{{short description|Jamaican fashion model (born 1998)}} {{Infobox model | name = Tami Williams | birth_name = Shaekagale Shanicece Williams | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|August 16, 1998}} | birth_place = Kingston, Jamaica | spouse = | height = {{height|m=1.80}} | hair_color = Black | eye_color = Brown | agency = {{Plainlist| * The Society Management (New York)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BnKBNGFgFsF/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BnKBNGFgFsF |archive-date=2021-12-26 |url-access=registration|title=The Society Management on Instagram: "Now representing Tami Williams, welcome to the family @tamiwilliamsofficial"|website=Instagram|language=en|access-date=2019-03-09}}{{cbignore}}</ref> * Elite Model Management (Paris) * Why Not Model Management (Milan) * Storm Management (London) * Uno Models (Barcelona) * Saint International Limited (Kingston) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://models.com/models/tami-williams|title=Tami Williams - Model|publisher=}}</ref> }} }}
'''Shaekagale Shanicece''' '''"Tami"''' '''Williams'''<ref name=Italia>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.it/en/fashion/models/2017/02/08/interview-jamaican-model-tami-williams/|title=A conversation with Tami Williams|work=Vogue Italia|date=8 February 2017 }}</ref> is a Jamaican-born high fashion model based in New York.
== Career == Williams was discovered at age 11.<ref name=Italia/> She was discovered by Deiwght Peters, CEO of Jamaican-based agency, Saint International Jamaica Limited.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kai Newman e Tami Williams at Style Week Jamaica - Vogue.it|url=https://www.vogue.it/vogue-black/the-black-blog/2015/06/kai-e-tami-by-declan|access-date=2021-06-24|website=www.vogue.it|date=16 June 2015 |language=it}}</ref> She has appeared in advertisements for Valentino, Dolce & Gabbana, Calvin Klein, Topshop, Balmain, and Gucci.<ref name=Italia/> She debuted as a semi-exclusive for Alexander Wang.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/news/a33062/watch-this-face-tami-williams/|title=WATCH THIS FACE: TAMI WILLIAMS|work=Harper’s Bazaar|date=16 January 2015 }}</ref> She has walked the runway for Chanel, Marc Jacobs, Alberta Ferretti, Gucci, Valentino, Maison Margiela, Calvin Klein, Balmain, Lanvin, Emilio Pucci, Roberto Cavalli, Hermès, and Dolce & Gabbana.<ref name=Gleaner>{{cite web|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/outlook/20160703/tami-williams-making-legend|title=Tami Williams: the making of a legend|work=Jamaica-Gleaner|date=3 July 2016 }}</ref>
Williams was once ranked as a "Top 50" model by models.com<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723051859/http://models.com/rankings/ui/Top50|archive-date=July 23, 2016|url=https://models.com/rankings/ui/Top50|title=Top 50 Models|work=models.com|access-date=March 6, 2019}}</ref>
== Personal life == Williams was born in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica and was raised by her mother, Carlene McLeod, a single mother who had five children. She originally attended Black River High and lived in Gazeland, St Elizabeth.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-07-03|title=Tami Williams: the making of a legend|url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/outlook/20160703/tami-williams-making-legend|access-date=2021-06-24|website=jamaica-gleaner.com|language=en}}</ref>
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