# Ali Michael

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{{Short description|American model}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox model
| name          = Ali Michael
| image         = 
| imagesize     =
| caption       = Michael in April 2020
| birth_name     = Alexandra Nicole Michael
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1990|5|15}}
| birth_place      = [Arlington](/source/Arlington%2C_Texas), [Texas](/source/Texas), U.S
| height        = {{height|m= 1.77}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nextmanagement.com/new-york/profile/ali-michael|title=Ali Michael|website=Next Management|access-date=1 January 2022}}</ref>
| haircolor     = Brown
| eyecolor      = Grey
| agency       = {{Plainlist|
* [IMG Model Management](/source/IMG_Model_Management) (New York, Los Angeles, London)
* Kim Dawson Agency (Dallas)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://models.com/models/Ali-Michael|title=Ali Michael - Model|publisher=}}</ref> }}
}}

'''Alexandra Nicole Michael<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/txbirths?c=search&first=alexandra&last=michael&spelling=Exact&11_year=&11_month=0&11_day=0&4=&14=&SubmitSearch.x=0&SubmitSearch.y=0 |title= Texas Births, 1926-1995 |access-date= November 23, 2010 |archive-date= August 21, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120821081207/http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/txbirths?c=search&first=alexandra&last=michael&spelling=Exact&11_year=&11_month=0&11_day=0&4=&14=&SubmitSearch.x=0&SubmitSearch.y=0 |url-status= dead }}</ref>''' (born May 15, 1990 in [Colleyville, Texas](/source/Colleyville%2C_Texas)) is an American [model](/source/fashion_model).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://models.com/models/Ali-Michael|title=Ali Michael - Model|work=MODELS.com|access-date=November 1, 2017}}</ref>

==Early life==
Ali Michael grew up in Colleyville, Texas. Her career began after winning the Fashion!Dallas/Kim Dawson Model Search contest in 2005 at age 15. She graduated from [Grapevine High School](/source/Grapevine_High_School) in May 2008 and moved to New York shortly thereafter to continue her modeling career.

==Career==
In 2006, Michael signed with DNA Models and appeared in an Italian ''[Elle](/source/Elle_(magazine))'' editorial. In February 2007, she made her runway debut on the fall [New York](/source/New_York_City) runway, where she opened for 3.1 Phillip Lim and Alice Roi. She walked the fall Marc by [Marc Jacobs](/source/Marc_Jacobs) show in London, as well as the fall [Lanvin](/source/Lanvin_(clothing)) show in [Paris](/source/Paris) in March. Throughout the rest of 2007, she made appearances in magazines such as ''[W](/source/W_(magazine))'', French ''Revue de Modes'', ''[Harper's Bazaar](/source/Harper's_Bazaar)'', and ''[Teen Vogue](/source/Teen_Vogue)''. In October, she walked the runway in Paris for Lanvin, [Chanel](/source/Chanel), [Christian Dior](/source/Christian_Dior) and [Karl Lagerfeld](/source/Karl_Lagerfeld).

In February 2008, she was sent home from [Paris Fashion Week](/source/Paris_Fashion_Week) after being told that "her legs were too plump". Michael had gained five pounds after struggling with an [eating disorder](/source/eating_disorder) that caused her to weigh 98&nbsp;lbs at 5'9". She was then the focus of the article "Wasn't Skinny Supposed to Be Out of Fashion?"<ref>{{Cite news | last = Binkley | first = Christina  | title = Wasn't Skinny Supposed to Be Out of Fashion? | newspaper = [The Wall Street Journal](/source/The_Wall_Street_Journal) | date = February 28, 2008 |url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB120415888096598181?mod=weekend_leisure_banner_left90202}}</ref> in ''[The Wall Street Journal](/source/The_Wall_Street_Journal)'' on February&nbsp;28, 2008. After being suspended from Fashion Week, in February 2008 Michael appeared on ''[Today](/source/Today_(U.S._TV_program))'' and openly talked about her struggle with [bulimia nervosa](/source/bulimia_nervosa) and [anorexia nervosa](/source/anorexia_nervosa).

In May 2008, she appeared on the ''[Today Show](/source/Today_(NBC_program))'', accompanied by Amy Astler, Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue magazine, and talked about the increasing pressure to be thin as a model. She stated that she "hadn't had [her] [period](/source/Menstruation) in over a year" and had a wake-up call on a plane, when, she said, "I ran my fingers through my hair, and when I took my hand away there was a dry brittle clump of hair in my hand".<ref>{{Cite news | last = Coen  | first = Jessica | title = Model Ali Michael was on Today | newspaper = [New York Magazine](/source/New_York_Magazine) | date = May 14, 2008 |url = http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2008/05/model_ali_michael_was_on.html}}</ref> Michael began to see a [nutritionist](/source/nutritionist) to deal with her weight and eating issues, including [bulimia nervosa](/source/bulimia_nervosa). Regarding her interview on the [Today Show](/source/Today_(NBC_program)) about her weight loss, Michael said, in the February 2009 issue of [Teen Vogue](/source/Teen_Vogue), "I've had a lot of girls come up to me to say 'Thank you,' and that makes me feel good".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Keltner |first=Jane |title=Models Inc. |newspaper=[Teen Vogue](/source/Teen_Vogue) |pages=38–41 |date=February 2009 |url=http://www.teenvogue.com/teamvogue/toc/2009/02/toc_20090202 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502002947/http://www.teenvogue.com/teamvogue/toc/2009/02/toc_20090202 |archivedate=May 2, 2009 }}</ref> She also said that she was not alone in her weight struggles, and that many models starve themselves. Ali subsequently returned to Texas to complete her schooling.{{citation needed|reason=This falsifiable claim is not substantiated in any of the existing citations|date=June 2015}}

After her early departure from Paris after just one show, she returned in September 2008 for spring Fashion Weeks in London, Milan and Paris.  She appeared on the catwalks of [Lacoste](/source/Lacoste), ADAM, [Matthew Williamson](/source/Matthew_Williamson), [Marc Jacobs](/source/Marc_Jacobs), [Max Azria](/source/Max_Azria), 3.1 Phillip Lim, Doo.Ri, [Paul Smith](/source/Paul_Smith_(fashion_designer)), [Luella](/source/Luella_Bartley), Louise Goldin, Aquascutum, House of Holland, Burberry Prorsum, Iceberg, [Fendi](/source/Fendi), Bruno Pieters, Christian Dior, [Balenciaga](/source/Balenciaga), [Sonia Rykiel](/source/Sonia_Rykiel), Karl Lagerfeld, Akris, Celine and John Galliano. In addition to her successful comeback, Ali continued her contract with SportMax and began a new fragrance contract with Lanvin's Jeanne Lanvin. She also became the face of the new [Anna Sui](/source/Anna_Sui)'s campaign,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://models.com/Work/Anna-Sui-FW-08 |title=Anna Sui F/W 08 |last= |first= |date=2008 |website=models.com |publisher=Models.com |access-date=January 23, 2017 |quote=}}</ref> [Lord and Taylor](/source/Lord_and_Taylor), Gianfranco Ferre, and [Coach, Inc.](/source/Coach%2C_Inc.)

Skipping Fashion Week in New York, London, Milan, and Paris in 2009, she returned in September for spring Fashion Weeks in New York, London, and Paris, walking for [3.1 Phillip Lim](/source/3.1_Phillip_Lim), [Burberry](/source/Burberry), [Sonia Rykiel](/source/Sonia_Rykiel), [Emanuel Ungaro](/source/Emanuel_Ungaro), and [Yohji Yamamoto](/source/Yohji_Yamamoto).

She dated [Matthew Gray Gubler](/source/Matthew_Gray_Gubler), Marcel Castenmiller, and most recently Avery Tucker.<ref>{{cite web |title=Instagram Ali Micheal |url=https://www.instagram.com/ali_michael/?hl=en&img_index=1 |website=www.instagram.com |publisher=Meta |access-date=6 October 2023}}</ref>

In July 2016, Michael was the [Playboy Playmate](/source/Playboy_Playmate) of the Month.<ref name="Playboy - Ali Michael">{{cite news|title=Ali Michael|publisher=Playboy|date=July–August 2016}}</ref> Michael appeared in [The xx](/source/The_xx)'s November 2016 music video for their song "[On Hold](/source/On_Hold)".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oystermag.com/ali-michael-blondey-mccoy-star-in-the-xxs-romantic-on-hold-video|title=Ali Michael & Blondey McCoy Star In The xx's Romantic 'On Hold' Video {{!}} Fashion Magazine {{!}} News. Fashion. Beauty. Music. {{!}} oystermag.com|website=OYSTER|language=en|access-date=July 17, 2017|archive-date=August 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803153832/http://www.oystermag.com/ali-michael-blondey-mccoy-star-in-the-xxs-romantic-on-hold-video|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
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*{{IMDb name|5604096}}

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Category:1990 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Colleyville, Texas
Category:Female models from Texas
Category:2010s Playboy Playmates
Category:Next Management models
Category:21st-century American women

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