Slick Woods


Simone Thompson, better known as Slick Woods, is an American fashion model and actress, known for her bald head, gapped teeth, and tattoos. Woods is a part of the "Social Media Modeling" or "Instagirl" movement as she has followers in the six-figure range. She has most notably modeled for Rihanna and Marc Jacobs. She has appeared in several international editions of Vogue and a campaign for Calvin Klein. She is featured in the 2018 Pirelli calendar alongside celebrities such as Naomi Campbell, Lupita Nyong'o, and Diddy.
Kanye West is credited with helping to launch Woods's career.
As of February 2018, she is ranked on the Top 50 Models list on models.com.

Early life

Simone Thompson was raised in Los Angeles, California. "Slick Woods" is a nickname given to her by her friends. While her mother was incarcerated, she was raised by her grandmother. Her mother was released in February 2019.

Career

Woods was discovered by model Ash Stymest. She has done campaigns for Moschino and Calvin Klein. She has appeared in runway shows for Fenty x Puma, Yeezy, Fendi, Marc Jacobs, Miu Miu and Jeremy Scott. In magazines, she has been in American Vogue, Vogue Italia, Vogue Japan, Glamour, i-D, Jalouse, Net-a-porter, Dazed, V and Love. In commercial work she has modeled for Urban Outfitters.
In September 2017, Woods was revealed to be one of the faces of Rihanna's makeup brand, Fenty Beauty.
Woods appeared on the sixth season of . She appeared in the 2020 film Goldie, in which she was praised for "a stunning debut performance".

Personal life

Woods is an avid marijuana smoker, though she has been rejected from some brands because of it.
In July 2018, Woods announced her pregnancy on Instagram. She confirmed to Elle UK that her expected son's father is Ivorian-Canadian model Adonis Bosso. Woods gave birth to her son, Saphir, shortly after appearing in Rihanna's SavagexFenty fashion show in September 2018.
Woods mentioned while co-hosting an episode of that she had once been homeless for 12 years.
In November 2019, Woods stated that she was undergoing chemotherapy for stage 3 melanoma, but did not want to be treated "like a victim".

Sexuality

Woods is bisexual.