Grace Bol

Grace Bol (born 1 January 1990) is a South Sudanese fashion model^[2] best known for walking in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2017 and 2018.^[3]

Grace Bol
Born	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990 (age 34) South Sudan
Occupation	Model
Years active	2011–present
Modeling information
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Agency	Oui Management (Paris) Why Not Model Management (Milan) The Hive Management (London) Core Artist Management (Hamburg) The Lions (New York) (mother agency)[1]

Career

Her modelling career started at the age of 19, when she moved to New York after being scouted in her local mall in Kansas City, Missouri.^[4] Grace had her first breakthrough when she signed with Major Model agency^[5] and walked the fall 2011 Givenchy, Maison Martin Marigela and Vivienne Westwood shows in Paris.^[6] She was also on hold to shoot for the fall 2011 Givenchy campaign.^[7]

In 2015, Grace had her breakthrough runway season when she appeared on the runway for Rick Owens, Proenza Schouler, Balenciaga and opened Hermès show. She appeared in editorials for Flaunt, Vogue Germany, Marie Claire USA, Harper's Bazaar UK, W Magazine, Interview Russia, Numero, Another and on the cover of i-D Magazine.^[4]

In 2017, she walked for Victoria's Secret fashion show in Shanghai^[8] and appeared in Balmain campaign.^[9]

In 2018, she walked again in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2018.^[10]

References

1. "Grace Bol". Models.com. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
2. "Grace Bol on the Best Denim for Tall Girls". Vogue. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
3. "Every Model Confirmed to Walk in the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show". Harper's BAZAAR. 2018-11-02. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
4. "Grace Bol: the South Sudanese model on all the catwalks | TRUE Africa". TRUE Africa. 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
5. "Grace Bol - Fashion Model - Profile on New York Magazine". nymag.com. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
6. "Meet the New Girl: Grace Bol Gets Mistaken for Alek Wek 'All the Time'". The Cut. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
7. "Grace Bol - Vogue.it" (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-05-29.
8. "Meet the 17 new models walking in the 2017 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show". INSIDER. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
9. Dazed (2017-04-20). "Alex Wek and Grace Bol are fighting for peace in South Sudan". Dazed. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
10. Wasilak, Sarah. "Your Full List of Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Models For 2018 — and Their Adorable Reactions". POPSUGAR Fashion. Retrieved 2018-09-26.