Slick Woods

Simone Thompson[5] (born August 13, 1996), better known as Slick Woods, is an American fashion model, known for her bald head, gapped teeth, and tattoos.[6][7] Woods is a part of the "Social Media Modeling" or "Instagirl" movement as she has followers in the six-figure range.[8]

Slick Woods
Slick Woods for Love magazine in 2017
Born
Simone Thompson

(1996-08-13) August 13, 1996
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.[1]
PartnerMicky Munday (2018-2019)
Children1
Modeling information
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[2]
Hair colorDark brown
Eye colorBrown
Agency

Kanye West is credited with helping to launch Woods's career.[9][10] She has most notably modeled for Rihanna and Marc Jacobs.[11][12][13] She has appeared in several international editions of Vogue and a campaign for Calvin Klein.[14][15] She was featured in the 2018 Pirelli calendar alongside celebrities such as Naomi Campbell, Lupita Nyong'o, and Diddy.[16][17] As of February 2018, Woods is ranked on the Top 50 Models list on models.com.[18]

Early life

Simone Thompson was raised in Los Angeles, California.[19] "Slick Woods" is a nickname given to her by her friends. She was raised by her grandmother, as her mother was incarcerated when Woods was four years old. Her mother was released in February 2019.[20]

Career

Woods was discovered by model Ash Stymest.[21][22] She has done campaigns for Moschino and Calvin Klein.[23] She has appeared in runway shows for Fenty x Puma, Yeezy, Fendi, Marc Jacobs, Miu Miu and Jeremy Scott.[24][25][1][26][27] In magazines, she has been in American Vogue, Vogue Italia, Vogue Japan, Glamour, i-D, Jalouse, Porter, Dazed, V and Love.[28][29][30][31][32][33] In commercial work she has modeled for Urban Outfitters.[34]

In September 2017, Woods was revealed to be one of the faces of Rihanna's makeup brand, Fenty Beauty.[35]

Woods appeared on the sixth season of Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood.[36] She appeared in the 2020 film Goldie, in which she was praised for "a stunning debut performance".[37]

Personal life

Woods is an avid marijuana smoker[38] and has been rejected from some brands because of it.

She has a son with model Adonis Bosso. She gave birth to her son in September 2018, shortly after appearing in Rihanna's SavagexFenty fashion show.[39]

Woods mentioned while co-hosting an episode of Catfish: The TV Show that she had once been homeless for 12 years.[40]

In November 2019, Woods stated that she was undergoing chemotherapy for stage 3 melanoma, but did not want to be treated "like a victim".[41]

Woods is bisexual.[42][43]

References
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  2. "Slick Woods - The Lions". www.thelionsny.com. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  3. "Slick Woods - Model". MODELS.com.
  4. "EXCLUSIVE: Slick Woods Signs With CAA, Leaves The Lions". WWD. February 3, 2020.
  5. "Simone Thompson - Ancestry.com". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  6. "This Model's Shaved Head and Boundary-Pushing Attitude Are Breaking the Fashion Week Beauty Mold". Vogue. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  7. "Meet Slick Woods, the model taking the world by storm". Evening Standard. September 14, 2017.
  8. "As Slick As Ebonee". February 8, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  9. "Now Casting: Simone "Slick Woods" Thompson". CR Fashion Book. July 12, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  10. Klerk, Amy de (September 14, 2017). "Model Slick Woods reveals that Kanye West delayed paying her". Harper's BAZAAR.
  11. Neilson, Laura (February 16, 2017). "At Marc Jacobs, Dark Lips — and Rhinestone Nails". The New York Times. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  12. "See Marc Jacobs' AW17 show through the lens of his models". March 10, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  13. Garced, Kristi (November 18, 2016). "Marc Jacobs Throws a Brooklyn Bash". Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  14. "how instagram created the modern muse". Vice. July 24, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  15. "Calvin Klein Fall 2016 Campaign". models.com. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  16. "The 2018 Pirelli Calendar". The New York Times. July 20, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  17. "Pirelli's 2018 Calendar Will Feature An All Black Cast". July 20, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  18. "MODELS.com's Top 50 Models". models.com.
  19. "Now Casting: Simone "Slick Woods" Thompson". July 12, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  20. Goldstein, Joelle (February 19, 2019). "Slick Woods' Mom Released from Prison After 17 Years Behind Bars — and She Is the Model's Twin!". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  21. "how 10 of our favorite models were discovered". Vice. May 25, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  22. "Vote for Slick Woods on the #Dazed100". April 6, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  23. "Must Read: Slick Woods Fronts Moschino's Fall 2017 Campaign, Ashley Graham Comments on Kendall Jenner's Pepsi Ad". Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  24. "17 Breakout Models From the Fall 2017 Shows". March 9, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  25. "Rihanna Sent Everyone to Detention for Her Paris Fashion Week Show". New York. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  26. "Marc Jacobs's Cast of Cool Kids Sums Up New York Fashion Week". February 16, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  27. "Slick Woods Is the Star of Jeremy Scott's FW18 Campaign". Paper. July 10, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  28. "39 Game Changers Who Are Redefining "American Beauty"". March 9, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  29. "60 Models In 60 Seconds". V. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  30. "Dazed Magazine: Candy Crush". models.com. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  31. "Watch Slick Woods Strip Down in Public for 'LOVE' Magazine (NSFW)". Highsnobiety. August 13, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  32. "Daisy, EZ and Slick Woods for Vogue Italia May 2017". thelionsny. May 5, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  33. "Vogue Japan: Do the Harlem Shuffle". models.com. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  34. "adidas + UO: Simone Thompson - Urban Outfitters - Blog". blog.urbanoutfitters.com. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  35. "Who Are The Models In The Fenty Beauty Video? The Internet Is Obsessed With The Campaign's Diverse Stars". September 2017.
  36. "Slick Woods of Love & Hip Hop Hollywood Reveals She Has Cancer". November 20, 2019.
  37. Laffly, Tomris. "Goldie movie review & film summary (2020) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com.
  38. "Slick Woods, Adwoa Aboah, Rowan Blanchard and More Cover Tiffany & Co.-Sponsored 'Love' Magazine". April 26, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  39. Drakeford, Shanelle (September 13, 2018). "Pregnant Model Slick Woods Gives Birth After Savage x Fenty Show". www.allure.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  40. "Oceanna & Nelly". Catfish: The TV Show. Season 7. Episode 31. MTV. June 26, 2019. Archived from the original on June 30, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  41. Sanchez, Chelsea (November 22, 2019). "Model Slick Woods Is Undergoing Chemotherapy for Stage 3 Melanoma Cancer". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  42. "Slick Woods Talks Rihanna, Sexuality, And Babies". ELLE. July 27, 2018.
  43. "Slick Woods Announces Pregnancy". Paper. July 3, 2018.

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