After hundreds of fashion shows across New York, London, Paris, and Milan, the spring 2024 season has finally come to a close. Perhaps nobody is more ready for a break than the models, many of whom walked a marathon of shows across all four cities.
There were plenty of new faces who caught our eyes this season. Some, like Sascha Rajasalu and Hejia Li, walked 27 shows. Others, like Violet Hume and Ali Dansky, closed out major runways.
This season, Vogue rounded up 11 of the most exciting breakouts. The new class is an international bunch: some are working in their hometown of New York City, while others hail from Morocco, China, Australia, Estonia, and Brazil. You may recognize some thanks to their successful acting and singing careers or their early life in the public eye. Others have come from more anonymous beginnings, scouted in their hometowns and quickly rising to the upper echelons of the fashion industry. Below, discover the 11 freshest faces from the spring 2024 season.
Photo: Alessandro Lucioni / Gorunway.com1/11Ali Dansky
Age: 19
Agency: Society Management, Ford Models, Elite Milan/London
Hometown: Tacoma, WA
Season Highlights: Hermès, Dior, Bottega Veneta, Givenchy, Stella McCartney
It’s been an impressive first season for newcomer Ali Dansky. She walked her first runway for Bottega Veneta, where she made a lasting impression thanks to her dance background and striking features. She then closed both Dior and Givenchy.
Photo: Daniele Oberrauch / Gorunway.com2/11Natalia Bryant
Age: 19
Agency: IMG
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Season Highlights: Versace
The daughter of basketball legend Kobe Bryant, Natalia has greatness (and height!) woven into her DNA. The University of Southern California student signed with IMG in 2021, but has waited for the right moment to make her foray into modeling. Clearly she found it, walking the star-studded Versace runway.
Photo: Carlo Scarpato / Gorunway.com3/11Diane Chiu
Age: 25
Agency: Key Models, Ford Models, Premium Models, Monster Management, The MiLK Collective, Modelwerk, Freedom Models, FOLIO Management, LeDrew Models
Hometown: Vancouver, Canada
Season Highlights: Simone Rocha, Proenza Schouler, Dior, Marni, Loewe, Valentino
The Canadian model is proving successful both in print and on the runway. She’s recently shot campaigns for Prada, Valentino, and Versace, and has posed for some of the industry’s most venerated photographers, including Steven Meisel.
Photo: Umberto Fratini / Gorunway.com4/11Grace Burns
Age: 19
Agency: JBMC
Hometown: New York, NY
Season Highlights: Alberta Feretti, Adreadamo
The NYU student and daughter of supermodel Christy Turlington is hitting the runway. Burns has appeared in a Carolina Herrera campaign and covered HommeGirls and Pop, and she walked in multiple shows for the first time this season, like Alberta Ferretti and Andreadamo. She is also interested in what happens behind the lens, and even photographed a Tamara Mellon campaign. Between being a full-time student and model, Burns also has her own magazine BY GRACE.
Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com5/11Violet Hume
Age: 19
Agency: DNA
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Season Highlights: Gucci
When she was just 13, Violet starred in a Vogue spread alongside her model mom Kristy Hume. Now, the Bard College psychology and art student took a break from her studies to close Sabato de Sarno’s inaugural Gucci show (where she also has an exclusive).
Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com6/11Sascha Rajasalu
Age: 18
Agency: Next
Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden
Season Highlights: Versace, Saint Laurent, Givenchy, Maison Margiela, Valentino
The Swedish Estonian model kept busy this season with a whopping 27 shows—a big change from her first season. Previously, she was swiftly snapped up by Miuccia Prada, walking exclusively for Prada and Miu Miu.
Photo: Daniele Oberrauch / Gorunway.com7/11Angelina Kendall
Age: 18
Agency: The Industry, Ford, The Scouted, #specialbeauties
Hometown: Sydney, Australia
Season Highlights: Hermès, Valentino, Givenchy, Chanel, Schiaparelli
The Brazilian Kiwi model was discovered on Instagram during the pandemic, and has taken the industry by storm ever since. She covered Vogue Italia and has lent her image to Versace campaigns in her very short career.
8/11Rania Benchegra
Age: 28
Agency: Elite
Hometown: Marrakech, Morocco
Season Highlights: Versace, Schiaparelli
The Vogue Open Casting contest finalist has had an exciting first season. After signing to Elite, the Moroccan model walked the star-studded Replica Hermes Bag Reviews World: London runway before heading to Milan and Paris for Versace and Schiaparelli.
9/11Yseult
Age: 29
Agency: Elite Paris
Hometown: Tergnier, France
Season Highlights: Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga
The French singer first broke through when she placed second on the reality show Nouvelle Star. But in addition to her successful singing career, Yseult has become an exciting face on the runways.
10/11Tara Raani
Age: 29
Agency: KEV, AMR, Premium Models, d’management group, Linden Staub
Hometown: Edina, MN
Season Highlights: Burberry, Gucci, Coperni, Balmain, Y/Project, Rabanne
Modeling is far from Tara Raani’s first successful venture. She previously starred alongside Yara Shahidi on Grown-ish and loves all things entertainment, with a background in singing, dancing, and writing. So far she’s off to a great start, opening for Burberry.
11/11Hejia Li
Age: 19
Agency: The Industry, Ford Models, Brave Models, Premier Models
Hometown: Wenzhou, China
Season Highlights: Ralph Lauren, Saint Laurent, Louis Vuitton, Loewe, Hermès, Valentino, Bottega Veneta, Chanel
Although Li grew up as an athletic kid, she discovered her passion for modeling as a teenager. She made her runway debut in Bottega Veneta’s fall 2023 show in China and walked a whopping 27 shows in the spring 2024 season.
