New 12 months, new faces of vogue.
One rising star who British Vogue simply spotlighted is Jacqui Hooper — and it is arduous to consider all of the trade successes she has at simply 21 years of age.
Hooper landed a Versace marketing campaign earlier than even setting foot on a catwalk, the journal experiences. Supermodel Karen Elson not too long ago named her amongst a brand new era of “Br-It” fashions.
And as Vogue notes in an interview article revealed Saturday, Jan. 3, Hooper’s life modified in August 2024 when a modeling agent noticed her amongst a crowd of about 90,000 individuals at a competition.
“I’m fairly certain I manifested that second into existence,” Hooper advised the journal. “I stored telling individuals within the run-up, ‘That is going to be a life-changing occasion for me,’ as a result of I used to be seeing Lana Del Rey stay. And I used to be proper. My life did change. Simply not in the way in which I used to be anticipating.”
The remainder is historical past — within the making. Hooper appears to be all over the place within the biz, having graced the newest cowl of Harper’s Bazaar France (see beneath). It is no surprise British Vogue claims she is “poised to take over vogue in 2026.”
View this submit on InstagramSurprisingly, as Hooper advised Vogue, she wasn’t into vogue earlier than all of this.
“It wasn’t that I believed it was gross, simply that I hadn’t related to it but,” she says partly. “Even once I was scouted, I used to be simply carrying slightly H&M skirt and prime with, like, Converse. It was actually not a pleasant outfit. I don’t know if my model has essentially modified since then, however I’ve positively turn out to be extra assured in what I put on. I can now buy groceries and be like, ‘I like this piece, and I don’t want anybody else to inform me that I prefer it.’ It’s been liberating, and I assume I’m a bit extra ‘on the market’ consequently.”
And one frequent false impression about fashions, Hooper additionally shares, is that they lack persona: “An enormous a part of getting rehired and constructing longevity is definitely having one. You have to be attention-grabbing to be round.”
