Ashley Brokaw

Ashley Brokaw (born 1973) is an American fashion casting director, known for her work with Italian luxury fashion house Prada. In 2015, The New York Times said she is "the person who is most responsible for what we think is beautiful."

Early life Brokaw was raised in England, and then came to the United States to go to boarding school in Connecticut.

Career Brokaw is known for her work casting models in fashion shows. At age 17, Brokaw interned for Juliet Taylor, a movie casting director. She started her career in fashion working at Seventeen, then as a production assistant for the photographer Bruce Weber. Coach New York, and JW Anderson.

In 2017 she spoke with Vogue about the increased importance of the 'personal style' of models. In 2022, she publicly supported Ukrainian models following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Models Models scouted or selected by Brokaw ModelNationalityMica Argañaraz AmericanOndria Hardin DanishAya Jones South KoreanHarleth Kuusik DanishAlexandra Micu ChineseMona Tougaard DanishMaartje Verhoef South Korean