By Isake Tom

Well on her way to supermodel status is Jamaica’s Gaye Mcdonald. Already considered one of the country’s top models,  Mcdonald’s career has skyrocketed since her win at Pulse’s Caribbean Model Search in 2005.

For many new models, booking major editorials with magazine giants Vogue, Cosmopolitan or Marie Claire is the pinnacle of a long and well respected career, but for Mcdonald  this happened in one day. Less than 18 hours after arriving in New York, fresh off her Pulse Caribbean Model Search win, she successfully booked a fashion spread with Cosmopolitan magazine. Since that spread Mcdonald’s career hasn’t looked back, making her one of the most sought after models in the industry. But even with a career in the express lane, Gaye decided to temporarily delay her success to complete her high school education; nabbing several key CXC subjects in the process.

At the age of 21, Gaye is already listed as one of the world’s top 100 models by Red magazine. From there her career continues on the up and up, with the booking of major campaigns for Benetton, Nordstrom, and Diesel. She’s also graced the runways of countless fashion weeks; walking for Lanvin, Stella McCartney, Catherine Malandrino and Diane von Fursterberg  just to name a few.

Not one to forget the difficulties her peers face attempting to achieve similar success, Gaye is very outspoken about the prevalence of racism in the fashion industry. However her impressive rise in the fashion world, and  seemingly overnight success, proves that once you have it there’s no stopping you!

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