Time - USA (2021-03-01)

PALOMA

ELSESSER

28 • Rising supermodel

BY ASHLEY GRAHAM

It’s easy to lose yourself in the fashion industry if

you don’t have a sense of who you are. But Paloma

Elsesser knows who she is. From the moment I

met her, I could tell she’s the type of woman who

walks to the beat of her own drum. You don’t know

cool until you’ve met Paloma— outgoing, dynamic

and magnetic. She challenges the norm and

refuses to conform to what society has set as the

typical beauty standard. She reminds her friends,

colleagues and fans to constantly be loud and take

up space. In doing so, she’s helped so many women

feel powerful within their own strong and beautiful

bodies. We need more role models like Paloma

telling young people that they are beautiful and

worthy in the skin they are in. Paloma has arrived,

and she is not going anywhere anytime soon.

Graham is a model and an activist

104 Time March 1/March 8, 2021 PHOTOGRAPH BY ETHAN JAMES GREEN

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