ALTON MASON

is an American model. He became the first black male model to walk for  in 2018him male model of the year in 2019and Forbes listed him in its 30 Under 30 2021 for Art & Style.
He is considered one of the few male supermodels worldwide. Alton Mason was born in Nebraska, the eldest of four children. His father, Alton Mason Sr., is a former professional basketball player and his mother is a former model.
Due to his father's career, the family moved regularly, living in several European countries until finally settling in Arizona. When he was 17, he moved away from Arizona to study dancing and acting at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Los Angeles, California.

Through choreographer Laurieann Gibson, he was able to obtain a position as backup dancer for Diddy at the BET Awards 2015, which eventually led to being signed by a modeling agency. Mason was then discovered on Instagram and cast for Kanye West's Yeezy Season 3 show at Madison Square Garden. Two years later, he walked for the Gucci Fall 2017 show at the Milan Fashion Week. He also made appearances at the New York Fashion Week for Hugo Boss, and in a short film modeling clothes designed by Pharrell Williams for Chanel. He was part of the spring/summer campaign for Lacoste in 2019.