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You may think that the presidential campaigns have been one increasingly heated argument after the next, but Hillary Clinton andDonald Trumphave nothing on the debates that have been raging in 2016 throughout the fashion industry over the hotly disputed term supermodel. Butteam KenGiorteam Seymour, no matter where you find yourself one thing is undeniable — there’s a whole new crop of It girls in fashion and whether you call them super or not, they’re not going anywhere anytime soon. So to help you unpack all the faces you’re going to need to know for this coming fashion month and beyond, we’ve compiled a list of the top five major models and their bodies of work thus far so you can be an expert on all things runway just in time for NYFW.
To quantify just how major these models already are, we’ve broken down all of their most crucial stats from 2016, including social media followers, magazine covers, and runways walked so far this year, to see how the biggest faces in the biz stack up and why it’s more important than ever to know them right now.
Kendall Jenner
Age:20
Covers:8
Runways:15
Gigi Hadid
Age:21
Covers:10
Runways:11
Why You Need to Know Her Right Now:After booking almost every major catwalk and covers of fashion magazines the world over, Gigi has now transcended the role of muse, becoming a brand collaborator and co-designer, launchingher first collection with Tommy Hilfigerthis month at NYFW. And after achieving her goal of walking the Victoria’s Secret runway, it seems this top model is going to have to set her sights a little higher.
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Bella Hadid
Age:19
Covers:22
Taylor Hill
Covers:6
Runways:25
Why You Need to Know Her Right Now:Taylor has been on a serious roll lately, booking one big magazine and runway show after the next. Plus, witha contract with Victoria’s Secretand a new deal asthe face of Lancôme, this model is on the fast track towards household name status.
Hailey Baldwin
Covers:2
Runways:2
Why You Need to Know Her Now:Hailey may not be racking up numbers quite as big as those of her contemporary catwalkers, but over the past year her career has been steadily building, with 2017 poised to be her most successful to date. Being BFFs with the reigning queens of fashion, KenGi, certainly doesn’t hurt either.
source: people.com
