Quick answer
Who is Leomie Anderson?
Leomie Anderson (born 14 February 1993 in London, United Kingdom) is a British model and designer. Tracked for Victoria’s Secret and major international campaigns. Leomie Anderson is followed on Global Watch, outside the numbered Global 50.
At a glance
How old and how tall is Leomie Anderson?
Leomie Anderson was born on 14 February 1993 in London, United Kingdom, which makes Leomie 33 as of 5 October 2026. Leomie Anderson’s recorded height is 179 cm (5 ft 10 in), according to Wikidata. Agency measurements can differ slightly.
- Born
- 14 February 1993 (age 33)
- Birthplace
- London, United Kingdom
- Height
- 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Disciplines
- Campaigns, Runway
- Cast Index status
- Global Watch (unnumbered)
- @leomieanderson
Birth date, birthplace and height from Wikidata (Q38048850), retrieved . Agencies from the listed sources. Profile updated .
The perspective
What is Leomie Anderson known for?
Victoria’s Secret and major international campaigns
The published assessment
Is Leomie Anderson on the Global 50?
Leomie Anderson is followed on Global Watch, outside the numbered Global 50.
Each pillar reflects an editorial assessment of the published record. The weighted rating belongs to the snapshot.
Index Rating · Editorial pillars · Medium confidence · evidence reviewed
84.5
- Runway · 40%
- 81
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81 / 100 - Campaigns · 30%
- 87
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87 / 100 - Editorial · 20%
- 86
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86 / 100 - Cultural aura · 10%
- 88
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88 / 100
Evidence behind the assessment
- Victoria’s Secret and major international campaigns.
- Eligibility reviewed against work and public visibility in the 2021–2026 window; booking-level citations are maintained in the linked industry and biographical records.
New work and corrections can change the assessment. A profile’s confidence label describes the depth of its source review.
Sources to explore
The runway record
Which shows has Leomie Anderson walked?
No show-by-show walks for Leomie Anderson are on the Cast Index ledger yet; the sources above give the career record.
A source-linked selection across seasons, rather than a complete booking history. Open the source for the original record.
A show-by-show record has not yet been added. The source links above provide the available career context.
Career & background
The story so far.
Biography last reviewed .
Early life
Leomie Jasmin Francis Anderson was born on 15 February 1993 in Wandsworth, South London, and is of Jamaican descent. She had originally aspired to be a fashion journalist before being scouted at 14; she appeared on Channel 4’s reality series The Model Agency in 2011, and booked her first catwalk show at 17 for Marc Jacobs, reportedly becoming one of his favoured runway models.
Victoria’s Secret and LAPP The Brand, 2015–2019
Anderson walked four consecutive Victoria’s Secret Fashion Shows between 2015 and 2018. In 2016 she founded the LAPP blog, later LAPP Magazine, focused on women’s mental health and empowerment, and launched LAPP The Brand — an acronym for "Leomie Anderson the Project the Purpose" — as an activewear and fashion label that September. In 2017 she became a face of Fenty Beauty at its launch and won the Yahoo Diversity in Beauty Award’s Model Activist category. In April 2019 she was named a Victoria’s Secret Angel, the sixth Black model and first British Black model to hold the title.
Recent record, 2020–2025
Anderson was named to Forbes’ "30 Under 30" in the Art & Culture category in 2020, and launched the podcast Role Model with Leomie Anderson through Sony Music in April 2021. In 2023 she took over from Maya Jama as host of the BBC’s Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make-Up Star, and entered a co-management deal with YMU in September 2024, alongside continued representation by CAA in New York and Los Angeles, Premium Models in Paris, D’Management Group in Milan and TESS Management in London. Her runway and campaign record includes Giorgio Armani, Burberry, Chloé, Tom Ford, Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren, and she has delivered two TEDx talks on discrimination within the modelling industry.
At a glance
Quick facts.
- Born 15 February 1993 in Wandsworth, South London, of Jamaican descent
- Scouted at 14; booked her first catwalk show at 17 for Marc Jacobs
- Founded LAPP The Brand, an activewear and empowerment label, in September 2016
- Named a Victoria’s Secret Angel in April 2019, the first British Black model to hold the title
- Named to Forbes’ "30 Under 30" (Art & Culture) in 2020
- Entered a co-management deal with YMU in September 2024
