Height: 5’9”
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Measurements: 32-25-34
Agency: Women/360 Management
Hometown: Prescott, Arizona
Instagram: @kiraconley
Kira Conley, a 20-year-old rising editorial star who has graced the pages of L’Officiel Singapore and Vanity Fair Italy, grew up in Arizona, Nevada, Georgia and Montana before decamping to New York and Paris to pursue modeling at age 15. She also happens to be Women/360 Management’s first transgender model — and she had never announced it quite-so-publicly before this interview with WWD. “All of my agencies have had no problem with it, and some of my agencies didn’t even know,” Conley said. “For example, Women [Management] didn’t even know until after they signed me.” On a recent sunny afternoon in Brooklyn, Conley talked about her transition process and her mother, who she referred to as Superwoman. “She’s my best friend,” Conley said. “I was just talking to her at midnight last night.”
WWD: How did you start modeling?
Kira Conley: I was 15 when I sent my digitals in to JJ Cortez, the model agent. His agency told us what kind of images to send in: three-quarter length and profile shots. I didn’t know what any of that was, but my mom helped me, and from there on, the agency took over.
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Measurements: 32-25-34
Agency: Women/360 Management
Hometown: Prescott, Arizona
Instagram: @kiraconley
Kira Conley, a 20-year-old rising editorial star who has graced the pages of L’Officiel Singapore and Vanity Fair Italy, grew up in Arizona, Nevada, Georgia and Montana before decamping to New York and Paris to pursue modeling at age 15. She also happens to be Women/360 Management’s first transgender model — and she had never announced it quite-so-publicly before this interview with WWD. “All of my agencies have had no problem with it, and some of my agencies didn’t even know,” Conley said. “For example, Women [Management] didn’t even know until after they signed me.” On a recent sunny afternoon in Brooklyn, Conley talked about her transition process and her mother, who she referred to as Superwoman. “She’s my best friend,” Conley said. “I was just talking to her at midnight last night.”
WWD: How did you start modeling?
Kira Conley: I was 15 when I sent my digitals in to JJ Cortez, the model agent. His agency told us what kind of images to send in: three-quarter length and profile shots. I didn’t know what any of that was, but my mom helped me, and from there on, the agency took over.
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