{{short description|French model (born 1991)}} {{Infobox model | name = Anais Mali | image = Anais Mali-Diane von Furstenberg SS 14-Christopher Macsurak.jpg | caption = Mali at the 2014 New York Fashion Week | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|01|22|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Toulon]], France | occupation = Model | height = {{height|m=1.75}} | hair_color = Brown | eye_color = Brown | agency = {{Flatlist| * [[Next Model Management]] (worldwide)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nextmanagement.com/new-york/profile/anais-mali|title=Anais Mali|website=nextmanagement.com|access-date=2021-07-12}}</ref> }} }} '''Anais Mokngar Mali''' (born 22 January 1991) is a French model.<ref name=lat2017>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/fashion/la-ig-wwd-model-anais-maili-bodysuits-20170130-story.html|title=Model Anaïs Mali unveils collection of bodysuits|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|first=Kristi|last=Garced|date=2017-01-30|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Journal|first=Dobrina Zhekova, National|date=2015-09-28|title=Black Models Still Blocked from Some Runways|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/09/black-models-still-blocked-from-some-runways/432936/|access-date=2021-07-11|website=The Atlantic|language=en}}</ref> She has modeled and walked the runway for fashion brands such as [[Marc Jacobs]], [[Vera Wang]], and [[Derek Lam]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=FAB Editorial: Anais Mali for Elle France « FAB BLOG |url=http://fabmagazineonline.com/?p=90975 |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=FAB BLOG |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Early life== Anais Mokngar Mali was born in [[Toulon]] on 22 January 1991,<ref name="essence2011">{{cite web|url=https://www.essence.com/news/model-behavior-anais-mali/ |title=Model Behavior: Anais Mali |website=[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]]|first=Tia|last=Williams |date=2011-06-15 |access-date=2011-08-02}}</ref> the daughter of a Chadian mother and a Polish father.<ref name="essence2011" />

==Career== [[File:Michael Kors Spring-Summer 2014 41.jpg|thumb|upright|Mali on the runway for [[Michael Kors]], S/S 2014 during [[New York Fashion Week]]]]

In 2009, Mali signed with [[Wilhelmina Models]].<ref name="nymag">{{cite web |url=http://nymag.com/fashion/models/amali/anaismali/ |title=Anais Mali - Fashion Model |website=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |access-date=2011-08-02 |archive-date=2011-08-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810030731/http://nymag.com/fashion/models/amali/anaismali/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In July 2010, style.it featured Mali and proclaimed her as "a face to watch."<ref>{{cite web|first=Bethann|last=Hardison |url=http://www.vogue.it/en/vogue-black/new-faces/2010/07/anais-mali |title=Anais Mali: A Young and Fresh Personality |website=Vogue Italia |date=2010-07-15 |access-date=2011-08-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817210543/http://www.vogue.it/en/vogue-black/new-faces/2010/07/anais-mali |archive-date=2011-08-17 }}</ref>

In 2010 she left [[Wilhelmina Models]] and signed with [[Ford Models]]. In December 2010, she appeared in an ''Interview'' editorial alongside [[Melodie Monrose]].

In January 2011, she appeared in an ''[[Italian Vogue]]'' editorial photographed by [[Steven Meisel]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fordmodelsblog.com/2011/01/27/anais-mali-vogue-italia-gennaio-2011/ |title=Ford Models Blog |publisher=Ford Models Blog |date=2011-01-27 |access-date=2011-08-02 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708135356/http://fordmodelsblog.com/2011/01/27/anais-mali-vogue-italia-gennaio-2011/ |archive-date=2012-07-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In February 2011, she appeared in a ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' editorial, photographed by [[Mario Testino]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fashionbombdaily.com/2011/03/07/snapshot-anais-mali-and-jourdan-dunn-by-mario-testino-for-v-magazine-70/ |title=Snapshot: Anais Mali and Jourdan Dunn by Mario Testino for V Magazine # 70 « The Fashion Bomb Blog /// All Urban Fashion… All the Time - All Urban Fashion // All the Time |publisher=Fashionbombdaily.com |access-date=2011-08-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312020111/http://fashionbombdaily.com/2011/03/07/snapshot-anais-mali-and-jourdan-dunn-by-mario-testino-for-v-magazine-70/ |archive-date=2011-03-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In May 2011, she appeared in editorials for [[Harper's Bazaar]], American, French, and Italian ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'', ''[[V (American magazine)|V]]'', and ''[[i-D]]'', photographed by Richard Bush.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.voyonsvoir.fr/2011/05/13/anais-mali-sigrid-agren-par-richard-bush-pour-i-d-ete-2011/ |title=Anais Mali & Sigrid Agren par Richard Bush pour i-D ĂŠtĂŠ 2011 &#124; Voyons Voir - J'aime le frivole |publisher=Voyonsvoir.fr |access-date=2011-08-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810062423/http://www.voyonsvoir.fr/2011/05/13/anais-mali-sigrid-agren-par-richard-bush-pour-i-d-ete-2011/ |archive-date=2011-08-10 }}</ref>

In June 2016, she appeared in a ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue Nippon]]'' editorial titled "Anais Goes Glam", shot by [[Giampaolo Sgura]].<ref name=vogueja2016>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.co.jp/fashion/fashionstories/theme/245|language=ja|title=スキャンダラスなグラムクイーン|trans-title=Scandalous Glam Queen|website=Vogue Nippon|date=2016-04-27|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref> In November 2016, she appeared in [[The Weeknd]]'s video ''Mania''.<ref name=v2016>{{cite web|url=https://vmagazine.com/article/weeknd-releases-short-film-mania-new-music/|title=Watch The Weeknd's Short Film 'Mania' with New Music from 'Starboy'|website=[[V (American magazine)|V Magazine]]|first=Ian David|last=Monroe|date=2016-11-23|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref> The next year she collaborated with designer Urivaldo Lopes to develop and launch a line of bodysuits under the label Anaïs Bodysuits.<ref name=vogue2017>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/anais-mali-bodysuits-collection-interview|title=Anais Mali on Confidence, Bodysuits, and French Girl Style|website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|first=Janelle|last=Okwodu|date=2017-03-13|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref>

== Select modeling appearances ==

* 2009: [[L.A.M.B.]], [[Sophie Theallet]], [[Betsey Johnson]], [[Shiatzy Chen]], [[Vivienne Westwood]]<ref name=":0" /> * 2010: [[Catherine Malandrino]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Catherine Malandrino Fall 2010 Ready-to-Wear Fashion Show |url=https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2010-ready-to-wear/catherine-malandrino/slideshow/collection |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}}</ref> Cynthia Steffe,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cynthia Steffe Fall 2010 Ready-to-Wear Fashion Show |url=https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2010-ready-to-wear/cynthia-steffe/slideshow/collection |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Rachel Roy]], Walter shows, [[J.Crew]], Zink,[[Marc Jacobs]], [[Vera Wang]], [[Derek Lam]], [[Cynthia Rowley]], and [[Carolina Herrera (fashion designer)|Carolina Herrera]]<ref name=":0" /> * 2011: [[Victoria's Secret Fashion Show]]<ref name=":0" />

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == <!-- Per [[WP:ELMINOFFICIAL]], choose one official website only --> {{commons category|Anais Mali}} * {{twitter}} * {{Fashionmodel}} * {{models.com}} * [https://archive.today/20140126115118/http://www.blackrunway.com/models/a/anais-mali/ Anais Mali] at Blackrunway.com

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