[6] Adesuwa Aighewi was born in Minnesota to a Thai-born Chinese mother and a Nigerian father.

[7] Before modeling she was a chemistry student at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore where she started attending at age 15.

[8] As her parents are environmental scientists,[9] she moved frequently and spent half of her childhood in Nigeria.

[10] She has walked for Alexander Wang, Coach,[11] Louis Vuitton, Chanel,[12] Kenzo, Kate Spade, Miu Miu, Bottega Veneta, Marc Jacobs, Yeezy, Michael Kors, Prabal Gurung, Christian Dior, Fendi, and Tommy Hilfiger among others.

[13][14] She has appeared in advertisements for Tom Ford,[15] Marc Jacobs,[16] Vera Wang, and Chanel.