Born Name
Malaika Firth
Nick Name
Malaika
Age
Firth was born on March 23, 1994.
Sun Sign
Aries
Born Place
Mombasa, Kenya
Nationality
Occupation
Fashion / Runway model
Manager
Malaika Firth is signed to these modeling agencies –
- New York Model Management
- Priscillas Model Management
- Premier Model Management (Mother Agency)
- Women Management – Milan
- L.A. Models
- Oui Management
- Nathalie Models – Paris (2013 – 2014)
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 9 in or 175 cm
Weight
52 kg or 115 pounds
Ethnicity
Multiracial
Firth is of British, Seychelloise, Swiss, and Ugandan descent.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Lips
Measurements
32-24-34 in or 81-61-86 cm
Dress Size
2 (US) or 34 (EU)
Bra Size
32A
Shoe Size
7.5 (US) or 38 (EU) or 5 (UK)
Brand Endorsements
Firth has modeled for brands like Burberry Prorsum, Asos, Prada, Victoria’s Secret and others.
Religion
She is a Christian.
Malaika says that she goes to church every Sunday.
Best Known For
Walking in the Victoria’s Secret fashion show in 2013.
First Fashion Show
Malaika debuted with Ready to Wear – Spring / Summer 2012 fashion show where she walked the ramp for Katie Gallagher, Odilon, Porter Grey, and Rachel Zoe.
Malaika Firth Favorite Things
- City – New York
- Movie – Maid in Manhattan (2002)
- Model – Tyra Banks
Source – Vogue.it, Vogue.co.uk
Malaika Firth Facts
- Jourdan Dunn and Joan Smalls are her role models.
- After taking birth in Kenya, she moved to London, England at the age of seven.
- Since 1994, she is the first black model to be cast by Prada. Before her, it was Naomi Campbell. Due to this, she is sometimes compared to Naomi.
- Malaika’s family belongs to the group Giriama.
- She walked in the Victoria’s Secret fashion show held in November 2013.
- If she weren’t into modeling, she would have tried her luck in acting.
- Malaika’s grandmother owns and runs a restaurant in Kenya.
- At seven, she relocated to Barking (in London), where she had also done theatre work.
- She is doing modeling since 2011.
- She describes her style as “funky, cool, edgy, rough”.
- She wants to start her own modeling agency in her home country Kenya.
- Malaika opted modeling as her career option after getting encouragement from his mom, who watched an episode of “The Model Agency”. Her mother fixed up a meeting between her daughter (Malaika) and Premier Model Management and as a result, she was signed.
- She likes to draw, act, and dance.
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