Drew Elliott (born April 27, 1981) is the Global Creative Director of MAC Cosmetics and a Creative Consultant on the

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''. Elliott was the

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at ''

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''. He studied pop culture and English at

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prior to his job at ''Paper''. At ''Paper'', Elliott was renowned for projects such as Kim Kardashian's #BreakTheInternet cover in November 2014 This fashion spread garnered over 50 million views on ''Paper''s website. For his work at ''Paper'' and agencies like

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., Elliott was named the keynote speaker at Cannes Lions for "The Role of Technology and Marketing." In 2016, Elliott spoke at Tedx on behalf of Estée Lauder and joined ''America's Next Top Model'' for Cycle 23. ''America's Next Top Model'' hired Elliott in 2016 to transform the show and make it appear more high fashion. In addition to serving as Creative Consultant, Elliott was a judge alongside

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Ashley Graham, celebrity stylist, Law Roach, and

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. In 2017, it was announced that ''America's Next Top Model'' franchise creator

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would return for Cycle 24, and that Elliott would remain as a judge. In (episode 3) of Cycle 24 on ''America's Next Top Model'', Elliott revealed that he has

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. In 2019, Drew Elliott was named Global Creative Director of MAC Cosmetics, leaving his post at ''Paper''.Drew Elliot named MAC Cosmetics global creative director
by Alexa Tietjen, WWD/Women's Wear Daily, October 11, 2019.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Elliott, Drew 1981 births Living people American fashion businesspeople New York University alumni People with vitiligo LGBT people from Indiana

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