Joan Smalls life and biography

Joan Smalls is a Puerto Rican fashion model, born in 1988. She is now living in New York.

Career Highlights:

2007:
- Signs with Elite Model Management in New York
- Models for the fall Tory Burch presentation in New York
- Appears in Liz Claiborne print ads alongside Anouck Lepère
- Models for Nordstrom fall catalog
- Closes the spring Ports 1961 show in New York, also walks for Benjamin Cho, L’Wren Scott, Tracy Reese, and Heatherette

2008:
- Becomes the face of Ports 1981
- Walks the fall Diane von Furstenberg, James Coviello, Ports 1961, and Sass & Bide shows in New York
- Appears in Cosmopolitan editorial
- Makes an appearance in Ricky Martin’s “Its Alright” music video Video»
- Appears in V feature with Elite Model Management models, photographed by Taghi Naderzad

2009:
- Leaves Elite and signs with IMG

2010:
- Breakthrough: Walks the spring Givenchy couture show in Paris, as an exclusive
- Walks the fall Anna Sui, Gucci, Burberry, Prada, Yves Saint Laurent, and Valentino shows in New York, London, Milan, and Paris
- Appears in Italian Vogue editorial, photographed by Steven Meisel
- Appears in German Vogue editorial, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier
- Vogue features Smalls as a rising star, selected by André Leon Talley
- Becomes one of the faces of Gucci
- Models for Givenchy fall ad campaign, photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott
- Walks the fall Givenchy, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Christian Dior couture shows in Paris
- Appears in Vogue editorial, photographed by Mario Testino
- Appears in French Vogue editorial, photographed by David Sims
- Opens the spring Jason Wu and Yves Saint Laurent shows in New York and Paris; Closes for Christian Dior and Jean Paul Gaultier
- Appears in two editorials for Vogue
- Featured on the fall cover of i-D, photographed by Danielle and Iango
- Appears in Vogue editorial, photographed by Norman Jean Roy
- Appears in Vogue editorial, styled in Tom Ford

2011:
- Renews contract with Gucci
- Becomes the face of Roberto Cavalli and Stella McCartney
- Appears in two editorials for Vogue
- Walks the spring Christian Dior and Jean Paul Gaultier couture shows in Paris; Also makes appearance at the fall Givenchy menswear show in Paris
- Appears in an all-black editorial for Italian Vogue, alongside Chanel Iman; Also appears in French Vogue and Vogue
- Appears in British Vogue editorial, photographed by Nick Knight

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