Who’s the Woman in the Old Navy Commercial?
One of the most recognizable faces in recent advertising is certainly the charming and talented Kassidy Weiss, also known as "The Original Navy Girl." She was the star of Old Navy’s popular marketing campaigns, which made millions of customers swoon and crave her style.
Kassidy’s Rise to Fame
The 16-year-old Canadian model Kassidy Weiss first started her modeling career at just 13 when she participated in a nationwide modeling search competition. As a semi-finalist in the contest, she grabbed the attention of several notable modeling agencies in Canada, including Vivian Sills Modelling and One Management Toronto.
Later, her mother booked her to work with renowned photographer, Tao Ruspoli for her portfolio, after which Old Navy noticed and approached Kassidy directly for one of their TV commercials, titled "Oh, This". Although she’s the first child model associated with the "Oh, This" franchise, this particular ad led to even more fame across the industry.
Here’s the first TVC of ‘Oh, This’ franchise (2018):
Oh This – The Original Navy Girl (Commercial 2018)
Other Notable Ads
To date, Kassidy has taken part in about 100 ads for other brands across North America (Canada & United States) and Japan, in particular. Many of these campaigns for Old Navy have contributed $8 billion in worldwide sales growth.
Before her major rise, several other noteworthy campaigns showcased Weiss’s growing influence in commercial modeling.
Here’s Kassidy’s first viral ad that helped gain huge popularity among young people during the Christmas season in December 2020:
[a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4O2gS7uF1s”]Santa’s Got Boogie with Old Navy – Kassidy Weiss[//a]Fashion and Impact
Why Kassidy? – The perfect mix of "girl next door" freshness and international fashion industry beauty_
Weiss attributes her enduring popularity to connecting with teenagers through relatability – a common phenomenon in Old Navy commercials known for the brand’s love of inclusive fashion.
While Kassidy is seen as just an ordinary student, having fun in shopping, exploring life with no pretension or arrogance her humility resonates closely with youth worldwide in a simple and easy-approaching way. Not only will Kassidy’s unique look contribute much to their advertising strategy while keeping with Old Navy’s mission.
Incorporating fashion elements tailored to teenage sensibilities helped Old Navy tap into ever-growing _ Gen Z and Young Adults’ enthusiasm.
Here, we also note her appearance in one of Old Navy’s ad series – ‘_The Rock & Roll Fantasy’ with Trenton Hickey, known as their second Navy Man:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1Jm9kA5qjU (The Rock & Roll Fantasy – 2019 [Old Navy] Commercial Series).
Impact
These collaborations and efforts have seen Kassidy as an international young model now recognized due to consistent efforts to establish her within the world’s topmost advertising networks since 2019.
After her experience working for ‘Oh This’ Old Navy, in her real-life appearances, she inspires young and middle-aged Americans for more individuality, self-expression, and breaking free of stereotypes, showing that any age group shares a chance to celebrate each person’s one-of-a-kind character.
