Coco Rocha
Canadian fashion model
Mikhaila "Coco" Rocha (born September 10, 1988) is a Canadian model. She is known as the first "digital" supermodel, and is known for her advocacy for younger models. As an author, she collaborated on the 2014 book Study of Pose. Rocha is also the founder of the Coco Rocha Model Camp and co-owner of the Nomad Management Modeling Agency. In 2025, Rocha was announced as the host of the Project Runway Canada reboot on Crave.
Early life
Rocha was born Mikhaila Rocha in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Richmond, British Columbia, where she attended Hugh McRoberts Secondary School. Her family is in the airline industry. She has two siblings. She is of Irish and Ukrainian descent.
Career
Modeling
In 2002, agent Charles Stuart approached Rocha at an Irish dance competition and asked her if she would consider modeling for him.
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