Saulteaux-Cree model Heather Diamond Strongarm is ELLE Canada’s October 2024 Issue cover star! In this month’s issue—which is guest-edited by designer Sage Paul—Strongarm opens up about her meteoric rise in the fashion industry, growing up in Fishing Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan and staying true to herself.

Also in this issue:

  • Interviews with Quannah Chasinghorse and legendary actor Tantoo Cardinal
  • A discussion about the intersection of fashion and performance
  • The new generation of rising stars
  • Canadian fashion journalist Jeanne Beker on her new memoir
  • And so much more!

ELLE Canada‘s October 2024 Issue will be on newsstands and Apple News+ on September 23, 2024.

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Heather Diamond Strongarm is wearing a top by LÙCHEN. Publisher Sophie Banford. Editor-in-chief Joanna Fox. Guest editor Sage Paul. Talent Heather Diamond Strongarm (Anita Norris Models). Photographer D. Picard. Creative director & stylist Olivia Leblanc. Styling collaborator Laurence Morisset. Makeup artist Maïna Militza (FolioManagement, using Dior Beauty products). Hairstylist Steven Turpin (using Oribe products). Editorial producer Pénélope Lemay. Set designer Julia Johnson (furniture by Le Centerpiece). Digital tech Yanive Lafrance. Lighting techs Maxime Guay and Tom Berthelot. Styling assistant Maxime Vallières. Location Les Studios Vision

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