Fashion & Beauty
Model Alex Consani made history earlier this week at the British Fashion Council’s Fashion Awards where she was named 'Model of the Year', becoming the first openly transgender person to win the award in the show's three-decade-long history.
She joins previous award winners, including Naomi Campbell, Bella Hadid, and Kaia Gerber. Consani took the stage at London’s Royal Albert Hall, wearing a Dilara Findikoglu, Union Flag dress to accept the award.
While on stage the 21-year-old addressed the crowd with gratitude.
“I’m the first trans woman to win this award!” she told the audience full of fashion’s biggest names such as Rihanna.
She continued saying, “But I can’t accept this award without thanking those who came before me, specifically the Black trans women who really fought for the space I’m in today.”
Consani went on to list black transgender trailblazers such as Dominique Jackson, Connie Fleming and Aaron Rose Philip and thanked them for fighting to give her space to flourish.
In addition to her speech she took to Instagram to celebrate writing,“ IM SCREAMING I WON MODEL OF THE YEAR. Thank you so much @britishfashioncouncil and everyone that made this possible! I can't even begin to process this.”
Pose star Dominique Jackson acknowledged Consani’s shoutout via Instagram posting a series of photos of Consani captioning them, “I am screaming congratulations right now to this amazing young woman @alexconsani. You worked so hard for this.! You knew your dream when you were just about 12 when we first met. I am so beyond proud of you and I must extend a heartfelt warm and phenomenal. Thank you to your parents @liste For supporting you. Congratulations superstar. You deserve this and so much more. You are so amazing! 1 looooove you babygirl.”
Consani began her modeling career in 2015 with the transgender exclusive modeling agency Slay Model Management where she was coined the world’s youngest transgender model at age 12.
In 2019 she signed with IMG Models, and the following year she became popular on Tiktok for her comedic videos eventually amassing over three million followers on the platform.
In October 2023, she was included in the Forbes Top Creators Fashion 50 list, where she had the highest engagement rate on the list at 21.5%
During the Spring/Summer fashion week Vogue named her one of the standout models of the Spring/Summer 2023 season walking in runways for Burberry, Chloé, Roberto Cavalli, and Coperni. In September 2023 she became the face of Jean Paul Gaultier's collaborative collection with London-based brand KNWLS.
Earlier this year she made history with Valentina Sampaio when the pair became the first openly transgender models to walk for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.