Midterms: Iowa's new governor Rob Sand walked the runway for Prada earlier
The Democrat surprisingly won the gubernatorial election and once financed his studies with modeling jobs.
Quick Look
- Rob Sand, the Democratic governor-elect of Iowa, prevailed in the election against Republican Zach Lahn.
- The 44-year-old used to work as a model for Prada and used this to partially finance his studies.
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Why It Matters
Rob Sand was elected governor of Iowa as a Democrat, defeating Republican Zach Lahn. Before his political career, he worked briefly as a model, including for Prada, and thus partially financed his studies. Media such as Vogue, Newsweek and the New York Times reported on his modeling career.
Democrat Rob Sand surprisingly prevailed in the election in Iowa. Apparently things went similarly well for him during a previous part-time job.
“Did you know that the elected governor of Iowa, Rob Sand, once worked as a model for Prada?”: The fashion magazine “Vogue” caused a stir with this question asked on Instagram – and the corresponding picture. But the most prominent response to the post also caused a stir: “Yes, I knew that,” replied the future head of government of Iowa himself.
The 44-year-old Democrat defeated Republican Zach Lahn in the Iowa gubernatorial election this week. Apparently things went similarly well for him on the catwalk in the early noughties.
During his short career, Sand was reportedly signed to IMG Models, a leading agency that represented models such as Claudia Schiffer, Lauren Hutton and Ashley Graham.
According to US media reports, he partially financed his studies with his modeling jobs. In 2007, the news magazine Newsweek reported that the politician appeared as a model in fashion shows for Giuliano Fujiwara, Number (N)ine and Prada. In August 2002 he was seen at the Prada men's fashion show for the spring 2003 collection in Milan.
The New York Times wrote in a profile in 2019 that Sand had briefly worked as a model in Paris and Milan during his studies, but did not like to talk about it.
During his election campaign, Sand also did not talk about his former modeling job, but often talked about the need to overcome the deep political divisions in the USA. In his state, Sand says he wants to strengthen public education and address the cancer problem in Iowa. Iowa has one of the highest cancer rates in the country among US states.
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Rob Sand will strengthen public education in Iowa and address the cancer problem.
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Open Questions
- What specific plans does Rob Sand have to strengthen public education in Iowa?
- How does he plan to address the cancer problem in Iowa?
- Why didn't Sand talk about his former modeling job during the election campaign?
