Who is Sonny Turner? Facts about Model and Influencer
Meet Sonny Turner, a British and influencer model that has gained prominence in Fenty Beauty, H&M and Marc Jacobs campaigns. Read some facts about her.
Star of giant campaigns such as Fenty Beauty, H&M and Marc Jacobs, Sonny Turner is a British model and influencer who has won social networks promoting self-esteem, body diversity and feminism. With over 200,000 followers, she has also graduated in sociology, has been volunteer, is a mother and dreams of working with social causes in the future. Next, read more about Sonny Turner and get to know some facts about the influencer.
Born in Birmingham, England
Despite gaining fame in the US, Sonny Turner is English and has said in an interview that she loves the sarcastic humor of her land.
She moved to the US when she was only 19, even before she was revealed to the world. "I came to New York for the first time for a few months when I was 19 and was at Harlem, I didn't know anyone, nor knew the place, I didn't know anything. I just improvised and made it happen," he said.
Is feminist and activist
First, Sonny uses her social networks to promote self-love messages, sharing photos in which she assumes her belly with fat, cellulite and stretch marks to challenge restrictive beauty patterns and encourage self-acceptance.
In an interview granted in 2018, she said she was a feminist and activist: "Feminism, for me, means believing that women can do everything they said to them they couldn't. Breaking barriers and limits and female power."
Want to do social work
Before becoming a model, Sonny was voluntary in a nursing home for young people between 16 and 25 and had plans to become a social worker. In 2019, in an interview with Telegraph She said she still wants to do social work "when she is old and ugly."
Has college
Sonny Turner graduated in sociology while shaping to major brands in the cosmetics and fashion industry. His dissertation was about the plus size fashion industry.
Campaigns with big brands
The model collaborated with brands such as Fenty Beauty, Aerie, H&M, Marc Jacobs, Tommy Hilfiger, Simply Be, Adidas and more. She also traveled a lot abroad, as for Mozambique, in the Nando's campaign against malaria, and for Ghana with Body Shop, expanding her role as a social influencer.
Already married and is mother
In May 2024, at 26, Sonny Turner was proposed to marry. She posted the video of the proposal on Instagram with the caption: “So yesterday this happened… I said yes! 💍 […] I can marry the best man I have ever met. Thanks for making all my dreams reality.”
Turner was already pregnant and, in August 2024, after two days of natural labor, gave birth to Samson, a boy.
Reference in Inclusive Fashion
In addition to starring in big brands, Turner is often cited as one of the most important voices of inclusive fashion in the UK. Her work goes beyond catwalks: she participates in debates about representativeness, writes texts on the theme and charges real changes, such as more available sizes and design that really values different bodies.
“I always want to make a change or leave my mark on things and just inspire someone. I think I would probably still be doing and talk about these things, even if I had no followers,” he told the Telegraph .
Has already faced much criticism (and responds with class)
Like many women who defy standards, Sonny has already received negative comments for exposing the real body on social networks. Instead of retreating, she used criticism as a fuel to continue talking openly about Gordophobia and self -esteem.
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