Adesuwa Aighewi

Adesuwa Thongpond Pariyasapat Aighewi^[3] (born April 22, 1988) is an American fashion model and filmmaker.^[4] In 2018, she was chosen as the runner up for "Breakout Star of the Year" by models.com.^[5] As of January 2019, Aighewi ranks as one of the "Top 50" models by models.com.^[6]

Adesuwa Aighewi was born on April 22, 1988 in Minnesota to a Thai-born Chinese mother and a Nigerian father.^[7] Before modeling she was a chemistry student at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore where she started attending at age 15. She once interned for NASA.^[8] As her parents are environmental scientists,^[9] she moved frequently and spent half of her childhood in Nigeria.^[3]

Aighewi was discovered on the campus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.^[10] She has walked for Alexander Wang, Coach,^[11] Louis Vuitton, Chanel,^[12] Kenzo, Kate Spade, Miu Miu, Bottega Veneta, Marc Jacobs, Yeezy, Michael Kors, Prabal Gurung, Christian Dior, Fendi, and Tommy Hilfiger among others.^{[13] [14]} She has appeared in advertisements for Tom Ford,^[15] Marc Jacobs,^[16] Vera Wang, and Chanel.^[17] Adesuwa's break out video "Spring in Harlem" debuted on LOVE.com^[18] and was written up by Forbes.^[19]