From Calvin Klein campaigns to sporting Gucci and Chloe designs on the runways, 20-year-old Quannah Chasinghorse has been highlighting her Alaska Native heritage on magazine spreads and on catwalks around the world.
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After being discovered for her work as an activist, that modeling dream quickly became a reality. Since 2020 Chasinghorse has been living out her dream working as a model. Now in the modeling industry, Chasinghorse said that she can still find herself struggling with her self-identity. Chasinghorse said she is often the only Alaska Native and Native American in the room.
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