Alex Binaris
Alex Binaris | |
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| Born | Alexandra Binaris October 1996 (age 28) or November 1996 (age 27–28) |
| Nationality | South African |
| Occupation | Model |
| Modelling information | |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Hair colour | Brown |
| Eye colour | Green |
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Alexandra Binaris is a South African fashion model.
Early life
Binaris is of Greek, Portuguese, Spanish, German, and French descent,[2] and grew up in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal.[3][4] Before pursuing modelling professionally, she studied arts and media at the University of Cape Town, graduating with honours in 2016.[3][5]
Career
On a hunch, Binaris went to the Boss Models agency in Cape Town, and she was signed immediately.[3] Within a day, an Elite Model Management scout who was present at the time signed her to Elite worldwide and sent her to Paris.[6] She debuted as a Louis Vuitton exclusive.[3]
She has walked for Chanel,[3] Carolina Herrera,[3] Elie Saab, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Giambattista Valli, Prabal Gurung, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Jill Stuart, Miu Miu, Hermès, Blumarine, Intimissimi, and Emilio Pucci. She has appeared in editorials for Harper's Bazaar (US, Mexico, Romania, and Kazakhstan; the latter two of which she appeared on the cover), Elle (South Africa and Japan), Glamour South Africa Marie Claire South Africa, CR Fashion Book, L'Officiel Indonesia, Vogue Japan, Vogue Arabia, and T.[4]
Binaris is one of the highest paid models in South Africa.[7]
References
- ^ "Alex Binaris - Model".
- ^ "NEWfaces Model of the Week: Alex Binaris is a Dean's List graduate turned Chanel show regular". models.com.
- ^ a b c d e f Mbele, Gabi (2017-02-26). "Model leaps from varsity to Vuitton". Sunday Times. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Deuchar, Rebecca (2019-05-16). "THE WORLD IS THEIR RUNWAY: THE FIVE SOUTH AFRICAN MODELS WORKING THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE". Wanted. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Names of Graduands/Diplomates" (PDF). University of Cape Town. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Sishuta, Mpho (2017-03-07). "This SA model is the next BIG thing". Glamour South Africa. Condé Nast. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Beautiful and Rich: A list of the top earning models in SA". IOL. 2018-06-06. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
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- Living people
- 1996 births
- People from Johannesburg
- People from KwaZulu-Natal
- South African female models
- University of Cape Town alumni
- South African people of French descent
- South African people of German descent
- South African people of Greek descent
- South African people of Portuguese descent
- South African people of Spanish descent
- South African feminists
- Ford Models models