Mona Tougaard: As a new model, following the first string of major brand bookings with more major bookings by major photographers is a decisive step in forging robust years ahead. That’s the reason Mona’s Meisel-lensed Max Mara campaign means so much on top of her others: having a Meisel shoot in your back pocket never, ever, hurts.
Aaron Philip: Needless to say it’s been a big year of opening the doors of inclusivity and representation for Philip, who is gender non-conforming and lives with quadriplegic cerebral palsy. Between walking her first show to a Paper Magazine cover it’s all happening right now.
Tess McMillan: Okay there may be more models in the to-be-mentioned editorial, but for some reason it seems the most cool for Miss McMillan whose fiery redhead burn has been low and slow. It’s a pace that paid off, an Annie Leibovitz shoot for American Vogue is one to file away under: “bragging rights”.
La’Shaunae: And then there was La’Shaunae. Or at least that’s what those who were in the complete dark about the model will say after discovering the unapologetic plus-sized model of color through Dazed 100 after she ranked number one like bright the light of of a star being born.
