Born in Des Moines, Iowa, model Taja Feistner has built an impressive portfolio so far. Taja Feistner attributes her modelling career to Monica’s Fried Chicken in Iowa. “My agent was craving it the night she scouted me,” the Midwestern native tells Vogue of her teenage career serving tables at the local family-run restaurant. Feistner has walked for brands such as Mulberry, Preen, Richard Quinn, starred in campaigns for Prada, Alberta Ferretti, Vivienne Westwood, Emporio Armani, Mulberry and has modelled as the cover for Vogue Ukraine, 10 Mag, Numero Tokyo, Harpers Bazaar, Elle UK. When Feistner isn’t modelling she attends university at Penn State as an energy and sustainability policy student, when she manages to find time within her university schedule and modelling career, she also makes art using only sustainable materials. While working on all of these simultaneously she also campaigns for sustainability when she can. Whether this is on her Instagram, in her art, or in her current plans to launch a sustainable fashion label, Eka Minetta, later on in the year, – Taja Feistner is always campaigning, in her own way, for the greater good.