# Tami Williams

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{{short description|Jamaican fashion model (born 1998)}}
{{Infobox model
| name          = Tami Williams
| birth_name    = Shaekagale Shanicece Williams
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| birth_date    = {{birth-date and age|August 16, 1998}}
| birth_place   = [Kingston](/source/Kingston%2C_Jamaica), [Jamaica](/source/Jamaica)
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| height        = {{height|m=1.80}}
| hair_color    = Black
| eye_color     = Brown
| agency       = {{Plainlist|
* [The Society Management](/source/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](/source/Elite_Model_Management) (Paris)
* [Why Not Model Management](/source/Why_Not_Model_Management) (Milan) 
* [Storm Management](/source/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](/source/Valentino_(fashion_house)), [Dolce & Gabbana](/source/Dolce_%26_Gabbana), [Calvin Klein](/source/Calvin_Klein_(company)), [Topshop](/source/Topshop), [Balmain](/source/Balmain_(fashion_house)), and [Gucci](/source/Gucci).<ref name=Italia/> She debuted as a semi-exclusive for [Alexander Wang](/source/Alexander_Wang_(designer)).<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](/source/Chanel), [Marc Jacobs](/source/Marc_Jacobs), [Alberta Ferretti](/source/Alberta_Ferretti), Gucci, Valentino, [Maison Margiela](/source/Maison_Margiela), Calvin Klein, Balmain, [Lanvin](/source/Lanvin_(company)), [Emilio Pucci](/source/Emilio_Pucci), [Roberto Cavalli](/source/Roberto_Cavalli), [Hermès](/source/Herm%C3%A8s), 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](/source/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>

== References ==
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Category:Living people
Category:Jamaican female models
Category:The Society Management models
Category:1998 births
Category:Storm Management models

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