeared within the music video for pop sensation Charli XCX’s music “360,” off of her hit “Brat” album.
On Monday, she was sporting a strapless off-white mini costume interwoven with a distressed British flag that hung over her left shoulder and trailed behind her. The garment was made by the buzzy Turkish-British designer Dilara Findikoglu.
The different winners at this 12 months’s Fashion Awards included Jonathan Anderson, the artistic director for LVMH trend home Loewe, for the Designer of the Year award and Tom Ford for the Outstanding Achievement Award.