Shanelle Nyasiase
{{short description|Ethiopian-born South Sudanese fashion model}}
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| birth_place = Gambela, Ethiopia
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|01|03}}
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| hair_color = Brown
| eye_color = Brown
| occupation = Model
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| agency = {{Plainlist|
- Women Management (New York)
- MP Management (Paris, Milan, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Stockholm)
- Storm Management (London){{Cite web | url=https://models.com/models/shanelle-nyasiase| title=Shanelle Nyasiase - Model}} }}
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Shanelle Nyasiase (born 3 January 1997) is an Ethiopian-born South Sudanese fashion model.
Early life
Nyasiase was born in Gambela, Ethiopia,{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/breakout-models-of-autumn-winter-2018-shows|title=Breakout models of autumn winter 2018 shows|work=British Vogue}} At age nine, she moved to Juba, South Sudan. Nyasiase has three siblings. At thirteen she moved to Nairobi, Kenya.{{cite web|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/projects/article/39745/1/shanelle-nyasiase-model-biography-dazed-100-profile-2018|title=Shanelle Nyasiase model biography|work=Dazed|date=2018-05-31}}
Career
Nyasiase modeled locally in Kenya before being discovered. She made her fashion week runway debut during the F/W 2017 season, walking for Miu Miu, Rick Owens, and Armani.{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/shanelle-nyasiase-is-a-model-to-watch-1524757219|title=Shanelle Nyasiase is a model to watch|work=WSJ}} In 2018, she walked for Tom Ford, Jason Wu, Marc Jacobs, Burberry, Erdem, Mulberry, Gucci, Marni, Versace, Rochas, Dries Van Noten and Kenzo among others.{{cite web|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a19592549/watch-this-face-shanelle-nyasiase/|title=Watch This Face: Shanelle Nyasiase|work=Harper's Bazaar}}
Nyasiase notably closed the S/S 2019 Balenciaga show.{{cite web|url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/global-currents/secrets-of-the-supermodel-trade|title=Secrets of the Supermodel Trade|work=Business of Fashion}}
She has appeared in advertisements for Versace, Alexander McQueen, Marc Jacobs, and Issey Miyake.
She currently ranks on the “Hot List” by models.com.{{cite web|url=https://models.com/rankings/ui/TheHotList-All/26650#26650|title=The Hot List|work=models.com}} British Vogue listed her as one of the Top Models of London Fashion Week.{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/breakout-models-of-autumn-winter-2018-shows|title=London Calling: Vogue's Standout Models Of LFW AW18|work=British Vogue}}
For a Vogue video about South Sudanese models, Nyasiase described how the Trump travel ban affects her career.{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/model-citizens-sudanese-models|title=The Modeling World's Sudanese Stars Share Their Stories|work=Vogue}}
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Category:South Sudanese female models