Recent Columbia graduate, model, and actress Hari Nef is already making waves in both the fashion and film worlds. She made her catwalk debut in the spring/summer 15 Hood by Air show this past fall and became the first transgender model to sign with IMG models in May. The hilarious brown-haired beauty also led the cast of Devonté Hynes and Neneh Cherry’s recent video He She Me. While Hari is already a Tumblr and social media star, within the next few years she might just become a household name.
What do you do?
I’m an actress and model.
Describe yourself in five words.
Impulsive, maternal, confrontational, impatient, ruthless.
How did you start your career?
I insisted I was an actress until people believed me.
What are you working on at the moment?
Masha from Three Sisters and Desdemona from Othello.
What advice would you give young people wishing to follow in your footsteps?
Always remember W.I.I.F.M. What’s in it for me?
We’re celebrating the 35th Birthday Issue of i-D, when did you last celebrate and what was the occasion?
My friend and I ordered champagne at The Plaza a few weeks ago. My first campaign came out on the same day he sold a horse.
Tell us one thing that no one knows about you.
I used to be a boy!
Finish this sentence: 35 is the new…
Upper age limit on my Tinder profile.
Credits
Photography Alasdair McLellan
Styling Julia Sarr-Jamois
Hair Tina Outen at Streeters London
Make-up Maki Ryoke at Tim Howard Mangement using Tom Ford Beauty
Hari wears rollneck Versace