Alton Mason

Alton Mason is an American model and actor who is considered one of the few male supermodels worldwide and the first black male model to walk for Chanel.
BIRTHDAY | BIRTH SIGN |
November 21, 1997 | Scorpio |
BIRTHPLACE | AGE |
Nebraska, USA | 26 years old |
Early Life:
Alton Mason’s born name is Alton Devon Mason and he is also known as Alton Mason Jr. He and his family had to move a lot due to his father’s career and later settled in Arizona but he later moved out of Arizona for his study.
Career Highlights:
Alton Mason debuted his career through Kanye West’s Yeezy Season 3 at Madison Square Garden after he was discovered on Instagram.
Before he was discovered on Instagram he was a backup dancer for Diddy at the BET Awards 2015 with the help of Laurieann Gibson.
After Kanye West’s Yeezy Season 3 at Madison Square Garden two years later at the Milan Fashion Week, he was seen walking for the Gucci Fall 2017 show.
He was also seen modeling clothes designed by Pharrell Williams and Chanel’s collaboration and he was also seen making appearances for Hugo Boss at the New York Fashion Week. Also, he was recorded as be first black male model to walk for Chanel in 2018.
In 2019 Alton did the spring/summer campaign for Lacoste and the same year GQ Australia named him male model of the year.
Alton has modeled for a lot of clothing brands including Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Versace, Puma, Fenty x Puma, Fendi, Michael Kors, Tom Ford, Philipp Plein, Jeremy Scott, Valentino, Karl Lagerfeld, and Off-White.
In 2020 Amarachi Nwosu and Soof Light starred him in the short film “Rise in Light” which was filmed in Lagos, Nigeria. The video was able to collect more than $10,000 for the Aga Khan Foundation as the video was used to publicize fundraising in support of Nigerian communities.
In 2021 Art & Style by Forbes he was listed as 30 Under 30.
In 2022 he was also cast in the biopic movie “Elvis” where he was portrayed Little Richard which was directed by Baz Luhrmann.
Personal Life and Relationships:
Alton Mason was born to a former professional basketball player his father Alton Mason Sr. and his mother was a former model.
He attended and studied dancing and acting in Los Angeles, California at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy
Alton is currently in a relationship with Anok Yai and she is also a fellow model.
Related With:
Dilone, Selah Marley, Taylor Marie Hill, and Joan Smalls are some people he did photoshoots with.
Social Media:
@altonmason | |
TikTok | @alton |
YouTube | @altonmason3545 |