Karen Alexander

Karen Patton Alexander (born circa 1965 in New Jersey) is an American fashion model. Alexander worked with many of fashion's top designers and magazine editors in a career that spanned over two decades.

Career Alexander began her career when she was sixteen years old, after visiting multiple modeling agencies in New York. She tried to sign with Eileen Ford, John Casablancas, and Bethann Hardison, but was seen as "unphotogenic," not "commercial" enough, or too "commercial" by each of them respectively. She eventually signed with Legends Agency.

Alexander is most known for her modeling during the late eighties and early nineties. During her career, she was featured on the covers of Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Elle, Mademoiselle, Glamour, and Mirabella she has been the victim of racism throughout her career. She told Vogue during an interview in 1991, "I really don't have the same modeling options of, say, Cindy Crawford or Christy Turlington - although I don't mean to single them out. My agency will say, 'Oh, they aren't using a black girl.'"

In 2016, Alexander signed with IMG Models and fronted a L’Oréal campaign.

Personal life Alexander was previously married to producer Adam Kidron, with whom she has two daughters. She is now married to American screenwriter Kurt Olaf Johnstad, and has three daughters. Alexander is a member of a group that works to end gun violence.