Youssouf Bamba was born in the Ivory Coast of Africa, he grew up in Paris and moved to NYC when he was twelve.  A few years later he was scouted by an agent while on his way to work, and his breakout moment came soon after walking Raf Simons first collection for Calvin Klein. Since then he has appeared on the runways of Alexander Wang, Zegna, Thom Browne and Off White amongst many other top designers. In print, Youssouf has appeared in Arena Homme Plus, W Magazine, Vogue and V Man as well as a regular for photographer Ethan James Green. His hobbies when not working include soccer and music production, which he is currently studying.