Paloma Elsesser
Elsesser in 2019
Born	Paloma Kai Shockley Elsesser (1992-04-12)April 12, 1992 (age 33) London Borough of Camden,England, UK
Occupation	Model
Years active	2014–present
Relatives	Ama Lesser (sister) Sage Elsesser (brother)[3]
Modeling information
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Agency	IMG Models (New York, Paris,Milan, London, Sydney)[2]

Paloma Kai Shockley Elsesser (born April 12, 1992) is an American model.^[4] In 2023, she was the first plus-size model to winFashion Awards for Model of the Year.^[5][6] She also walked forVictoria's Secret Fashion Show in late 2024.^[7]

Elsesser was born inLondon,England to an African-American mother and a father of Chilean and Swiss descent.^[8][9] She was raised inLos Angeles,California and moved toNew York City,New York in 2010, to attendThe New School to studypsychology andliterature.^[4][10] She has two sisters: her elder sister Kanyessa McMahon is a director and producer, her younger sister, Ama, is also an actor and model signed toIMG, while her brotherSage Elsesser aka Navy Blue is a rapper and professional skateboarder.^[3]

Elsesser was discovered onInstagram by makeup artistPat McGrath.^[11]

She has modeled forNike, Inc.,Fenty Beauty,Victoria's Secret,Proenza Schouler, andMercedes-Benz.^{[12][13][14][15]} She has appeared in editorials for fashion magazines such asAmericanVogue,Vogue España,Teen Vogue,Elle,W,Wonderland Magazine, andGlamour.^{[16][17][18][19][20]}

In 2018, Elsesser appeared on the cover ofBritishVogue's April issue withFran Summers,Radhika Nair,Adut Akech,Faretta,Selena Forrest,Halima Aden,Vittoria Ceretti, andYoon Young Bae.^[21] In 2019, Elsesser made her screen acting debut in theSafdie brothers'Uncut Gems.^[22]

Elsesser appeared on the cover of AmericanVogue's January 2021 issue,^[23] and on the cover ofVogue Adria's April 2025 issue.^[24]

• Paloma Elsesser atIMDb

• Living people
• Plus-size models
• Models from the London Borough of Camden
• Female models from Los Angeles
• Models from New York City
• 1992 births
• African-American female models
• American people of Chilean descent
• American people of Swiss descent
• English people of Chilean descent
• English people of Swiss descent
• English people of African-American descent
• 21st-century African-American people
• 21st-century African-American women

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