Ms. McKenzie began her career in modeling while in high school in Toronto, Canada. Being told she was too distinctive for the Canadian market, she took the advice and tried her luck in New York. She was immediately picked up by Elite Model Management.

Not prepared for her new lifestyle, Ms McKenzie decided to go back to Canada, finish high school, whereafter she hoped to pursue her dream of becoming a model and actor.

In 1995 with $300, she did just that and moved to Paris, France. Upon her arrival, Stacey found an agency and soon restarted her career. Her first season she modelled for all the top designers including Jean Paul Gaultier, Thierry Mugler and Christian Lacroix. She also landed her first campaign with famous photographer Olivier Tuscani for Benetton

Soon Ms. McKenzie was commissioned to work in markets around the globe including Paris, London, Italy, Austria, US and Japan. She worked for the likes of Alexander McQueen, Betsey Johnson, Tommy Hilfiger, Todd Oldham, Michiko Koshino and of course Jean Paul Gaultier. She has graced the covers of Essence, Le Monde and Panache, and editorials in Vogue (US, Japan, Korean, British, Spanish), Harper’s Bazaar, Intervies, Flare, Fashion, and Vibe magazines. 
 
 She has landed major campaigns including Calvin Klein CKbe, Jean Paul Gaultier, MAC, Mexx, Reebok, Todd Oldham Jeans, Nordstrom, Barneys, and Banana Republic.

In 1999, Ms. McKenzie was offered and accepted the job of hosting Stylissimo on MTV Europe, the show was broadcast all over Europe, Africa and Asia. She has also hosted Fashion File, and BET Teen Summit.

With a love for acting, she would always take classes in her spare time, not long afterward, she landed her first role as a “homeless boy” in a Parisian movie called Portraits du Chinois. After that, she landed her biggest role to date as a “quirky stewardess” alongside Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element.

Ms. McKenzie is still continuing her career as a model and actor. Throughout she has worked with the top models, designers, and actors. Stacey pursued a vision of teaching runway. Her pursuit of this vision let to the development of Stacey McKenzie’s Walk This Way.

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“Who better to help us with our beauty and self-esteem than an international supermodel??  I know, it seems weird - I mean what the heck does a SUPER model have in common with us ordinary folks -right?  Stacey is as real as it gets. Imagine going after your dream in fashion to be told NO, NO, NO and even having people tell you to your face that you are “hideous”. YIKES!  Stacey is the perfect mentor for us because she not only embraced her uniqueness but ended up convincing an entire industry that real beauty does not conform to one standard.  Stacey was wayyyy ahead of her time. She knew this secret even before the folks over at Dove clued in :-)  In every way she pioneered a new way of looking at beauty.  Stacey knows how to THRIVE! and she’s going to share her secret with all of us. Hold on to your hats because if I know Stacey, she’ll have you strutting your stuff in no time!”  ~Karolyn