Paloma Kai Shockley Elsesser (born April 12, 1992) is an American fashion model.

Early life

Elsesser was born in

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to an African-American mother and a father of Chilean and Swiss descent. Her Grandfather is Swiss and came from a Swiss-Romande town named where her surname is derived from. She was raised in

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and moved to

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in 2010, to attend

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to study

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and

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. Her sister, Ama, is also an actor and model signed to

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, while her brother

Sage Elsesser Sage Gabriel Carlos Atreyu Elsesser (born January 31, 1997), also known as Navy Blue, is an American regular-footed skateboarder, rapper, record producer, visual artist, and model. Elsesser has been sponsored by several skater fashion brands in ...

is a rapper and professional skateboarder.

Career

Elsesser was discovered on

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by makeup artist Pat McGrath. She has modeled for

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, and

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. She has appeared in editorials for fashion magazines such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' W'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 2018, Elsesser appeared on the cover of ''

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s April issue with

Fran Summers Francesca Summers is a British fashion model. She has been on the covers of ''British Vogue'', ''Vogue Italia'', and ''American Vogue''. Early life Summers was born in Richmond, Yorkshire, England, to Keith and Sandra Summers, who own a floor ...

, Radhika Nair,

Adut Akech Adut Akech Bior ( ; born 25 December 1999) is a South Sudanese-Australian model. Akech made her fashion week runway debut as an exclusive in the Saint Laurent S/S 17 show and went on to close both their F/W 17 and S/S 18 shows as an exclusive. I ...

, Faretta,

Selena Forrest Selena Forrest (born ), is an American fashion model. As of 2017, Models.com ranked her as one of the Top 50 models in the fashion industry. Early life Forrest was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, and relocated to California after Hurricane Katrina. ...

Halima Aden Halima Aden is a Somali-American fashion model. She is noted for being the first woman to wear a hijab in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant, where she was a semi-finalist. Following her participation in the pageant, Halima received national attenti ...

Vittoria Ceretti Vittoria Ceretti (born 7 June 1998) is an Italian model. Early life Ceretti was born in Brescia, Italy in 1998, daughter of Giuseppe Ceretti, owner of a flooring company, and Francesca (née Lazzari), a housewife. When she was 14 years old, she ...

, and

Yoon Young Bae Yoon Young Bae is a South Korean fashion model. She appeared on the "New Frontiers" cover of ''British Vogue'', alongside Vittoria Ceretti, Halima Aden, Faretta, Adut Akech, Paloma Elsesser, Radhika Nair, Fran Summers, and Selena Forrest. ...

. In 2019, Elsesser made her screen acting debut in the Safdie brothers' ''

Uncut Gems ''Uncut Gems'' is a 2019 American crime thriller film directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ronald Bronstein. The film stars Adam Sandler, LaKeith Stanfield, Julia Fox, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel and Eric Bogosi ...

''. Elsesser appeared on a cover of ''

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'' in its January 2021 issue.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Elsesser, Paloma Living people Plus-size models American female models Models from London 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 21st-century African-American people 21st-century African-American women