Mona Tougaard

Mona Tougaard
Born (2002-04-03) 3 April 2002
Aarhus, Denmark
Modeling information
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
Agency

Mona Tougaard is a Danish fashion model.

Early life

Tougaard was born in Aarhus, Denmark, and is of Danish, Somali, Ethiopian, and Turkish descent.[2] Her mother passed away when she was 9. She was scouted at age 12, and won the Elite Model Look Denmark contest when she was 15.[3] She was a finalist in the global competition.[4]

Career

Tougaard debuted as a Prada exclusive in 2019. Between two seasons she opened for Loewe and Fendi, also walking for Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Stella McCartney, Valentino, Miu Miu, Versace, Burberry, Dior, Victoria Beckham, Max Mara, Lanvin (which she closed), Salvatore Ferragamo, Alberta Ferretti, Givenchy, Dries Van Noten, Paco Rabanne, Chloé, and Saint Laurent among 40 shows.[5]

She has appeared in advertisements for Prada, Louis Vuitton, Loewe, Chanel, Max Mara, Chloé and Ports 1961.[6] She appeared on the cover of i-D's Post Truth Truth issue with contributions by American model Adesuwa Aighewi.[7]

For the F/W 2019 season, models.com deemed her a "top newcomer",[8] with Vogue noticing she "swept Paris Fashion Week, landing nearly all the city's key shows".[9] She also ranked as the "Breakout Star" in models.com's "Model of the Year" Awards.[10]

References
  1. "Mona Tougaard - Model".
  2. "After a killer first season, the teen model just getting started". Dazed.
  3. "FIVE UP AND COMING MODELS YOU'LL WANT TO KEEP YOUR EYES ON". Harper's Bazaar Singapore.
  4. "Valeria Chenskaya e Antonio Freitas sono i vincitori di Elite Model Look 2017". Vogue.it.
  5. "Fresh face: Mona Tougaard é a modelo-sensação da temporada internacional de verão 2020". Vogue Brasil.
  6. "Mona Tougaard". Business of Fashion.
  7. "model mona tougaard wants to fuck shit up". i-D.
  8. "TOP NEWCOMERS F/W 2019". models.com.
  9. Okwodu, Janelle. "In Europe, the Model Age Debate Rages On". Vogue. Condé Nast.
  10. "Breakout Star: Women". models.com.
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