Jasmine Sanders (born June 22, 1991), also known as Golden Barbie, is an American model and

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Early life

Sanders was born in 1991 in

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, Germany to a German mother and an African-American father; she was raised in

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Career

Sanders started her career as a teenager, modeling for Seventeen,

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, and

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. She made a shift towards high fashion work by walking the runway for

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's S/S 2016 show. She has also appeared in runway shows for designers including

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, Julien MacDonald, and Philip Plein. Sanders has appeared in editorials for American ''

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, British ''Vogue'', ''Vogue'' Russia, ''Vogue'' Arabia, ''

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, Allure, CR Fashion Book'', ''

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, Glamour, GQ,

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'' and '' W.'' Sanders has appeared on numerous magazine covers, including the November 2018 cover of the Turkish edition of ''

Elle Magazine ''Elle'' (stylized in all caps) is a worldwide magazine of French origin that offers a mix of fashion and beauty content, and society and lifestyle. The title ''Elle'' means ''She'' in French. ''Elle'' is considered "one of the world's largest ...

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'' Kazakhstan, ''Harper's Bazaar'' Mexico, ''

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'' Russia, ''

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'' Switzerland, '' Lui Magazine'', '' Ocean Drive'', ''Treats!'', ''Wonderland'' Magazine, and ''

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'' in late 2019. She has had advertising campaigns for

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, MCM,

, Ugg, Gap,

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, and American Eagle. Sanders has worked with photographers like Steven Klein, Inez & Vinoodh, Cass Bird,

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, Ezra Petronio,

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, and

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. Sanders is a muse of makeup artist Pat McGrath. In 2017, Sanders became a spokesmodel for

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, and designed her own sneaker which launched in December 2017. Models.com ranks her as one of the "Sexiest Models". Sanders appeared in the 2019 edition of the ''

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'', and was named Rookie of the Year. She appeared on the cover of the 2020 issue alongside Kate Bock and Olivia Culpo. Sanders has appeared on NBC's ''

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'' as a special correspondent, as a guest judge on ''

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'' and ''American Beauty Star'', and a contestant on

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's '' Hip-Hop Squares''. In 2015, Sanders appeared on an episode of

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's '' Catfish: The TV Show'' when a woman was using her images under the name "Trinity".

Personal life

From 2016 to 2018, she was in a relationship with actor

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. Sanders began a relationship with professional coach Anthony Rhoades in 2020, and the couple have tattoos of each others' names.

Filmography

References

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