Quannah Chasinghorse
Quannah Chasinghorse is an indigenous is an American model, activist, and actress. She had always been interested in a career like modeling, even from a young age. However, she was discouraged by the lack of representation for indigenous people in that field. She eventually landed a job for Calvin Klein in 22, slowly making her dreams a reality at a young age. Since then, she has worked with many big names, including Vogue.
ChasingHorse is known for her unique fashion sense. For one, she is adorned with traditional Alaskan Native face tattoos called Yidįįłtoo. She loves to wear indigenous styles and traditional clothing, bringing more of her culture into the rest of the world. In 2023, she was titled one of USA TODAY’s Women of the Year honorees, due to her advocacy of “issues of environmentalism, sustainability, women’s rights and Native American rights.”
Quannah Chasinghorse was born on the Navajo Nation in Tuba City, Arizona. For the first few years of her life, she lived in Arizona and New Mexico before eventually moving to her maternal homelands of Alaska. She was raised along with her brothers by a single mother.
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I think it is so interesting that she is not hiding her ethnicity and is sharing it with the world! Staring at so young and working her way up is so inspiring!
It is really wonderful that Quannah Chasinghorse (very cool and ethnic name, btw) has brought her heritage and strong sense of identity into her career. Making appropriate space for and appreciating others’ cultures is very important and is sometimes executed poorly or not enough in America. I am glad that “mainstream” things like Calvin Klein and “USA TODAY’s Women of the Year” have recognized Quannah’s value — as an individual and an ambassador of her culture. Authenticity is important to entrepreneurship and Quannah brings it well.
Quannah using her career to spread her heritage is compelling. Her ability to grow her own platform at such a young age is inspiring for gen-z entrepreneurs.