Salem Mitchell
{{short description|American model (born 1998)}}
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Salem Mitchell (born 1998) is an American model. She is known for her numerous facial freckles. Mitchell was discovered through Instagram and is currently signed to Freedom Models LA.https://www.freedommodels.com/losangeles/women/753-salem/ Portfolio at Freedom Models LA
Early life and education
Mitchell was born and raised in San Diego, California and is African American.{{Cite web|url=http://www.harpersbazaar.co.uk/fashion/fashion-news/news/a43064/watch-this-face-salem-mitchell/|title=Watch This Face: Salem Mitchell|date=2017-08-17|website=Harper's BAZAAR|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-04-01}} Her grandmother is Filipino.{{Cite web|title=Salem Mitchell Would Like To Recommend A Really Affordable Lip Balm|url=https://intothegloss.com/2018/09/salem-mitchell-freckles-interview/|date=2018-09-17|website=Into The Gloss|access-date=2020-05-04}} She studied dance at San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts and graduated in 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://i-d.co/article/this-model-hit-back-at-trolls-who-compared-her-freckles-to-a-bruised-banana/|title=this model hit back at trolls who compared her freckles to a bruised banana|last1=Weinstock|first1=Tish|last2=Petty|first2=Felix|date=2018-05-21|website=I-D|language=en-UK|access-date=2019-04-01}} After high school she enrolled at San Diego State University to study business marketing.
Career
= Modeling =
Mitchell amassed a large following through Instagram.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/salem-mitchell-california-socal|title=It-Model Salem Mitchell Reveals How SoCal Girls Do Winter Style|website=Vogue|date=24 January 2017 |language=en|access-date=2019-04-01}} One day Mitchell posted a photo of herself on Twitter next to a bruised banana in response to trolls who had compared her freckles to the overripe fruit. After the photo went viral, Paper Magazine writer Maiya Toledano contacted Mitchell through Instagram and invited her to do a feature shoot. Mitchell later signed to Ford Models.
Mitchell has appeared in music videos for artists such as SZA and Cardi B.{{Cite web|url=https://nylon.com/articles/salem-mitchell-interview|title=Salem Mitchell Is The Next Model Everyone Will Be Talking About|date=2017-02-16|website=NYLON|language=en|access-date=2019-04-01}} She has worked with retailers including GAP, Converse, and SavagexFenty.{{Cite web|url=https://goodmorningamerica.com/style/story/model-salem-mitchell-takes-us-inside-shooting-rihannas-55148327|title=Model Salem Mitchell takes us inside Rihanna's Savage X Fenty campaign shoot|date=2018-05-14|website=ABC News|language=en|access-date=2019-04-01}} Her first cover was for Numéro Berlin. She was asked by Beyoncé to model official apparel related to Lemonade.{{Cite web|title=Salem Mitchell Is Making The Internet A Kinder Place|url=https://www.nylon.com/model-salem-mitchell-interview-photos|last1=Bennett|first1=Willa|last2=Soloff|first2=Jasper|website=Nylon|language=en|access-date=2020-05-04}}
Mitchell is now represented by Freedom Models LA.https://www.freedommodels.com/losangeles/women/753-salem/
= Other work =
Mitchell has been the target of cyberbullying for her freckles and was once called "ghetto" by internet commenters. A response she wrote on Instagram Stories that discussed cultural appropriation and the devaluation of Black features on African American women was covered by Teen Vogue.{{Cite web|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/model-salem-mitchell-cultural-appropriation-ghetto-response|title=Model Salem Mitchell Had the Best Response to a Person Calling Her "Ghetto"|website=Teen Vogue|date=9 July 2018 |language=en|access-date=2019-04-01}}
In 2019 Mitchell collaborated with Known Supply to develop an eco-friendly limited edition collection of apparel called Only Human. She is an advocate for making the fashion industry more sustainable.
Accolades
- 2019 - Nominee, Best of Social Media, Fashion, 11th Shorty Awards{{Cite web|url=http://shortyawards.com/11th/salemmitchell|title=Salem Mitchell - The Shorty Awards|website=shortyawards.com|access-date=2019-04-01}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.instagram.com/salemmitchell/?hl=en Official Instagram]
- [https://www.freedommodels.com/losangeles/women/753-salem/ Portfolio at Freedom Models LA]
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Category:Female models from California
Category:African-American female models
Category:Models from San Diego