Souffrant Ralph
Souffrant Ralph
Souffrant Ralph is a Haitian Model based in New York and Los Angeles known for having a skin condition that causes him to have freckles all over his body.
Background
Early Life
Born in the country of Haiti, he would later move to the United States with his family by the time he was 9 years old. He recalls Haiti as a fun place but with harsh realities. He enjoyed a place filled with warm weather, beaches, fresh fruit, and food - but there was the dark reality that lurks the nation. Simultaneously, he also saw the poverty, violence, famine. He and his family struggled for life's necessities like food and clothing.
In Junior High and high school, he was bullied a lot for his complexion.
Career
Modeling
While in college, one his friends suggested that he become a model full-time, so he dropped out and decided to give it a try.
With the help of his friends and other collaborators, he started his Instagram and began sharing photos on the platlatform. Within a couple of days, he was contacted by several people to be a part of photo shoots.
One of the people that helped him since the time that he started was the photographer by the name of Aaron Taylor.
While Souffrant was at a park in Brooklyn, Aaron Taylor saw him and asked if he wanted to collaborated with him. Taylor would buy him the clothes and the two would collaborate. Taylor eventually was the one who helped Souffrant set up his Instagram account in August of 2015. After 6 months, he was signed by Re:Quest Model Management.
One of the first opportunities he had was with Shaun Ross for he had a line in collaboration with Adidas and decided to invite Sauffrant. He was chose and he did his 1st runway during Fashion Week in NYC. He considers that his formal introduction into the world of fashion.
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When he attended the open call for Kanye West's fashion show in New York City, he was spotted amongst hundreds by West's very team. He would later be chosen as one of the featured models on the runway.
Personal Life
His first name, "Souffrant", means "to suffer", in French, according to Sauffrant in an interview.
He has stated that his daily life consists of exercising in the morning and attending casting calls provided by his agent.