Supermodel Anok Yai, who is renowned for her influence on high design, expressed her annoyance at losing the British design Awards’ “Model of the Year” award to Alex Consani, the first transgender winner ever.
After losing to Alex Consani, the first transgender model to win the 2024 “Model of the Year” title, supermodel Anok Yai vented her emotions.
Anok asked to be disqualified from future British Fashion Awards nominations after the event. In a since-deleted social media post.
She also seemed to critique structural prejudices in the fashion business, which immediately generated online discussion.
Anok Yai was nominated for “Model of the Year” at the renowned British Fashion Awards, which are held annually at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK.
Yai was born in Egypt and grew up in New Hampshire, USA. Former greats like Kate Moss, Georgia May Jagger, and Cara Delevingne had won the crown, but Anok lost for the second year in a row.
