Alex Consani

Alex Consani (born July 23, 2003) is an American model and influencer. She started modeling in 2015 and became the world's youngest transgender model at the time at age 12. After signing with IMG Models in 2019, she started using TikTok in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and became popular online for her comedic videos.

Alex Consani
Born	Alex Consani (2003-07-23) July 23, 2003 (age 20) California, U.S.
Other names	Miss Mawma
Occupations	Model influencer
Years active	2015–present
Known for	Modeling
Modeling information
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)^[1]
Hair color	Blonde^[1]
Eye color	Blue^[1]
Agency	IMG^[2] Look^[1]
TikTok information
Page	Alex Consani
Followers	2.4 million
Likes	104.7 million
Last updated: March 7, 2024

Early life and career

Alex Consani^[3] was born on July 23, 2003 in the San Francisco Bay Area of California.^[4] Her mother works in water conservation while her father works with Guide Dogs for the Blind.^[5] She is transgender and began wearing feminine clothing at age four before deciding on the name Alex at age eight and undergoing hormone replacement therapy during puberty.^[6][3] She started modeling in early 2015 after her mother found an advertisement on Facebook for Slay Model Management, a Los Angeles-based modeling agency made up entirely of transgender models.^[7][8][9] She became, at the time, the youngest transgender model in the world at age 12.^[10] In 2016, a profile on her in Cosmopolitan Germany went viral online.^[7] She appeared in a photoshoot with Dominique Jackson at age 13.^[11]

Consani signed with IMG Models in August 2019 at age 16 and moved to New York City at age 18.^[5][12] She began posting absurd, Gen Z-focused comedic videos on TikTok in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic under the username captincroook, also using the moniker Miss Mawma, and gained more than 700,000 followers by 2022.^[8][13][2] In 2021, she graduated from high school and began attending Pace University; also that year, she made her runway debut in New York City for Tom Ford.^[5][12] She was included on GLAAD's 20 Under 20 list, which honors "outstanding young LGBTQ changemakers", for 2022, and walked in runways for Versace and Alexander McQueen during Fall/Winter 2022.^[11] By 2023, she had more than 1.4 million followers on the platform.^[14]

Vogue named her one of the standout models of Spring/Summer 2023, during which she walked in runways for Boss by Hugo Boss, Burberry, Chloé, Roberto Cavalli, and Coperni.^[2] She was featured in Victoria's Secret's reimagining of their now-defunct Fashion Show, "The Tour '23".^[9] She was the face of Jean Paul Gaultier's collaborative collection with London-based brand Knwls, which was released in September 2023.^[15] Consani was the exclusive model for Conner Ives' Spring/Summer 2024 collection in collaboration with Depop, "Late Capitalism".^[16] By 2024, Consani had over two million followers on TikTok.^[5]

Public image

Alyssa Morin of E! News called Consani "fashion's new it girl" in February 2023.^[17] In October 2023, she appeared on the Forbes Top Creators Fashion 50 list, where she had the highest engagement rate on the list at 21.5% and was described as having "signature bleached hair and brows".^[18] i-D stated in 2023 that she was "as well known for her harebrained subway dances ... and goofy disposition [on TikTok] as she is for her turns on the Alexander McQueen and Versace runways".^[14] Brock Colyar of New York (magazine)#The Cut wrote in 2024 that her TikTok videos, which "involve her being very loud and sort of annoying in very public spaces", were "constantly going viral".^[5]

References

1. "Alex Consani - Portfolio". Retrieved July 31, 2023 – via Look Model Agency.
2. Wheeler, André-Naquian (February 14, 2023). "The 11 standout models of Spring-Summer 2023". Vogue. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
3. Diaz, Devan (June 21, 2023). "Alex Consani Is Allowed to Curse in This Interview". Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via SSENSE.
4. @alexconsani (July 23, 2022). "When is a nasty 19th too nasty" – via Instagram.
5. Colyar, Brock (February 16, 2024). "Packing for Paris With Alex Consani". The Cut. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
6. Brunke, Elisa (August 15, 2016). "Alex Consani: Das jüngste Transgender-Model der Welt". Cosmopolitan Germany (in German). Retrieved August 1, 2023.
7. Jennings, Rebecca (September 7, 2021). "Meet the most hilariously weird model on TikTok". Vox. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
8. Allaire, Christian (April 19, 2022). "This Rising Model Is the Master of Gen-Z Humor on TikTok". Vogue. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
9. Vernose, Vienna (March 15, 2024). "Alex Consani: Ms. Mawma!". CR Fashion Book. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
10. "Jüngstes Transgender-Model der Welt: Alex Consani modelt für mehr Akzeptanz" (in German). August 16, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via RTL.
11. Useche, Jose (September 28, 2022). "These Are the 20 Queer and Trans Youth Changing the World". Teen Vogue. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
12. King-Clements, Eloise (October 20, 2023). "Alex Consani on TikTok, Trade, and Terrorizing the Subway". Interview. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
13. Randall, Tiana (May 12, 2023). "Karlie Kloss and More of the Bestest Party Pics This Week". The Cut. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
14. "This is just the beginning for modelling's new wave". i-D. November 2, 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
15. Davidson, Emma Elizabeth (July 28, 2023). "KNWLS and Florence Tétier on their 'perfect' Jean Paul Gaultier collab". Dazed. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
16. Bobowicz, Joe. "Alex Consani is Conner Ives' late capitalist It-girl for SS24". i-d.vice.com. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
17. Morin, Alyssa (February 15, 2023). "Why TikToker Alex Consani Is Fashion's New It Girl". E! News. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
18. Cao, Steffi. "Forbes Top Creators: Fashion 50, The Millionaire Tastemakers Of TikTok, Instagram And YouTube". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-11-16.