Aya Jones was born from Ivorian father and French mother. She grew up in the 11th district of Paris where her family owns a restaurant. Growing up, she practiced ballet, modern jazz, and hip-hop.
She was discovered by an agent who stopped her on the street, and made her sign with her mother agency, The Lions.
Her first fashion show was for Prada for whom she was an exclusive at the Spring/Summer 2015 Milan Fashion Week. The following week, she was at Paris Fashion Week where she walked for designers including Giambattista Valli, Miu Miu, Viktor & Rolf, Valentino, Giambattista Valli and Nina Ricci. Katie Grand, Edward Enninful and Bethann Hardison named her one of the best models of the season, British fashion magazine i-D placed her at the fourth position of their top 10 new faces of 2014, and Interview made her one of the 15 faces of 2015.

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