Shelby Coleman

Shelby Naomi Coleman (born February 19, 1992) is an American fashion model. She is currently with New York Model Management;[1]

Coleman was born in Evanston, Illinois, and was raised in Skokie, Illinois. In 2007, was discovered in Chicago by Italian fashion designer Giambattista Valli at a women's wear showing at Saks Fifth Avenue. The designer soon booked her as an exclusive for his Fall 2008 Ready-to-Wear show in Paris for fashion week.[2] She was signed to IMG Models New York in 2008.

In January 2009, Coleman was once again featured as an exclusive for Giambattista Valli's pre-fall 2009 show in Florence, Italy.[3] She also appeared in the Akris Resort 2009 line.[4] Coleman has since walked for Tori Burch, Christian Siriano, and Sophie Theallet.[5][6][7] She appeared in Marie Claire UK Beauty in August, 2013, by photographer Jason Hetherington.[8] Coleman was highlighted in New York Magazine's "Meet the New Girl" in February 2009,[9] and has been featured in "Beauty is Diverse.com, Celebrating the Diversity of Beauty;[10] in Oprah Magazine in May 2012; and "The Bold and the Beautiful: 3 Women Who Paved the Way for Black Models."[11]

In 2011, Laura Mercier signed Coleman as a face for their 2011 Fall-Winter and 2012 Spring-Summer beauty campaigns. She also appeared in Cole Haan's 2011 Fall-Winter campaign.[12] She has worked for Kate Spade, Topshop, Clinique, Gap UK, American Eagle, and New York and Company magazines.[13][14][15][16][17][18]