California native Angela Highsmith, born on August 4, 1984, caught her big break with a spread in Vogue—when she was five months pregnant.

Angela Highsmith could not be more proud of how her family has grown. "Having a child so young and early in my career really defined a lot," she says. And it certainly has. Her husband, Asio, and daughter, Leilani, are models, as well. This model family has jet-setted all over the world for photo shoots, even sometimes posing together. The three were featured in a shot for Glamour when Leilani was only three months old.

Angela's Native American and African-American roots attribute to her striking looks—no doubt responsible for landing her those magazine spreads. And it seems that J.Crew, too, was cast under her spell, as she is a recurring model in their catalogs. Plus she got to test out her acting chops when she was featured in the pilot episode for Royal Pains.

She believes that all of this traveling is providing a "rich cultural experience" for her little one, and it appears that Leilani has certainly been molded by it. This little girl is an eclectic fashionista and is as comfortable in front of the camera as she is in her kitchen, appearing in Glamour, three Ralph Lauren campaigns, among others.

Family Dynamics: Angela Highsmith: http://www.modelinia.com/videos/family-dyn...a-highsmith/167

Pretty face on her, nice skin colour too. (Y) Thanks

I was just about to start this thread but you beat me to it Nef!

any competition going here ??

agencies

 

FM Models London

Nous Models Los Angeles

 

also known as Angela Marie Wilkerson

Ph Edward McGowan

 

 

US Vogue April 2002

The Body Eclectic

Models: Angela Marie Wilkerson, Eva J, Jacquetta Wheeler, Devon Aoki and Sophie Dahl

Photographer: Steven Meisel

Vogue (US) April 2002

''The body eclectic''
Photographer:Steven Meisel

Models:Eva Jay Kubatova,Devon Aoki,Sophie Dahl,Jacquetta Wheeler,Angela Marie Wilkerson
Make Up:Pat McGrath

Hair Garren

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