Leomie Anderson is Best Known For Having done modeling work for the leading fashion brands such as Jeremy Scott, Tommy Hilfiger, Moschino, Tom Ford, Kenzo, and Oscar de la Renta. Being featured in the popular fashion magazines such as Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, and V Magazine.
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Born Name Leomie Anderson
Nick Name Leomie
Born: February 15, 1993, 30 years old and 7 months, London, England
Sun Sign Aquarius
Occupation Model, Dedigner
Years active 2010–present
Hair Color Black
Eye Color Dark Brown
Height 5 ft 10 in or 178 cm
Measurements 32-24-34 in / 81-61-86 cm
Bra size 32A
Family
Siblings – She has a brother.
Distinctive Features
Tall Height
Plump Lips
Leomie Anderson has been modelling since 2010.
In 2015, she was selected to model for the Victoria Secret Fashion Show in her third attempt at casting.
In 2016, she founded her own clothing brand, LAPP, which was launched in 2017.
Manager
Leomie Anderson is represented by
Fusion Models – New York (Mother Agency)
Premium Models – Paris
Monster Management – Milan
TESS Management – London
View Management – Barcelona
Core Artist Management – Hamburg
Photogenics LA – Los Angeles
MC2 Miami – Miami Beach
Heffner Management – Seattle
Brand Endorsements
Leomie Anderson has been featured in endorsement campaigns for the following brands –
Moschino
Topshop
Fenty
Furla
JNY
Uniqlo
Pat McGrath Labs
Jones New York
First Fashion Show
Leomie was first seen in Ready to Wear – Spring / Summer 2011 Fashion Show where she walked the ramp for Emanuel Ungaro, Guli, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Topshop Unique, and Trina Turk.
How Leomie Anderson Went From Teen Model to Activist and Media Entrepreneur:
The face of Fenty says friend and mentor singe4r Rihanna Fenty inspired her to be her own boss.
On top of modeling, running her own e-commerce and media brand, speaking out as activist for representation and inclusion and giving inspirational Ted Talks, Leomie Anderson could also write her own version of The Secret. The 25-year-old multi-hyphenate is all about visualizing her goals and essentially making it happen, and her technique seems to be working.
After being scouted at age 14 on her way home from school, the Londoner walked her first runway at age 17 for Marc Jacobs, becoming one of the designer favorites. Her impressive runway resume includes other heavy hitters like Moschino, Tom Ford, Chloe, Yeezy and Fenty Puma. She also walked a trio of Victoria Secret Fashion Shows, for which she now-famously auditioned three times and practiced visualization, of course before being cast. Anderson campaign portfolio is just as stacked: Uniqlo, Topshop, Jones New York, Fenty Beauty and Pat McGrath revered beauty line, too.
But her societal and cultural impact may be her most inspiring accomplishment of all. Anderson called out the fashion industry for a number of racist and non-inclusive practices, like when she was dropped from a London Fashion Week show because of her race, and when she was tired of makeup artists not having the products (or the skills) to work with a diverse range of skin tones. Anderson has built up a dedicated following on Twitter and Instagram largely because of her honesty and willingness to speak out.
In 2016, she founded LAPP with the goal of empowering others to do the same. The two-pronged startup gives an opportunity to young women, who otherwise might not have a platform, to write think pieces on issues important to them, from politics to sex to, yes, fashion. LAPP also sells merch espousing its ideals like a sold-out Trump Dump ’80s-inspired graphic tee.
Despite her busy schedule, Anderson jumped on the phone with Fashionista in the lead-up to New York Fashion Week, when she’ll unveil her latest LAPP collection. The multi-hyphenate also discussed why the traditional and safe financial route didn’t work for her, what the fashion industry should do to be more inclusive and how Rihanna inspires her to be her own boss.
It now stuff of legend that you went for three castings before your 2015 debut in the Victoria Secret Fashion Show. What did you take from that experience that helps you in your career now?
When it came to Victoria Secret, it was something I had always wanted, but deep down, I didn’t know if I was actually a ‘Victoria Secret girl.’ You can want something, but if you can’t visualize yourself getting it, then it most likely won’t happen. So the first few times I went to the casting, although I wanted it badly, afterwards, I had that internal doubt in me. But the year I got it, I said to myself, ‘I can really see myself doing that.’ And that how I am when it comes to all of the jobs that I’m really passionate about. It was only when I visualized myself on that Victoria Secret runway, walking, the wind in my face, and I knew when I got to the casting, I had to be the Victoria Secret girl. If you can’t see yourself doing something, then how can anybody else see you doing it?
How did your experience on the Victoria Secret runway take your career to the next level?
I feel like it opened up a lot of doors for me because people could really see my my personality shine through and they could see that I could pull off something that was a bit older, a bit sexier. Anytime there a big display of somebody personality or confidence, people are more drawn to them.
You’ve been really successful in using social media to speak out for representation and call out ignorance in working with models of color. Do you have a strategy when it comes to social media and staring these conversations?
One of my first rules when it comes to social media is to not put too much of your personal life on there, because people then become so fixated on that. I like to show enough of myself that people understand who I am as a person but I feel comfortable. So when I do end up speaking up on social issues that I’m passionate about, I feel like people are listening a lot more.
It really started with my YouTube channel — and I had my own blog [Cracked China Cup] back in the day — so I ended up being able to [publicly] express my opinions. I started realizing, ‘okay, my following is going up now and I have a lot of young females who are following me. What can I put out on my social media that can be more than content to just generate likes?’
I thought I’d share my experiences as a Black model and the things that go on backstage at shows. I’d do YouTube videos during Fashion Week, where people see what the model apartment really looks like. Agents weren’t really a fan of that one [laughs]. I just wanted to give an element of realness on my social media. As you can tell, I love to talk.
In your Ted Talks, you discuss the financial arrangements for young models honestly and in detail. You’ve been fiscally responsible and business-minded from a young age. How did that help you build LAPP?
I knew it was going to be something that you have to build on and be consistent with and you have to be smart with your money. If you’re starting a business, you really do need to have to have an idea of where your finances are going to go. I wouldn’t be here today if I didn’t strategize my own finances when it came to investing in myself.
You have to have an idea as to what direction you want your brand to grow in. I always say I want it to be a little bit of a female BuzzFeed, with the blog aspect, and for the clothing I wanted it to be a fusion of athleisure and using fashion as a way of conveying issues for women and marginalized communities.
One thing I will always say — and my advice to young people is — if you have savings and you have a dream or an idea: plan, plan, plan. I don’t think sitting on money at a young age is always the right thing to do. I definitely think me taking the risk to start my brand was scary at times, but it was definitely the right thing to do, as a young woman with a business that is thriving and that about to grow into something huge, I hope. But I wouldn’t have gotten there if I had just sat on my savings and gone down the traditional route.
How did you decide on the content and e-commerce business model for LAPP?
I had the opportunity to go to speak at an all-girls school. When I was speaking with the students and asking them, ‘where would you go for advice on,’ say, contraception, they all said either a female family member or a friend. But if they didn’t have that person in their life, they basically felt like they had no one. So I wanted to create a platform for people to share their stories, share their perspectives in order to help people.
I wanted to incorporate the clothing aspect because fashion is such a universal language and such a great way to spread messages. You have Vivienne Westwood whose collection speaks to climate change, you have a lot of brands that [support] the feminist movement. I started with a T-shirt collection for young women featuring just cheeky funny phrases, but it got conversation going, especially for young girls, and grown women, too. Then the ‘pussy grabs back’ hoodies that Rihanna wore for Women March… I just kept going with it. I loved the idea of incorporating something that really important, a conversational topic into fashion, because why not?
You’ve said that Rihanna is your role model and friend and she also your employer. What have you learned from her that helps you be your own boss?
When it comes to Rihanna, every young woman can take her story and be inspired by it, because she such an entrepreneur. She entered the game as a singer, but has ventured into many different fields successfully. I find that really inspiring because, yes, she probably making tons and tons of money, but she doing something with it. She actually using it for her passions, which I love because that basically what I’ve done, but obviously on a much smaller scale.
You’ve talked about your experiences having to bring your own hair products to shoots and shows. How have attitudes, technical knowledge and product availability evolved?
I think that it going in a more positive direction, but it still very slow. The models have always been there, so it really just down to people not wanting to embrace diversity and expand their skills.
But now because of social media, a lot of people who are marginalized have a voice to be able to say, ‘this is my experience.’ You have people who aren’t even in the modeling industry, they say they go to certain makeup stores and can’t find their shade or [only can] find two shades lighter than them. That happens in everyday life.
We do have women like Rihanna, who have started revolutionary makeup brands, because now everybody trying to be inclusive, to include darker shades — and lighter shades in makeup, too — but I think it about having the conversation and people speaking up. Once you have that movement, that will push the industry to progress.
You’ve tweeted and talked about how there needs to be more makeup artists of color backstage and diversity behind-the-scenes is just as important as representation. How can the industry work harder to make that happen?
The industry needs to pay respects to where the inspiration comes from, number one. Because obviously there always talk about cultural appropriation within the fashion industry. I think that one way to help is if you’re going to use a print from Africa, explain what the story behind it so that people understand the roots of the culture. If the designers don’t tell people then people aren’t going to know the heritage behind it and that robbing a whole culture and a whole group of people of the credit that they’re due.
Number two: I think that companies should start hiring more younger people and a lot more diverse people within higher roles, as well. That why people celebrated Edward Enninful role at British Vogue because it was such an anomaly, but shouldn’t be an anomaly. How can you have diversity in your magazines and not have it within the workforce? That how things become fresh and new when you shake things up.
Leomie Anderson Favorite Things
Fictional Fashion Icons – Dionne and Cher from Clueless
Fashion Icons – Sita Abellan and Rihanna
Shopping Destination – London
Singer – Kanye West
Leomie Anderson Facts
She started her modeling career in 2010.
In 2015, Leomie was selected to feature at the iconic Victoria Secret Fashion Show. It was her third attempt at casting.
In 2016, she announced that she was starting her fashion brand, LAPP, which stands for Leomie Anderson the Project the Purpose. The first collection of the brand was launched in 2017.
While she was studying in secondary school, she was regularly bullied for being too skinny.
She was first scouted by the London based Premier Model Management. And, although she had been advised by many to start modeling, it was after being scouted, she seriously thought about becoming a model.
In August 2017, she delivered a speech at the TEDx Talks. Her speech was titled as Behind The Lens Of The Modelling Industry.
She has been very vocal in her criticism of racism that exists in the fashion industry.
She has campaigned extensively for more inclusion of minorities in the fashion industry.
