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12 models to watch at New York Fashion Week

As New York Fashion Week steps into gear, Vogue calls on casting agents Ashley Brokaw and Gilleon Smith to introduce the models poised for a breakout season

 

Who is that girl? The next Liu Wen? The next Kate Moss or Karlie Kloss? These are questions casting agents Ashley Brokaw, the woman responsible for the model lineups at Calvin Klein, Coach and Proenza Schouler, and Gilleon Smith, the woman behind Chromat’s applaudably inclusive and diverse casting, get all the time. It is never a straightforward answer, especially with the multitude of scouting methods in action these days. Smith is partial to street-scouting talent for Chromat, but regularly works with freelance models and agencies to introduce new faces – and ideas – to the runway. Instagram, too, has launched the career of many. As New York Fashion Week swings into action, here are the faces to watch this season.

Naomi Chin Wing

Age: 18

Nationality: Trinidad and Tobago

Height: 180cm

Represented by: IMG Models

Aged just 17, Wing was hand-picked by Anthony Vaccarello and casting director Piergiorgio Del Moro for Saint Laurent’s Spring/Summer 2018 show, set against the glittering Eiffel Tower. She went on to walk for Altuzarra, Giambattista Valli, John Galliano and Rochas that season, succeeded by appearances at Dior, Givenchy, Valentino and Jean Paul Gaultier at couture in January. When off duty, she enjoys nothing more that rewatching Stranger Things and Vampire Diaries on Netflix. Her favourite supermodel? Fellow Caribbean talent Joan Smalls.

Instagram: @naomichinwing

 

Adut Akech

Age: 18

Nationality: Australian

Height: 175cm

Represented by: The Society Management

Born in war-torn South Sudan, Akech’s story is one of rags to Pirelli.

She spent her early childhood at a refugee camp in Kenya before arriving in Australia aged seven. Her beginning of her modelling career was set against the sparkling Eiffel Tower at Saint Laurent’s Spring/Summer 2017 extravaganza. Since then she’s walked for a number of luxury labels – Lanvin, Loewe, Givenchy, Alexander McQueen and Giambattista Valli among them. She also famously featured in Edward Enninful’s 2018 Pirelli calendar alongside Naomi Campbell, RuPaul and Duckie Thot.

Instagram: @adutakech

 

Ariel Nicholson  

Age: 17

Nationality: American

Height: 182cm

Represented by: DNA Models

Commiting Nicholson’s Pre-Raphaelite locks to memory is not hard. The 17-year-old transgender model was first spotted on the Calvin Klein catwalk last September. Less than two weeks after signing with DNA Model Management, the high school sophomore’s status as fashion’s newest darling was cemented. She still lives with her family in Park Ridge, New Jersey, and her favourite subjects at school include history and English. She hopes to study sociology or political science at university, but we expect to see her on many more catwalks before she even gets to prom.

Instagram: @ariel.nicholson

 

Ting:D

Age: 25

Nationality: Chinese

Height: 175cm

Represented by: DNA Models

The Beijing-born, New York-based grad student found success on Instagram, when her friend sent a picture to A-list casting director and founder of The Establishment, Anita Britton. From there, she was booked to model in a Miu Miu lookbook and a number of couture shows. Her Instagram is a whistle-stop tour of her travels, from Beijing to Seoul, Bali to Los Cabos and, of course, Paris, where she walked for Giambattista Valli and Schiaparelli.

Instagram handle: @tingstopsign

 

Blésnya Minher

Age: 20

Nationality: Angolan

Height: 176 cm

Represented by: The Society Management

A worldwide exclusive is a big deal for any model, but landing two worldwide exclusives for the same brand is practically unheard of. Not so for Minher, the Luanda-based talent launched her career with Calvin Klein thus, and has since gone on to make her mark since the Spring/Summer 2017 runways – namely for Christian Dior, Miu Miu and Valentino. She also featured in the latter’s recent ad campaign.

Instagram: @blesnyaminher

 

Fran Summers

Age: 18  

Nationality: British

Height: 178cm

Represented by: Storm Management

Spring/Summer 2018 marked the Yorkshire lass’s whirlwind leap into fashion shows. It started with JW Anderson in London, followed by a Prada exclusive in Milan, and crescendoed in Paris with Saint Laurent, Loewe, Céline and Louis Vuitton, among others. She has two major campaigns under her belt, too – Marc Jacobs and Chloé – and is sure to become a familiar face this season. Beyond fashion, Summers is a lover of poetry, theatre and food – she has a second instagram, @fransfeasts, chronicling her travels through cuisine.

Instagram: @fransummers

 

Shan Fernandez

Age: 22

Nationality: Trinidadian  

Height: 183cm

Represented by: Crawford Models

Originally from Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago, Fernandez was scouted at Miss Lilys, a Jamaican restaurant in Soho, New York. Though a gifted dancer (she toured with the Universoul circus for over three years), she dreams of opening her own Trinidadian restaurant in the Big Apple one day. Last season she made her runway debut at Chromat, where she is slated to appear again this season.

Instagram: @fershandez

 

Alyssa Traoré

Age: 19

Nationality: Netherlands

Height: 179cm

Represented by: IMG Models

This rising star, who dreams of a career in aeronautics, was first scouted whilst shopping with her mother in Amsterdam by a small Dutch agency. It was IMG’s Instagram initiative #WLYG (We Love Your Genes) hashtag that then took her career global. After turning heads in Europe on the catwalks of Jacquemus and Marni, she made her stateside debut on her 19th birthday at Calvin Klein’s Spring/Summer 2018 show.  

Instagram: @alyssatraore

 

Anok Yai

Age: 20  

Nationality: American

Height: 180cm

Represented by: Next Worldwide

A viral street style snap on Instagram took Yai from total anonymity to bonafide fame. Born in Cairo, Egypt, after her family fled genocide in Sudan, the Plymouth State University biochemistry student was raised in New Hampshire. She was attending a homecoming celebration at nearby Howard University in Washington, D.C., in October when photographer Steven Hall, aka @thesunk, spotted her. The understated but striking picture – and it’s 19,000 likes – captured the eye of Next Management president Kyle Hagler. Since then, she’s taken to runway and appeared in her first fashion shoot ever – both for Prada, no less.

Instagram: @anokyai

 

Olivia Burgess

Age: 25

Nationality: American

Height: 175cm

Represented by: Wilhelmina

A formally trained dancer and artist, Burgess was recovering from a knee injury when she was signed as a model – it was, she tells Vogue, “something to do during her recovery”. She’s also studying holistic nutrition at the Academy of Healing Nutrition in New York. Watch out for her runway debut in New York this season.  

Instagram: @oliviaLburgess

 

Tash Ncube  

Age: 21

Nationality: Australian

Height: 177cm

Represented by: Milk Management

Born in Zimbabwe, Ncube moved to Sydney, Australia, aged four. Though she now lives in New York and works as a model – she appeared on Australia’s Next Top Modeland has done a number of editorial features and beauty shoots – the Australian talent also studies law at Macquarie University Sydney. Expect to see her at the Chromat and Black Panther shows next.  

Instagram: @tashncube

 

Chunjie Liu

Age: 23

Nationality: Chinese

Height: 178cm

Represented by: Supreme Management

Liu, an interior design graduate, began her modelling career after participating in a casting contest hosted by her mother agency, China Bentley. After making strides at Proenza Schouler, Dior and Acne at couture, Liu’s New York debut promises to be a major moment.

Instagram: @chunjie_liu

by Sam Rogers

 

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Give us 3 words to describe you best?

Cute, organized, adaptable

If you were a historical figure who would you be ? What historical event would you want to witness?

Mulan

If you could own an art piece what would you choose?

The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh

What is you favourite musical era?

Modern

What’s your favourite kind of food?

Brunch

What do you feel strongly about?

Fashion

What special skill are you proud of?

Communication skills

Best concert you went to ? Concert most looking forward to?

Big bang

If you could invite 3 famous people over for dinner, who would you invite?

Warren Buffet, Elon Musk, Raf Simons

What is your favourite film?

Inception

Do you have any hidden talents?

House cleaning

What was your dream job as a kid?

Fashion designer

Do you have any hobbies?

Travel, Dance, Spa

What is the first app you check in the morning?

Gmail

What is your favourite emoji?

The big smile with one eye open and another closed

What is your most-liked Instagram photo?

Back stage picture with Wen Liu

What is your favourite season? And Why?

Spring because I can wear what I want

If you could go anywhere on holiday, where would you go?

The Moon

What are your top 3 Instagram accounts to follow?

Dietprada, Michelinguide, Beautifulhotel

If your life was a song, what would the title be?

Young and Beautiful by Lana Del Rey

If you could sing a duet with anyone, who would it be?

Kanye West

What is your favourite karaoke song?

Young and Beautiful by Lana Del Rey

If you could have any animal as your pet, what would you choose 

Dolphin, dog, rabbit

What fictional character do you most relate to? And why?

Wonder Woman because I want to be strong enough to help people

What is the best thing about where you are from?

Peking duck

What is the dumbest purchase you ever made?

100$ for one iPhone case

What do you like about London? Paris? Barcelona?

London : the buildings and the food

Paris : Fashion vibe and food

Barcelona : Never been, maybe tapas

What is the first thing you will save in a fire?

Myself

What's the last thing you thought about before you went to sleep last night?

Checking next day’s schedule

What is your favourite sport?

Swimming

Do you play any instruments?

No

What is your favourite Disney Movie?

Cinderella

What was the most risky decision you ever made in your life?

None

If you could trade places with anyone in the world who would it be?

No one. I am living the dream!

What book would you recommend for others to read?

Harry Potter Series

Are you left or right handed?

Right

What is your favourite spot in the world?

Aegean Sea

 

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