Issa Lish | |
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Nationality | Mexican |
Modeling information | |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
Hair color | Black |
Eye color | Brown |
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Issa Lish (born May 3, 1995) is a Mexican fashion model. Lish is known for her distinctive look and has been described as jolie laide.[3]
In 1995, Lish was born in Mexico City, Mexico. Her father is of Japanese descent.
Lish was discovered at age 14 while working at her father's sushi restaurant,[4] a punishment for bad grades at school.
Lish has appeared on the cover of Vogue México,[1] Vogue Italia[1] and Vogue Japan. She is the third Mexican model to be featured on the cover of Vogue Italia - the first being Elsa Benítez and the second, Liliana Domínguez.
Lish has walked on dozens of catwalks, including shows for Prabal Gurung, Céline, Anna Sui[5] and Prada.[6] She was part of the 2014 Fall-Winter Campaign of Balmain,[7] the Marc Jacobs 2015 Spring Campaign,[8] the 2016 Spring-Summer Campaign of Givenchy[9] as well as the 2016 Fall-Winter Alexander Wang Campaign.[10]
Lish speaks five languages: Spanish, Japanese, English, French, and Portuguese.[11]