Coco Rocha Biography

Name : Coco Rocha 

Date of Birth : 10 September 1988, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

Height : 5' 10" (1.78 m) 

Category : Model  

Born and raised in British Columbia, Coco Rocha’s early days were devoted primarily to the pursuit of a dancing career. She discovered early on that she possessed a real gift for fast and fancy footwork, and eventually wound up specializing in the physically intensive and notoriously complicated Irish style of dance. Coco was just 14 years old when an agent spotted her at a dance competition; she was subsequently invited to model for him and the up-and-coming beauty was soon rubbing shoulders with the superstars of the fashion world.

In 2002, agent Charles Stuart approached Rocha at an Irish dance competition and asked her if she would consider modelling for him. At that point, she had never thought of modelling before. When she did begin to model, her knowledge of fashion was limited. She eventually gained insight into the fashion world after her best friends crammed in fashion study sessions in between studying for exams. 

Rocha started her professional career in 2004, signing with SUPREME in New York City. Two years later, Rocha met fashion photographer Steven Meisel. Soon, she was featured in an editorial with Gemma Ward and Amanda Moore. The editorial kickstarted her career, landing her the cover of the February 2006 issue of Vogue Italia. The week after, she walked the Spring/Summer 2006 New York City runways for a handful of designers, most notably Anna Sui and Marc Jacobs. Backstage at the Anna Sui show, Rocha met model Naomi Campbell, who held her hands and told her she was "her new favourite model". After the New York Fashion Week, she soon followed by taking part in the Paris Fashion Week as well. She walked for esteemed designers like Stella McCartney, Shiatzy Chen, Christian Lacroix, and Emanuel Ungaro, and was chosen by Marc Jacobs to open and close his Louis Vuitton show.  

The 2008 face of Chanel loves spending her free time with family and working with charities such as the Children’s Aid Society, where she teaches Irish dance—something she promises never to give up. We hope the same can be said of her modeling career.