Modeling career Smith grew up in the city of
Spanish Fork, Utah. When he was 12, he was signed with
Next Management, and his parents moved the entire family to
Los Angeles. There the younger children were
homeschooled. Shortly after their arrival, Smith and his sisters were photographed by
Hedi Slimane for
Vogue Homme Japan, which generated immediate attention. In 2015,
Teen Vogue named Smith the "Model of the Moment". Although a relative newcomer, he was named to Models.com's "Top 50 Male Models" for 2015 and had the second highest number of
social media followers of all male models in the industry. Many in the fashion industry acknowledge that Smith's popularity (especially among teenage girls and boys) on social media is a deciding factor for brands and editors who have hired him, as it is an increasingly important network for promotion of trends. He had shot a dozen magazine covers and fronted fashion campaigns for
Philipp Plein and
Tom Ford. He and several other models appeared in Tom Ford's fashion video with
Lady Gaga for SS16. He has appeared in editorials for American, French, Spanish, and Ukrainian
Vogue,
GQ, British
Elle,
Marie Claire,
V,
Numéro,
i-D,
LOVE, and
W. Smith has appeared on the covers of French and Spanish
Vogue,
GQ,
V, and ''
Harper's Bazaar''. Smith has walked the runways for
Fendi,
Chanel,
Roberto Cavalli,
Moschino,
Emporio Armani,
DSquared2,
Salvatore Ferragamo,
Philipp Plein,
Ralph Lauren,
Balmain,
Tom Ford,
Marc Jacobs,
Ermanno Scervino,
Versace,
Jeremy Scott,
Michael Kors,
John Varvatos,
Etro and
Bottega Veneta. The band is also represented by Next. ==Personal life==