Alton Mason ( born 1997 ) is an American model . He is known for walked for numerous fashion companies including Yeezy , Gucci , Hugo Boss ( fashion designer ) , Versace , Fenty x Puma , Michael Kors , Puma , Philipp Plein , Jeremy Scott , Tom Ford , Valentino , Fendi , Karl Lagerfeld , and Louis Vuitton . He is the first black male model to walk for Chanel . Alton Mason was born in 1997 in Nebraska . His father , Alton Mason Snr , was a professional basketball player and his mother was a model . He is the eldest of 4 children . Due to his father 's career , the family moved regularly , living in several different European countries . When he was 17 , he moved away from Arizona to study dancing and acting at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Los Angeles . Through choreographer Laurieann Gibson , he was able to obtain a position as backup dancer for P Diddy at the BET Awards 2015 , which eventually led to being signed by a modelling agency . Mason was then discovered on Instagram and cast for Kanye West 's Yeezy Season 3 show at the Madison Square Garden . Two years later , he walked for the Gucci Fall 2017 show at the Milan Fashion Week . He also made appearances at the New York Fashion Week for Hugo Boss , and in a short film modelling clothes designed by Pharrell Williams for Chanel . He was part of the Spring/Summer campaign for Lacoste in 2019
BET Awards 2015
BET Awards 2015
Alton Mason