Adwoa Caitlin Maria Aboah^[3][4] (born 18 May 1992) is a British fashion model and actress. In December 2017 she appeared on the cover of British Vogue.^[5] She has also been on the cover of American Vogue, Vogue Italia, Vogue Poland, and i-D.^[6][7][8] In 2017, the fashion industry voted her as Model of the Year for models.com.^[9] She is the founder of Gurls Talk, a platform that provides resources and a safe space for young women and girls to discuss Mental Health.^[10]

Adwoa Aboah was born in Westminster, London, England, to Charles Aboah and Camilla Lowther.^[11] The name Adwoa means "born on Monday" (she was born on a Monday) in the Twi language of the Ashanti Region.^[12]

The Lowther family, headed by the Earl of Lonsdale, are members of the British nobility. Aboah's maternal great-grandfather was Anthony Lowther, Viscount Lowther. Aboah is a second cousin of Matilda Lowther.^[13] Her granduncle was James Lowther, 7th Earl of Lonsdale.^[11] Her father was born and raised in Ghana, and immigrated to England.^[14] Through him, she is related to the Ghanaian politician William Kwasi Aboah.

Both Aboah's parents are involved in the fashion industry, as a location scout and photography agent, respectively.^[15][16][17] Her sister Kesewa Aboah is also a model. Educated at Millfield, Aboah later graduated from Brunel University in 2013, with a bachelor's degree in Modern Drama.^[18]

At (5 ft 8)^[19] Aboah has modelled for Calvin Klein, Fendi,^[20] DKNY, Alexander Wang,^[21] Theory, H&M,^[22] Aldo,^[23] Versus (Versace), Topshop,^[24] Fenty x Puma,^[25] Kenzo, Simone Rocha, and Erdem among others.^{[26][27][28][29][30][31]} She was previously signed to The Lions but sued the agency for damages after they allegedly withheld $190,000 of her earnings.^[32]

Outside of modelling, Aboah had performed some short-films and music videos and in 2017 she landed her first Hollywood role as Lia in the 2017 Hollywood adaptation of the Japanese manga Ghost in the Shell.^[33][34]

After her own personal struggles with sobriety and a concern over the lack of mental-health resources for young women, In 2017 Aboah launched an organisation for young women called Gurls Talk.^[35][36][37] During the COVID-19 pandemic Aboah created the '#CreativeTogether' initiative, with the hope that creativity could be a way to connect people and combat some of the anxiety surrounding the lockdown.^[38]

She was featured in a 2018 commercial for Revlon's PhotoReady Insta-Filter Foundation.^[39] Aboah was named British GQ's 'Woman of the Year' for 2017.^[40] In 2017, Aboah made $1 million in modeling contracts alone.^[41] In 2018, she was listed on the list of top 50 female models by models.com.^[42] and was one of fifteen women selected to appear on the cover of the September 2019 issue of British Vogue, by guest editor Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.^[43] She is also a British Vogue contributing editor.^[44] 2020 saw Aboah listed for the first time on the Powerlist of the most influential Black British people across all industries.^[45]

Aboah has suffered from depression and drug addiction and is now sober.^[46][47] She self-medicated with drugs from a young age due to depression and bipolar disorders.^[19][46] She attempted suicide by overdose in 2015, at a rehab centre in London, which resulted in a four-day coma before recovering in a psychiatric hospital.^[47]

• Black British nobility, the class that Aboah belongs to.