Jacob Taylor Bixenman (born May 27, 1994) is an American model, photographer and director. He was born in Orange County,

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Career

Bixenman entered a VMan modelling competition and was signed by

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, who handles

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and

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amongst others. He has walked the

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. Bixenman has also modelled for Palomo Spain,

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, Ovadia & Sons,

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, Yves Saint Laurent, Moncler Gamme Bleu and Valentino. He is the face of

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. Bixenman has also done a podcast "Unspoken" created by Ruthie Lindsey and Miles Adcox. His works have also been published in ''Vogue'' magazine and ''V'' Magazine. He has also worked with

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by modelling their new gender-neutral Pride collection. He was also a part of

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' 2019 Pride Collection. Bixenman was a part of the music video of "

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," a song by

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, and "Lonely Cities" by Tigertown. Apart from modelling, he also makes short videos. He has had success as a creative director, working as the creative director for

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's ''Attention'' music video released in early 2022. He worked with her again in 2023, directing the music videos for "

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", " Jaded" and " Used To Be Young", singles of Cyrus's ''

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'' album. He also co-directed her

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special '' Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions)''.

Personal life

He started dating Australian singer and actor

in 2016, and made a cameo in Sivan's music video for "

". In early 2020, they broke up. His elder brother, Taylor Bixenman, died in January 2018. Jacob has a tattoo "Tay" on his finger, dedicated to Taylor.

Music videos

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bixenman, Jacob 1994 births Living people Male models from California American LGBTQ models People from Orange County, California LGBTQ people from California