Salem Mitchell (born 1998)
Portfolio at Freedom Models LA
Early life and education
Mitchell was born and raised in
San Diego and is African American.
Her grandmother is Filipino.
She studied dance at San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts and graduated in 2016.
After high school she enrolled at San Diego State University to study business marketing.
Career
Modeling
Mitchell amassed a large following through
Instagram.
One day Mitchell posted a photo of herself on
Twitter next to a bruised banana in response to
Internet troll who had compared her freckles to the overripe fruit.
After the photo went viral,
Paper Magazine writer Maiya Toledano contacted Mitchell through Instagram and invited her to do a feature shoot.
Mitchell later signed to
Ford Models.
Mitchell has appeared in music videos for artists such as SZA and Cardi B.
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Other work
Mitchell has been the target of
cyberbullying for her freckles and was once called "ghetto" by internet commenters.
A response she wrote on Instagram Stories that discussed cultural appropriation and the devaluation of Black features on African American women was covered by
Teen Vogue.
In 2019 Mitchell collaborated with Known Supply to develop an eco-friendly limited edition collection of apparel called Only Human.
Accolades
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2019 - Nominee, Best of Social Media, Fashion, 11th Shorty Awards
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