Get to know the buzzy model-turned-actress who is one of the newest cast members on the TV show Grown-ish.

Fashion's gap-tooth, shaven-headed, tattooed darling, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/slickwoods/">Slick Woods</a> needs no introduction. Armed with a carefree, supremely confident attitude it's no wonder the model's been the face of Rihanna's <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/rihanna-announces-third-savage-x-fenty-fashion-show-amazon-prime-video">Fenty x Savage</a> and landed an upcoming role in <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/yara-shahidi-facts-family-parents">Grown-ish</a>. Yet her rise to stardom has been anything but easy. Overcoming homelessness, discrimination, and an ongoing battle with Melanoma&mdash;Slick Woods has and continues to, live a life worthy of a biopic.

Instagram: @slickwoods

For Woods, her whirlwind career began by luck. As just another face on the streets of <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/wellness/best-vegan-restaurants-in-los-angeles">Los Angeles</a>, a chance meeting with English model <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ashstymest/">Ash Stymest</a> at a city bus stop led her to land a modeling contract. She explains in an interview with Fashionista, "He kind of took me under his wing and taught me about how life should be basically, and I never went hungry again."

With Woods' striking appearance, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/kanye-west-fashion-design-evolution-yeezy">Kanye West</a> quickly grabbed the rising star for her first modeling gig&mdash; the Yeezy Season 2 lookbook. And it wasn't long before the industry's biggest names took notice. During the Fall/Winter 2018 season, the Los Angeles native walked both the coveted <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/marc-jacobs-heaven-cultural-zeitgeist-fashion-collections-trends">Marc Jacobs</a> show and the equally iconic <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/miu-miu-fall-winter-2022-paris-fashion-week-show-runway-photos">Miu Miu</a> collection.&nbsp;

Yet, it was her electric confidence that caught the eye of <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/rihanna-maternity-style-pregnancy-fashion-y2k-90s">Rihanna</a> herself. Most notably, Woods made headlines after walking the Fenty X Savage show heavily pregnant&mdash; giving birth shortly thereafter. Coupled with an unapologetically bold and equally iconic <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/best-street-style-paris-fashion-week-fall-winter-2022">street style</a>, it's no wonder why the bald-headed beauty had been the face of both her lingerie and beauty collections ever since.

Despite a wildly successful, and ongoing, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/vintage-outfits-thrift-stores-nyc-model-shopping-guide-bella-hadid">modeling</a> career, Rihanna's long-time muse has recently ventured into Hollywood. Woods joins the critically acclaimed cast of Grown-ish as it returns for its fifth season. Following the lives of <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/back-to-school-college-style-y2k-preppy-noah-rowing-blazers-rushtok">college</a> students acclimating to her newfound freedom and young adult life, the gap-toothed icon is sure to grace us with her on-screen presence. An industry trailblazer redefining beauty standards&mdash; we can't wait to see what's next for Slick Woods.

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