Paloma Kai Shockley Elsesser (born April 12, 1992) is an American plus size fashion model. She was born to an African-American mother and a father of Chilean-Swiss descent and raised in Los Angeles, California. She moved to New York City, New York in 2010, to attend The New School to study psychology and literature. Elsesser was discovered on Instagram by makeup artist Pat McGrath and has modeled for Nike, Inc., Fenty Beauty, Proenza Schouler, and Mercedes-Benz. Show less «