Alexina Lorna Graham (born 3 March 1990) is an English fashion model. Graham began working with

Victoria's Secret Victoria's Secret is an American lingerie, clothing and beauty products, beauty retailer. Founded in 1977 by a Stanford graduate student and his wife, Roy Raymond, Roy and Gaye Raymond, the company's five lingerie stores were sold to Les Wexner i ...

after walking in the

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2017 The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is an annual fashion show sponsored by Victoria's Secret, a brand of lingerie and sleepwear. Victoria's Secret uses the show to promote and market its goods in high-profile settings. The show features some of the ...

. She became a

Victoria's Secret Angel Victoria's Secret is an American lingerie, clothing and beauty products, beauty retailer. Founded in 1977 by a Stanford graduate student and his wife, Roy Raymond, Roy and Gaye Raymond, the company's five lingerie stores were sold to Les Wexner i ...

in 2019, and is the first

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to ever become an Angel. Graham is also a brand ambassador for

L'Oréal Paris L'Oréal S.A. () is a French multinational personal care corporation registered in Paris

Early life

Graham was born in

Worksop, Nottinghamshire Worksop ( ) is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located south of Doncaster, south-east of Sheffield and north of Nottingham. Located close to Nottinghamshire's borders with South Yorkshire and Derbys ...

. Her parents split up when she was three, and she later grew up between their homes in Worksop and

Wakefield Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 109,766 in the 2021 census, up from 99,251 in the 2011 census. The city is the administrative centre of the wider Metropolit ...

. Graham attended Valley Comprehensive School and pursued studies in

midwifery Midwifery is the health science and health profession that deals with pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period (including care of the newborn), in addition to the sexual and reproductive health of women throughout their lives. In many cou ...

, before leaving to pursue modelling. She trained in

ballet Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...

for 12 years, and was also

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in school as a child for her red hair.

Career

She began her modelling career in 2008, when she was one of the winners of the 2008 Ford modeling competition, won a beauty contract with

Maybelline Maybelline New York (formerly The Maybelline Company and Mabelline and Co.), trading as and commonly known as simply Maybelline ( ), is an American multinational cosmetics, skin care, perfume, and personal care company, based in New York City. ...

and shot an editorial for ''

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''. Alexina appeared in editorials for ''I.D.'', ''Glamour'' U.S., ''

Teen Vogue ''Teen Vogue'' is an American progressive online publication, formerly in print, launched in January 2003, as a sister publication to '' Vogue'', targeted at teenage girls and young women. Like ''Vogue'', it included stories about fashion and ...

'', L’Officiel Singapore, ''Harper's Bazaar'' Serbia, ''

Marie Claire ''Marie Claire'' (stylized in all lowercase; ) is a French international monthly magazine first published in France in 1937. Since then various editions are published in many countries and languages. The feature editions focus on women aro ...

'' Russia, ''

InStyle ''InStyle'' is an American monthly women's fashion magazine founded in 1994. It was published in the United States by Dotdash Meredith, and started originally as a brand extension of ''People (magazine), People'' before carving out its own ide ...

'', ''WWD'', ''

Vogue Italia ''Vogue Italia'' is the Italian edition of '' Vogue'' magazine owned by Condé Nast International. In publication since 1964, it has been called the top fashion magazine in the world. The publication is currently edited by Francesca Ragazzi and ...

'' and ''

Vogue Arabia ''Vogue Arabia'' / ''Vogue العربية'' (stylised in all caps) is the Arabian-edition of the American Fashion journalism, fashion magazine Vogue (magazine), Vogue. The magazine has been in operation since 2017 and is based out of the United ...

'', as well as in campaigns for

Burberry Burberry Group plc is a British luxury fashion house established in 1856 by Thomas Burberry and headquartered in London, England. It designs and distributes ready to wear, including trench coats, leather accessories, and footwear. It is l ...

, Balmain,

L'Oréal L'Oréal S.A. () is a French multinational personal care corporation registered in Paris

and

. She has walked the runway for Balmain,

Emporio Armani Giorgio Armani S.p.A. (), commonly known as Armani, is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in Milan by Giorgio Armani which designs, manufactures, distributes and retails haute couture, ready-to-wear, leather goods, shoes, accessories, and ...

Brandon Maxwell Brandon Maxwell (born September 18, 1984) is an American fashion designer, television personality, director, and photographer. He is the founder and creative director of Brandon Maxwell, the luxury women's ready-to-wear label. Early life and ...

, Etam, and

Jean-Paul Gaultier Jean Paul Gaultier (; born 24 June 1952) is a French haute couture and prêt-à-porter fashion designer. He is described as an "enfant terrible" of the fashion industry and is known for his unconventional designs with motifs including corset ...

. In 2017, she walked for

. She walked for the second time in the

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2018 The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is an annual fashion show sponsored by Victoria's Secret, an American brand of lingerie and sleepwear. Victoria's Secret uses the show to promote and market its goods in high-profile settings. The show featured s ...

. Graham became a Victoria's Secret Angel in 2019. In 2022, Graham founded the fashion brand XINA NYC. The company donate 5% of their profits to mental health charities, including to Beder UK which Graham is an ambassador for.

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