Willow Allen is a Canadian fashion model and TikToker, from
Inuvik,
Northwest Territories.
Early life and education
Allen was born and raised in
Inuvik. She attended
Briercrest Christian Academy for the last two years of high school, and went on to attend
Briercrest College for one semester.
While at Briercrest, Allen became a Christian.
She was studying social work at
Grant MacEwan University when she was discovered.
As of 2022, she was hoping to complete her degree and go on to work with native communities after she graduates.
Career
Allen was scouted to become a model on social media in 2019 and subsequently signed with Mode Models.
She has worked with the likes of
Canada Goose,
''Elle'' Canada, and
Louboutin. Being on the cover of ''Elle'' Canada was "a major career milestone" that got her started on her modeling career.
She has worked in
Singapore
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and
New York.
While in Singapore, she did modelling work for such brands as
New Balance
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,
Highsnobiety,
Sony
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,
Levi's and
Prada.
Allen has also appeared in Canadian singer
Tyler Shaw's music video for "When You're Home", which was filmed in
Toronto
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.
In November 2023, Allen appeared in ''
Vogue
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''.
Online presence
Allen has a following on
TikTok
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of over 690,000;
she uses the platform to educate viewers about life in the Canadian Arctic and about her Inuit heritage.
In 2022, she was included in a TikTok accelerator program for indigenous creators.
Personal life
Allen and her husband, Cale Kindrachuk, eloped prior to October 2022,
followed by a traditional ceremony in April 2023. The couple live in
Saskatchewan
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.
In July 2023, Allen announced on TikTok that the couple were expecting their first child.
Allen struggled with
hyperemesis gravidarum during her pregnancy.
Her son was born on January 20, 2024.
Awards
In 2022, Allen won the
Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards' Fresh Face of the Year Award.
Allen was one of eleven recipients of the 2023
Indspire Awards
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About
The awards were fi ...
.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Willow
1999 births
Living people
21st-century Canadian women
Canadian Christians
Canadian female models
Canadian Inuit women
Canadian TikTokers
People from Inuvik
People from Saskatchewan