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Who is Slick Woods?

Get to know the buzzy model-turned-actress who is one of the newest cast members on the TV show Grown-ish.

slick woods backstage at the fenty show
Slick Woods Backstage, Spring/Sumer 2019 Savage X Fenty Show

Fashion's gap-tooth, shaven-headed, tattooed darling, Slick Woods needs no introduction. Armed with a carefree, supremely confident attitude it's no wonder the model's been the face of Rihanna's Fenty x Savage and landed an upcoming role in Grown-ish. Yet her rise to stardom has been anything but easy. Overcoming homelessness, discrimination, and an ongoing battle with Melanoma—Slick Woods has and continues to, live a life worthy of a biopic.

slick woods in a meeting
Instagram: @slickwoods

For Woods, her whirlwind career began by luck. As just another face on the streets of Los Angeles, a chance meeting with English model Ash Stymest at a city bus stop led her to land a modeling contract. She explains in an interview with Fashionista, "He kind of took me under his wing and taught me about how life should be basically, and I never went hungry again."

slick woods showing off a signature gap toothed smile
Instagram: @slickwoods

With Woods' striking appearance, Kanye West quickly grabbed the rising star for her first modeling gig— the Yeezy Season 2 lookbook. And it wasn't long before the industry's biggest names took notice. During the Fall/Winter 2018 season, the Los Angeles native walked both the coveted Marc Jacobs show and the equally iconic Miu Miu collection. 

slick woods walking for marc jacobs fall/ winter 2018
slick woods walking miu miu fall/winter 2018
Left: Marc Jacobs Fall/Winter 2018; Right: Miu Miu Fall/Winter 2018.

Yet, it was her electric confidence that caught the eye of Rihanna herself. Most notably, Woods made headlines after walking the Fenty X Savage show heavily pregnant— giving birth shortly thereafter. Coupled with an unapologetically bold and equally iconic street style, it's no wonder why the bald-headed beauty had been the face of both her lingerie and beauty collections ever since.

slick woods fenty x savage campaign
Fenty X Savage Campaign, 2018
slick woods street style
slick woods street style

Despite a wildly successful, and ongoing, modeling career, Rihanna's long-time muse has recently ventured into Hollywood. Woods joins the critically acclaimed cast of Grown-ish as it returns for its fifth season. Following the lives of college students acclimating to her newfound freedom and young adult life, the gap-toothed icon is sure to grace us with her on-screen presence. An industry trailblazer redefining beauty standards— we can't wait to see what's next for Slick Woods.

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