Issa Lish

Issa Lish
Born (1995-05-03) 3 May 1995 (age 29)
Modeling information
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Agency

Issa Lish (born May 3, 1995) is a Mexican fashion model. Lish is known for her distinctive look and has been described as jolie laide.[3]

Early life

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In 1995, Lish was born in Mexico City, Mexico. Her father is of Japanese descent.

Career

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Lish was discovered at age 14 while working at her father's sushi restaurant,[4] a punishment for bad grades at school.

Lish has appeared on the cover of Vogue México,[1] Vogue Italia[1] and Vogue Japan. She is the third Mexican model to be featured on the cover of Vogue Italia - the first being Elsa Benítez and the second, Liliana Domínguez.

Lish has walked on dozens of catwalks, including shows for Prabal Gurung, Céline, Anna Sui[5] and Prada.[6] She was part of the 2014 Fall-Winter Campaign of Balmain,[7] the Marc Jacobs 2015 Spring Campaign,[8] the 2016 Spring-Summer Campaign of Givenchy[9] as well as the 2016 Fall-Winter Alexander Wang Campaign.[10]

In September 2024, Lish walked the runway at Paris Fashion Week S/S 2025 for Maison Yoshiki Paris, the high fashion brand created by Japanese rock star Yoshiki.[11]

Personal life

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Lish speaks five languages: Spanish, Japanese, English, French, and Portuguese.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Issa Lish: un talento de top". Vogue México. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Issa Lish - Model".
  3. ^ "CR Fashion Book Celebrates 'Individual Character'". Yahoo. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  4. ^ "15 cosas que no sabías sobre Issa Lish, la modelo mexicana del momento". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Anna Sui F/W 16 Show". models.com. Models.com. 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  6. ^ "Meet Model Issa Lish: Vogue Cover Girl, Marc Jacobs Star, and All-Around Cool Girl". Yahoo. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Issa Lish: la mexicana que sustituyó a Rihanna - Grupo Milenio". Milenio. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Exclusive: Marc Jacobs Casts the Most-Buzzed-About Models of the Moment for Spring". Vogue. 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  9. ^ "La nueva familia de Givenchy ha llegado..." Vogue España. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  10. ^ Munzenrieder, Kyle. "From Kylie Jenner to Alice Glass: A Guide to the 23 Faces of Alexander Wang's Fall Campaign". W Magazine. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Ce qu'il faut retenir du défilé Maison Yoshiki printemps-été 2025". Vogue France (in French). 2024-10-15. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  12. ^ Lish, Issa. "How Top Model Issa Lish Gets Runway Ready". YouTube. Event occurs at 12:14. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
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