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Alex Consani
Consani at the Met Gala in 2026
Born (2003-07-23) July 23, 2003 (age 23)
Petaluma, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Model
  • influencer[1]
Years active2015–present
Known forModeling
Modeling information
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Hair colorBlonde[3]
Eye colorGray[3]
Agency
TikTok information
Page
Followers6.8 million
Last updated: June 20, 2026

Alex Monette Consani (born July 23, 2003) is an American model and actress. 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, Consani started using TikTok in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and became popular online for her comedic videos, earning over three million followers by 2024. In 2024, Consani was the first transgender model to win the Fashion Award for Model of the Year and, along with Valentina Sampaio, to walk for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

Early life

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Alex Monette Consani[5] was born on July 23, 2003,[6] in Petaluma, California. Her mother works in water conservation while her father works with Guide Dogs for the Blind. She is of Italian, English, and German descent.[7] 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.[8][9] 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.[10][11][12] She became, at the time, the youngest transgender model in the world at age 12.[13] In 2016, a profile on her in Cosmopolitan Germany went viral online.[10] She appeared in a photoshoot with Dominique Jackson at age 13.[14]

In 2021, Consani graduated from Petaluma High School and began attending Pace University with the help of Petaluma Educational Foundation, receiving an Alphabet Soup Thrift Store Scholarship and a MacIlvain Family Scholarship.[15][16]

Career

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Consani signed with IMG Models in August 2019 at age 16 and moved to New York City at age 18.[7][17] She began posting absurdist[10][18] Gen Z-focused comedic videos on TikTok in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic under the username captincroook, also using the name Miss Mawma, and gained more than 700,000 followers by 2022.[11][19][20]

Consani made her runway debut in New York City for Tom Ford in 2021.[7][17] 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.[14] By 2023, she had more than 1.4 million followers on TikTok.[21]

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.[20] She was featured in Victoria's Secret's reimagining of their Fashion Show, "The Tour '23," which returned to runway format in October 2024 after a five-year hiatus.[12] She was the face of Jean Paul Gaultier's collaborative collection with London-based brand Knwls, which was released in September 2023.[22] Consani was the exclusive model for Conner Ives' Spring/Summer 2024 collection in collaboration with Depop, "Late Capitalism".[23]

By early 2024, Consani had over two million followers and over 150 million likes across her videos on TikTok.[7][18] She appeared in the music videos for the JT song "Okay" and for the Charli XCX song "360" in April and May 2024, respectively.[24][25] She was nominated for the Fashion Award for Model of the Year in 2024, making her the first openly transgender woman to be nominated for the award.[26][27] By then, she had over three million followers on TikTok.[28] On October 15, 2024, Consani and Valentina Sampaio became the first transgender models to walk in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.[29][30] On December 2, 2024, Consani became the first transgender person to win the Fashion Award for Model of the Year.[31][32][33]

In May 2026, Cosani became the first trans woman to serve on the host committee for the Met Gala.[34]

Public image

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Alyssa Morin of E! News called Consani "fashion's new it girl" in February 2023, while Bustle and PinkNews both described her as "the 'It Girl' of 2024".[35][18] CR Fashion Book's Vienna Vernose called her bleached hair and "fairy-like" features "distinctive" and called her runway walk "serious and powerful".[12] L'Officiel's Grace Clarke called Consani "easily one of the biggest models" of 2024 and "one of the most popular transgender models in the industry".[36]

In October 2023, she was included 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".[37] 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".[21] Brock Colyar of 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".[7]

In December 2024, Consani was named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.[38] In 2025, Consani was included on Time's inaugural Time 100 Creators list.[39] Also in 2025, she made her Met Gala debut.[40]

Videography

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Music video appearances

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Music video appearances
Year Song title Artist Ref.
2024 "Okay" JT [41]
"360" Charli XCX [42]
2025 "Gorgeous" Doja Cat [43]

Filmography

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Short films

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Film appearances
Year Title Role Ref.
2023 Paradigm Trilogy: Recognition Vs. Expression [44]
2025 The Tiger Herself [45]

Television

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Year Title Role Ref.
2026 American Horror Story: Season 13 † TBA Filming

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Sources for Consani being an influencer:
    • Wratten, Marcus (October 16, 2024). "Trans models make history as the first to walk in Victoria's Secret Fashion Show". PinkNews. Archived from the original on October 20, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024. California-born TikTok influencer Alex Consani, who recently starred in Charli xcx's '360' music video ...
    • Saad, Nardine (October 16, 2024). "Tyra Banks brings strut (and 'smize') back to revamped Victoria's Secret Fashion Show". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 28, 2024. ... trans model and influencer Alex Consani, 21.
    • Ahluwalia, Navi (August 21, 2024). "Who Is Model of the Year Nominee Alex Consani?". Hypebae. Archived from the original on November 5, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024. American model and influencer Alex Consani ...
    • Morin, Alyssa (February 15, 2023). "Why TikToker Alex Consani Is Fashion's New It Girl". E! Online. Archived from the original on December 5, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024. Influencer Alex Consani is quickly becoming the fashion industry's new it girl ...
  2. ↑ Com, Mediaslide. "Alex Consani - New York - IMG Models". Archived from the original on May 20, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Alex Consani - Portfolio". Archived from the original on August 1, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023 – via Look Model Agency.
  4. ↑ "Alex Consani - Model". models.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  5. ↑ "The high school graduating class of 2021". Petaluma Argus-Courier. June 2, 2021. Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  6. ↑ Velasco, Matthew (July 24, 2024). "Alex Consani Celebrates Her 21st Birthday Like a '90s Supermodel". W. Archived from the original on December 8, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024. Last night, the new age super rang in her 21st birthday like an OG super during a late night fête.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Colyar, Brock (February 16, 2024). "Packing for Paris With Alex Consani". The Cut. Archived from the original on April 4, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  8. ↑ Brunke, Elisa (August 15, 2016). "Alex Consani: Das jüngste Transgender-Model der Welt". Cosmopolitan Germany (in German). Archived from the original on April 4, 2025. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  9. ↑ Diaz, Devan (June 21, 2023). "Alex Consani Is Allowed to Curse in This Interview". Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via SSENSE.
  10. 1 2 3 Jennings, Rebecca (September 7, 2021). "Meet the most hilariously weird model on TikTok". Vox. Archived from the original on August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  11. 1 2 Allaire, Christian (April 19, 2022). "This Rising Model Is the Master of Gen-Z Humor on TikTok". Vogue. Archived from the original on August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  12. 1 2 3 Vernose, Vienna (March 15, 2024). "Alex Consani: Ms. Mawma!". CR Fashion Book. Archived from the original on April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Jüngstes Transgender-Model der Welt: Alex Consani modelt für mehr Akzeptanz" (in German). August 16, 2016. Archived from the original on December 22, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via RTL.
  14. 1 2 Useche, Jose (September 28, 2022). "These Are the 20 Queer and Trans Youth Changing the World". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on August 14, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Photos: Class of 2021 at Petaluma High School graduates". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. June 5, 2021. Archived from the original on June 3, 2024.
  16. ↑ "PEF presents 277 seniors with scholarships". Petaluma Argus-Courier. May 18, 2021. Archived from the original on June 5, 2024.
  17. 1 2 King-Clements, Eloise (October 20, 2023). "Alex Consani on TikTok, Trade, and Terrorizing the Subway". Interview. Archived from the original on November 24, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  18. 1 2 3 Giandurco, Jillian (January 9, 2024). "Alex Consani Is TikTok's 2024 It Girl". Bustle. Archived from the original on May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  19. ↑ Randall, Tiana (May 12, 2023). "Karlie Kloss and More of the Bestest Party Pics This Week". The Cut. Archived from the original on August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  20. 1 2 Wheeler, André-Naquian (February 14, 2023). "The 11 standout models of Spring-Summer 2023". Vogue. Archived from the original on August 1, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  21. 1 2 "This is just the beginning for modelling's new wave". i-D. November 2, 2023. Archived from the original on April 25, 2025. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  22. ↑ Davidson, Emma Elizabeth (July 28, 2023). "KNWLS and Florence Tétier on their 'perfect' Jean Paul Gaultier collab". Dazed. Archived from the original on August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  23. ↑ Bobowicz, Joe. "Alex Consani is Conner Ives' late capitalist It-girl for SS24". i-d.vice.com. Archived from the original on May 16, 2025. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  24. ↑ Inman, DeMicia (April 30, 2024). "JT Sits Pretty In 'Okay' Music Video". Vibe. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  25. ↑ Monroe, Jazz (May 10, 2024). "Charli XCX Enlists Julia Fox, Chloë Sevigny, and More to Star in Extremely Charli XCX Video for New Song '360'". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on May 31, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  26. ↑ "The BFC Announces Fashion Awards 2024 Nominees". Wonderland. August 20, 2024. Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  27. ↑ Factora, James (August 21, 2024). "Alex Consani Is the First Out Trans Woman Nominated for Model of the Year". Them. Archived from the original on August 26, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  28. ↑ Velasco, Matthew (August 19, 2024). "Alex Consani On Her Style Icons, Vintage Finds, and New Definition of 'Chic'". W. Archived from the original on August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  29. ↑ "Alex Consani and Valentina Sampaio Are the First Trans Models to Walk the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show". October 16, 2024.
  30. ↑ Lavietes, Matt (October 16, 2024). "Transgender models featured in Victoria's Secret Fashion Show". NBC News. Archived from the original on December 8, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  31. ↑ Lavietes, Matt (December 3, 2024). "Alex Consani becomes first transgender Model of the Year at U.K. Fashion Awards". NBC News. Archived from the original on December 8, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  32. ↑ Evans, Morgan (December 3, 2024). "Alex Consani Makes History As 2024's Model of the Year". The Cut. New York. Archived from the original on December 8, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  33. ↑ Segarra, Edward (December 3, 2024). "Alex Consani becomes first transgender woman to win modeling award at UK Fashion Awards". USA Today. Archived from the original on December 8, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  34. ↑ Sugg, Aaron (May 5, 2026). "Alex Consani makes trans history at the Met Gala 2026 in sheer Gucci gown". Attitude. Archived from the original on May 6, 2026. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
  35. ↑ Morin, Alyssa (February 15, 2023). "Why TikToker Alex Consani Is Fashion's New It Girl". E! News. Archived from the original on December 5, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  36. ↑ Clarke, Grace (March 12, 2024). "2024 New Fashion Models to Know: Alex Consani, Colin Jones and more". L'Officiel USA. Archived from the original on May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  37. ↑ Cao, Steffi. "Forbes Top Creators: Fashion 50, The Millionaire Tastemakers Of TikTok, Instagram And YouTube". Forbes. Archived from the original on March 8, 2025. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  38. ↑ "Forbes 30 Under 30 2024: Art & Style". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 6, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  39. ↑ "Time100 Creators 2025". Retrieved September 24, 2025.
  40. ↑ Jackson, Hannah (May 6, 2025). "Alex Consani Wore 18,400 Crystals to the 2025 Met Gala". Vogue. Archived from the original on May 7, 2026. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
  41. ↑ "JT - OKAY (Official Video)". YouTube. April 29, 2024.
  42. ↑ "Charli XCX - 360 (Official video)". YouTube. May 9, 2024. Archived from the original on November 9, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  43. ↑ "Doja Cat - Gorgeous (Official Video)". YouTube. September 26, 2025. Archived from the original on September 26, 2025. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  44. ↑ "The New Creative Paradigm". Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  45. ↑ Cardini, Tiziana (September 23, 2025). "After the Screening, It's the After-Party! Inside Gucci's The Tiger Dinner With Alex Consani, Demi Moore, and More". Vogue. Archived from the original on September 24, 2025. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
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