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490K Followers, 1,020 Following, 1,528 Posts - Jay Manuel (@mrjaymanuel) on Instagram: "Photographs have never told the full story."
Mar 31, 2011 · Last night, the hometown boy did his alma mater proud, and Sears has taken notice⎯Jay equals cache. He brought a slick, polished feel, lacking from the Attitude collections of seasons past, as well as a serious dose (and strong nod) to the international designer runways.
Nearly a decade after his exit from the show, Jay Manuel finally cleared the air about reports claiming he was fired from America's Next Top Model. He insisted those stories simply weren't true and in a 2020 interview with Variety , he explained what was what.
May 23, 2024 · Jay Manuel headlined this summer’s Hamptons Fashion Week with a book signing for his 2020 novel “The Wig, The Bitch, & The Meltdown,” a satirical look behind the scenes of “Model Muse,” a fictional reality model competition.
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Manuel was born in Springfield, Illinois, to a mother of Italian and Czech descent and a South African father of mixed Cape Malay descent. He was raised by adoptive parents in Toronto where he attended Dr Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute and York University.[citation needed] Before entering the fashion industry, Manuel was a pre-med student and ...
He has worked in "the business of managing to aesthetic" for seven years. He has worked as a makeup artist and stylist for Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, Victoria's Secret, Revlon, and CoverGirl. Manuel has also worked with noted fashion photographers such as Herb Ritts, Richard Avedon, Annie Leibovitz, and Francesco Scavullo. He has been a ...
Jay is openly gay. Although he is somewhat private about his romantic life, he regularly advocates for LGBTQ rights.In 2011, he created an "It Gets Better" video to empower LGBTQ youth.
In 2011, Manuel released a women's clothing line for Sears Canada,called Attitude Jay Manuel. Manuel's beauty range was launched with the support of supermodel-turned-entrepreneur, Iman, in 2015 and distributed by her company Impala Inc. According to an interview in Essence magazine, Manuel and Iman met during the 1990s when he was recommended to d...
Manuel serves as a Smile Ambassador for Operation Smile and is actively involved with Dress for Success. He has hosted the GLAAD Media Awards and also hosted Fashion Cares in Toronto, which benefits AIDS research.Manuel also hosted the American Image Awards, benefitting the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
490K Followers, 1,020 Following, 1,528 Posts - Jay Manuel (@mrjaymanuel) on Instagram: "Photographs have never told the full story."
Jul 18, 2017 · One of America’s favourite talent judges just unveiled a full body of tattoos.
