Gabriella Karefa-Johnson

Gabriella Karefa-Johnson (born 1991) is an American fashion editor and stylist.

Early life and education The youngest of four siblings, Karefa-Johnson was raised in part by her grandparents after her father died when she was an infant. Her grandmother, Rena Karefa-Smart, was the first Black woman to graduate from Yale Divinity School, while her grandfather, John Karefa-Smart, was the first Foreign Minister of Sierra Leone. She attended the Thacher School in Ojai, California and earned a bachelor's degree from Barnard College.

Career Karefa-Johnson first joined Vogue as an associate fashion editor for fashion director Tonne Goodman. In 2017, she left Vogue for the fashion director post at Garage.

In October 2023, Karefa-Johnson left Vogue due to the discomfort she felt at Conde Nast as an outspoken critic of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip.