Lior Cole

Lior Cole
Born (2001-02-08) February 8, 2001 (age 23)
Long Island, New York, U.S.
Alma materCornell University
OccupationModel
Modeling information
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBlue-hazel
AgencyIMG Models (worldwide)[1]

Lior Cole is an American fashion model and Cornell University student. Outside of fashion, she studies artificial intelligence and has developed an app that combines the tenets of Judaism with technology.[2][3]

Early life and education

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Cole was born in 2001, and grew up in Great Neck, New York on Long Island. She is of Jewish heritage, with an Israeli mother and an American Jewish father; she also has an older sister, Orli.[4][2] Her name means "my light" in Hebrew. Cole attends Cornell University, studying Information Science and is slated to graduate in 2023, having taken a year off to balance her career endeavors.[5]

Career

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Cole was discovered in Washington Square Park by fashion designer Batsheva Hay. She was then referred to IMG Models who signed her immediately.[6] Her debut fashion show was for Proenza Schouler which she opened.[6] She also walked for also walked for Hugo Boss, Loewe, and Marni in her first season.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Lior Cole- Model".
  2. ^ a b "God and robots: Will AI transform religion? - BBC News". BBC. October 23, 2021 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Mirsky, Maya (August 31, 2021). "Need advice for the High Holidays? Ask the Robo-Rabbi". The Jewish News of Northern California.
  4. ^ "After walking high-fashion runways, model Lior Cole reads Torah with her rabbi bot". The Times of Israel. March 8, 2022.
  5. ^ Steecker, Matt. "Cornell student creates NFT project to raise money at university's fashion show". Ithaca Journal.
  6. ^ a b c Satenstein, Liana (January 3, 2022). "Lior Cole Is the Model Combining Artificial Intelligence With Religion". Vogue. Condé Nast.