{{short description|Mexican female model}} {{Infobox model | name = Issa Lish | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|5|3}} | birth_place = Mexico City, Mexico | height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name=VMX /> | hair_color = Black | eyecolor = Brown | spouse = | children = | agency = {{Plainlist| * Elite Model Management (New York) * Women Management (Paris, Milan) * The Squad (London) * Scoop Models (Copenhagen) * WANTED & BANG! Management (Mexico City) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://models.com/models/Issa-Lish|title = Issa Lish - Model}}</ref> }} }}
'''Issa Lish''' (born May 3, 1995) is a Mexican fashion model. Lish is known for her distinctive look and has been described as ''jolie laide''.<ref>{{cite web|title=CR Fashion Book Celebrates 'Individual Character'|url=https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/cr-fashion-book-celebrates-individual-character-112149143533.html|website=Yahoo|accessdate=14 January 2017}}</ref>
== Early life == In 1995, Lish was born in Mexico City, Mexico. Her father is of Japanese descent.
==Career== Lish was discovered at age 14 while working at her father's sushi restaurant,<ref>{{cite web|title=15 cosas que no sabías sobre Issa Lish, la modelo mexicana del momento|url=http://vanityfair.mx/people/articulos/15-cosas-que-no-sabias-sobre-issa-lish/20392|publisher=Vanity Fair|accessdate=29 September 2015}}</ref> a punishment for bad grades at school.
Lish has appeared on the cover of Vogue México,<ref name=VMX>{{cite web|title=Issa Lish: un talento de top|date=23 November 2014|url=http://www.vogue.mx/vip/perfiles/articulos/issa-lish/3811|publisher=Vogue México|accessdate=29 September 2015}}</ref> Vogue Italia<ref name=VMX /> and Vogue Japan. She is the third Mexican model to be featured on the cover of Vogue Italia - the first being Elsa Benítez and the second, Liliana Domínguez.
Lish has walked on dozens of catwalks, including shows for Prabal Gurung, Céline, Anna Sui<ref>{{cite web |url=https://models.com/Work/anna-sui-anna-sui-fw-16-show |title=Anna Sui F/W 16 Show |last= |first= |date=2016 |website=models.com |publisher=Models.com |access-date=January 23, 2017 |quote=}}</ref> and Prada.<ref>{{cite web|title=Meet Model Issa Lish: Vogue Cover Girl, Marc Jacobs Star, and All-Around Cool Girl|url=https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/meet-model-issa-lish-vogue-cover-girl-marc-110751305628.html|publisher=Yahoo|accessdate=29 September 2015}}</ref> She was part of the 2014 Fall-Winter Campaign of Balmain,<ref>{{cite web|title=Issa Lish: la mexicana que sustituyó a Rihanna - Grupo Milenio|url=http://www.milenio.com/tendencias/Issa_Lish_modelo_mexicana-campana_Balmain-Issa_Lish_campana_Balmain-Cara_Delevingne_y_Jourdan_Dunn-campana_rihanna_Balmain_0_331167091.html|publisher=Milenio|accessdate=29 September 2015}}</ref> the Marc Jacobs 2015 Spring Campaign,<ref>{{cite web|title=Exclusive: Marc Jacobs Casts the Most-Buzzed-About Models of the Moment for Spring|date=8 January 2015|url=http://www.vogue.com/13282407/marc-jacobs-spring-campaign/|publisher=Vogue|accessdate=29 September 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110855/http://www.vogue.com/13282407/marc-jacobs-spring-campaign/|url-status=dead}}</ref> the 2016 Spring-Summer Campaign of Givenchy<ref>{{cite web|title=La nueva familia de Givenchy ha llegado...|url=http://www.vogue.es/moda/news/articulos/familia-modelos-campana-givenchy-primavera-verano-2016/24332|publisher=Vogue España|accessdate=18 December 2015}}</ref> as well as the 2016 Fall-Winter Alexander Wang Campaign.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Munzenrieder|first1=Kyle|title=From Kylie Jenner to Alice Glass: A Guide to the 23 Faces of Alexander Wang's Fall Campaign.|url=http://www.wmagazine.com/story/from-kylie-jenner-to-alice-glass-a-guide-to-the-23-faces-of-alexander-wangs-fall-campaign|website=W Magazine|accessdate=14 January 2017}}</ref>
In September 2024, Lish walked the runway at Paris Fashion Week S/S 2025 for Maison Yoshiki Paris, the high fashion brand created by Japanese rock star Yoshiki.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-10-15 |title=Ce qu'il faut retenir du défilé Maison Yoshiki printemps-été 2025 |url=https://www.vogue.fr/mode/promotion/defile-maison-yoshiki-printemps-ete-2025 |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Vogue France |language=fr-FR}}</ref>
== Personal life == Lish speaks five languages: Spanish, Japanese, English, French, and Portuguese.<ref>{{cite web|title=How Top Model Issa Lish Gets Runway Ready|author=Lish, Issa|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnPTM-R_Ph0|website=YouTube|time=12:14|accessdate=19 February 2021}}</ref>
==See also== * Japanese community of Mexico City
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==External links== * [http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/issa_lish/ Issa Lish] at Fashion Model Directory
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lish, Issa}} Category:Mexican female models Category:Mexican people of Japanese descent Category:Models from Mexico City Category:1995 births Category:Living people