Janiece Altagracia Dilone (born May 13, 1994), known mononymously as Dilone, is an American
model
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. She has been on the cover of
Allure and is currently ranked one of the Top 50 models in the industry by models.com.
Early life
Dilone has nine siblings and is of
Dominican descent. She goes by Dilone because she wanted to represent her family.
Career
Dilone started modeling at 18. She is signed with DNA Model Management and got her big break in
Marc Jacobs
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's fall 2016 show. She gained wider exposure in the 2016 and 2017
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
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s. In her debut season, she walked in over 51 shows.
She has starred in advertisements for
David Yurman
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,
Balmain,
American Eagle Outfitters
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,
H&M,
Stella McCartney
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,
Coach
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, and
Versace
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.
Dilone can be seen alongside models like
Adwoa Aboah
Adwoa Caitlin Maria Aboah (born 18 May 1992) is a British fashion model. In December 2017 she appeared on the cover of British ''Vogue''. She has also been on the cover of ''American Vogue'', ''Vogue Italia'', '' Vogue Poland'', and '' i-D''. I ...
,
Issa Lish,
Maria Borges, and
Binx Walton
Leona Anastasia "Binx" Walton (born April 24, 1996) is an American fashion model based in New York City.
Early life
Walton was born in California, United States. When she was an infant her family moved to Hawaii, and then to Knoxville, Tenn ...
in
Sephora
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's "Let Beauty Together" campaign in their stores.
Personal life
She is openly bisexual and lives in
Brooklyn
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.
See also
*
LGBT culture in New York City
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*
List of LGBT people from New York City
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References
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1994 births
Living people
American people of Dominican Republic descent
Bisexual women
Hispanic and Latino American female models
LGBT models
LGBT people from New York (state)
LGBT Hispanic and Latino American people
Models from New York City
21st-century LGBT people
21st-century American women