Charlotte D'Alessio
{{Short description|Canadian model (born 1998)}}
{{Infobox model
| name = Charlotte D'Alessio
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| birth_name = Briar Christina D'Alessio
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1998|05|05|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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| height = {{height|m=1.70}}
| hair_colour = Brown
| eye_colour = Green
| agency = {{Plainlist|
- Marilyn Agency (New York)
- Elite Model Management (Los Angeles) }}
- Storm Management (London)
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Charlotte Briar Christina D’Alessio{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} (born Briar Christina D’Alessio; May 5, 1998) is a Canadian model and social media influencer. She was discovered at Coachella.{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/24/coachella-instagram-girls_n_7139422.html|title=Two Teens Achieve Instagram Superstardom At Coachella|first=Katie|last=Sola|date=24 April 2015|publisher=|via=Huff Post}}
Early life and career
D'Alessio was born in an affluent area of Toronto, Canada, to Christina Ford, a commercial producer, and Richard D'Alessio. She was originally named Briar D'Alessio. She has a sister named Samantha D'Alessio.
D'Alessio attended The Mabin School, Bishop Strachan School, and North Toronto Collegiate Institute in Toronto before moving to Los Angeles, California with her father (her mother lived in London),{{cite web|url=https://www.nypost.com/2019/04/20/instagram-model-charlotte-dalessio-ditched-school-and-won-700000-followers/|title=I dropped out of school and got 750K Instagram followers|work=New York Post}} where she attended Beverly Hills High School.{{cite web|url=https://fashionista.com/2016/04/charlotte-d-alessio-coachella|title=Catching Up With the Teen Who Got a Modeling Contract After Coachella|publisher=}}
She was discovered by photographer Bryant Eslava with model Josie Canseco.{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/coachella-teens-amass-instagram-following-2015-4|title=These teens became Coachella VIPs after their Instagram accounts caught everyone's attention|website = Business Insider | last = Mulshine | first = Molly | date = 24 April 2015 | access-date = 27 March 2022}} His photos of them went viral and were shared by celebrities such as The Weeknd, and the official Coachella account.{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/amphtml/rachelzarrell/meet-the-16-year-old-whose-instagram-made-her-coachella-famo|title=Meet The 16-Year-Old Whose Instagram Made Her Coachella-Famous|website=www.buzzfeed.com}}
She and her mother had become estranged after D'Alessio's success and she decided to leave school to pursue modelling.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/22/what-would-you-do-if-your-teenager-became-an-overnight-instagram-sensation-|title=What would you do if your teenager became an overnight Instagram sensation?|first=Leah|last=McLaren|date=22 July 2018|website=the Guardian}}
In 2020, she appeared in a campaign for Marc Jacobs' Daisy perfume line.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}
In October 2020, D'Alessio appeared in a campaign for David Dobrik's perfume/cologne brand, David's Perfume.{{Cite web|last=Mendez|first=Michele|title=David Dobrik Finally Addressed Those Rumors He's Dating Charlotte D'Alessio|url=https://www.elitedaily.com/p/is-david-dobrik-dating-charlotte-dalessio-he-addressed-the-rumors-38154267|access-date=2020-10-20|website=Elite Daily|language=en}}
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Category:Canadian expatriates in the United States
Category:Female models from Ontario
Category:Bishop Strachan School alumni
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