New Iowa Governor Rob Sand Was Once a Prada Model
The governor-elect used runway work to help pay for Brown University and law school, and he missed the 2004 Iowa caucus while modeling in Milan.
- Following his victory on Tuesday, social media users highlighted that Iowa Governor-Elect Rob Sand worked as a fashion model in the early 2000s, walking runways for Prada and other luxury labels in Milan.
- Sand modeled to finance his education while attending Brown University, walking for Giuliano Fujiwara and Number ine; he told Newsweek in 2022 he missed the 2004 Iowa caucus to work in Milan.
- In addition to runway work, Sand appeared in AnOther Magazine's 2002 'Adolescents' editorial spread; when the topic resurfaced online Thursday, his verified account replied: 'Yes, I knew that.'
- Throughout the campaign, Republicans attempted to use his modeling history against him; Sand defeated Republican Zach Lahn on Tuesday to become Iowa's first Democratic governor in 20 years.
- Sand joins other politicians with modeling backgrounds, including former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown, who modeled for Jordache in the 1980s, and Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, who entered Congress in 2023.
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Iowa’s New Governor-Elect Rob Sand Has a Surprising Prada Past
Iowa’s newly elected governor, Rob Sand, has an unexpected connection to the fashion world. Before entering politics, Sand walked the runway for Prada during a show in Milan. His modeling background has attracted attention following his election victory. Rob Sand walked Prada’s Milan runway years before entering politics On Tuesday, Rob Sand, a Democrat, won […]
New Iowa governor Rob Sand was once a Prada model
Rob Sand pulled off one of the biggest wins of the night for Democrats on Tuesday, winning the Iowa governor’s race in a state that President Donald Trump carried three times. But it turns out that his political career isn’t the only impressive thing on his resume. After his win, social media users discovered that…
Washington, Nov 6 (EFE).- The mid-term elections last November 3 in the U.S. have left new and striking profiles in the elected offices and one of them is that of Democrat Rob Sand, future governor of the state of Iowa and who worked as a model in Milan in the early 2000s. Sand, [...] The Model entry on the Milan catwalk to Democratic governor of the rural state of Iowa was first published in HolaNews.
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