Joan Smalls is one of those models who from an early age wanted to conquer the modeling business. Since childhood, the girl was preparing to become a model, and when her time came, she achieved real success. Joan will turn 31 this year, but she has no intention of quitting the fashion industry. Now a modeling career can last much longer, and success is not as fleeting as in recent times, when models were written off at 25 years old.

Joan Smalls was born on July 11, 1988 in Puerto Rico. As a girl, she fell in love with fashion, but she could only touch the world of luxury and beauty through TV and dreams. When Joan finished her studies, it was time to make her dreams come true, she went to New York, where she signed her first contract with a modeling agency. Only success did not come immediately. For about two years, she was the simplest model that is not in great demand.



Joan Smalls worked for various clothing catalogs, and this continued day after day. It seemed that it will be so as long as it turns out to be a completely unclaimed model. Two years later, Joan changes modeling agency and moves to IMG Models. By that time, she had learned a lot, and now her time has come. After participating in the Givenchy show, the model gains worldwide popularity, the most famous brands begin to invite her.

Givenchy, Tory Burch, Balmain, Gucci, Fendi, Chanel, Christian Dior, Emilio Pucci, Ermanno Scervino, Etro, Giambattista Valli, Oscar de la Renta, Tommy Hilfiger, Vera Wang, Victoria Beckham, Viktor & Rolf, Salvatore Ferragamo, Alberta , Alexander Wang, Altuzarra, Anna Sui, Anthony Vaccarello, Bill Blass, Blumarine, Carolina Herrera, Derek Lam, Diane von Furstenburg, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, Gareth Pugh, Hakaan, Isabel Marant, Jason Wu, Jean Paul Gaultier, Kanye West, Marc Jacobs, Max Mara, No. 21, Prabal Gurung, Proenza Schouler, Rag & Bone, Ralph Lauren, Rue Du Mail, Stella McCartney, and others, not to list ...



In addition to participating in Fashion Weeks, Joan began to appear on the covers of glossy magazines and take part in advertising campaigns for famous brands. Thanks to lucrative contracts and efficiency, Joan Smalls entered the rankings of the highest paid supermodels of the world.

In 2012, the model starred for the Victoria Secret Lookbook and took part in the Victoria Secret Fashion Show. In the same year, Joan Smalls became the face of the Fendi Fall / Winter collection campaign. The author and photographer was Karl Lagerfeld. The model also became the face of the cosmetics company Estee Lauder. Back in 2012, Joan became the number 1 model in the world according to the most authoritative modeling site models.com. Now she is not just a successful model, but a real celebrity.



In addition to natural beauty and determination, Joan's knowledge of psychology helped, the model has a psychology degree, she knows how to understand people's motives, avoid conflicts in the difficult world of fashion and generally achieve her goal.


Many roads are open in the life of young girls, but few can compete with the modeling business in terms of the speed of development. If you have a suitable appearance, are hardworking and learn quickly, you will be able to achieve some success in the modeling business very quickly.

A rare girl becomes top model and makes millions on lucrative contracts. Few succeed, but travel around the world, luxurious photo shoots and interesting acquaintances that can be useful become available. Therefore, the modeling business is still the area where you can quickly change your life.