Aya Jones facts for kids

Aya Jones N'Guessan, born on September 5, 1994, is a famous French model. She has walked for many top fashion brands around the world.

Early Life and Discovery

Aya Jones was born to an Ivorian father and a French mother. She grew up in the 11th area of Paris, France. Her family owns a restaurant there. As a child, Aya loved to dance. She practiced ballet, modern jazz, and hip-hop.

One day, an agent saw her on the street. This agent helped her sign with her first modeling agency, The Lions. This was the start of her exciting career.

Modeling Career Highlights

Aya Jones began her modeling journey in 2014. Her very first fashion show was for the famous brand Prada. She was an exclusive model for their Spring/Summer 2015 show at Milan Fashion Week. This means she only walked for Prada during that week.

The next week, she went to Paris Fashion Week. There, she walked for many well-known designers. These included Giambattista Valli, Miu Miu, Viktor & Rolf, Valentino, and Nina Ricci.

Rising Star in Fashion

Important people in the fashion world noticed Aya right away. Katie Grand, Edward Enninful, and Bethann Hardison said she was one of the best models of the season. The British fashion magazine i-D put her at number four on their list of the top 10 new faces of 2014. Also, Interview magazine named her one of the 15 faces to watch in 2015.

A famous photographer, Steven Meisel, took her picture for a Prada advertisement. This was for the brand's Pre-Fall 2015 collection. She appeared alongside other models like Natalie Westling and Willow Hand.

In 2015, Vanity Fair magazine said she was the 44th most important French person in the world. That same year, The New York Times called her one of their favorite models.

Making a Difference in Fashion

Aya Jones was on the cover of Teen Vogue in August. The cover story was called "Meet the new faces of fashion." This cover was very important in the fashion world. It featured three models who were women of color. This helped to show that fashion needed more different kinds of models. It helped fight against having mostly white models in the industry.

Since then, Aya has been on many other magazine covers. One of these was Vogue Spain. The cover was titled "Black is beautiful." This showed her impact on promoting diversity.

Return to Modeling

In 2017, Aya Jones was not seen at fashion weeks. This was because she had an accident while riding a jet ski in Thailand. She got several injuries. After a full year of getting better, she returned to modeling. Her first job back was an advertisement for the brand Mango.

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In Spanish: Aya Jones para niños