Tami Williams

Shaekagale Shanicece "Tami" Williams^[3] is a Jamaican-born high fashion model based in New York.

Tami Williams
Born	Shaekagale Shanicece Williams August 16, 1998 (1998-08-16) (age 26) Kingston, Jamaica
Modeling information
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Agency	The Society Management (New York)[1] Elite Model Management (Paris) Why Not Model Management (Milan) Storm Management (London) Uno Models (Barcelona) Saint International Limited (Kingston) [2]

Career

Williams was discovered at age 11.^[3] She was discovered by Deiwght Peters, CEO of Jamaican-based agency, Saint International Jamaica Limited.^[4] She has appeared in advertisements for Valentino, Dolce & Gabbana, Calvin Klein, Topshop, Balmain, and Gucci.^[3] She debuted as a semi-exclusive for Alexander Wang.^[5] She has walked the runway for Chanel, Marc Jacobs, Alberta Ferretti, Gucci, Valentino, Maison Margiela, Calvin Klein, Balmain, Lanvin, Emilio Pucci, Roberto Cavalli, Hermès, and Dolce & Gabbana.^[6]

Williams was once ranked as a "Top 50" model by models.com^[7]

Personal life

Williams was born in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica and was raised by her mother, Carlene McLeod, a single mother who had five children. She originally attended Black River High and lived in Gazeland, St Elizabeth.^[8]