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Angolan models at Paris Fashion Week

As of 22 October 2026, 13 Angolan models have walked at least one show in Paris since 2002. 7 of them have walked ten or more there. Blesnya Minher leads with 87 Paris shows across 14 seasons.

Share figures use the 6,383 of 8,261 models on record in Paris since 2002 whose nationality is on record.

Updated 22 October 2026 · Public runway records since 2002 · Methodology

Models on record 13
Ten or more shows in Paris 7
Cast in Fall/Winter 2026 1
Cast in Spring/Summer 2027, latest season 2
First season on record SS12
Latest season on record SS27

Most cast Angolan models at Paris Fashion Week

Ranked by shows walked in Paris since 2002, one credit per show. Ties keep alphabetical order. How shows are counted

13 models on record in Paris. Showing the first 10 of 13 listed here.

Most cast Angolan models at Paris Fashion Week, ranks 1 to 10, by shows in Paris since 2002
Rank Model Shows in Paris Seasons Paris span Houses in Paris
1 Blesnya Minher 87 14 SS17 to SS27 Chanel , Valentino , Louis Vuitton
2 Maria Borges 42 14 SS13 to FW25 Givenchy , Ulyana Sergeenko , Balmain
3 Amilna Estevao 35 8 FW15 to FW19 Balmain , Giambattista Valli , Jacquemus
4 Ana Jorge 21 12 SS19 to FW25 Issey Miyake , Rick Owens , Y/Project
5 Sompa Antonio 18 5 SS19 to FW21 Dries Van Noten , Alexander McQueen , Paul Smith
6 Suma Nicolau 15 5 FW22 to SS26 Dior Men , EGONlab. , Loewe
7 Cailane Oliveira 11 3 SS26 to SS27 Stella McCartney , Miu Miu , Chanel
8 Roberta Narciso 9 4 SS12 to SS14 Miu Miu , Vivienne Westwood , Louis Vuitton
9 Guibu Bunga 5 2 FW20 to FW22 Balmain , Dior Men , Raf Simons
10 Rui Huila 4 3 FW23 to FW24 Louis Vuitton , Dries Van Noten , Hermès
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Most cast Angolan models at Paris Fashion Week, ranks 11 to 13, by shows in Paris since 2002
Rank Model Shows in Paris Seasons Paris span Houses in Paris
11 Sharam Diniz 4 4 FW13 to FW15 Balmain , Vivienne Westwood
12 Rapha Keijzer 3 2 SS24 to FW25 Amiri , Bluemarble
13 Mauza Antonio 1 1 SS14 Vivienne Westwood

Seasons count every season label in Paris, Resort and Pre-Fall included.

Angolan models at Paris Fashion Week, season by season

  • 2 FW21
  • 1 SS22
  • 4 FW22
  • 3 SS23
  • 3 FW23
  • 4 SS24
  • 3 FW24
  • 1 SS25
  • 3 FW25
  • 2 SS26
  • 1 FW26
  • 2 SS27

Distinct Angolan models with at least one show in Paris that season, every category. A hairline marks a season with none on record. Resort and Pre-Fall rows are not counted.

Share of Paris runway appearances

Angolan models took 0.18% of Paris runway appearances in Spring/Summer 2027, the latest season on record, from 0.16% in 2012.

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Year Angolan Share With nationality Appearances
2005 Not on record Not on record 728 748
2006 Not on record Not on record 1,072 1,103
2007 Not on record Not on record 1,200 1,267
2008 Not on record Not on record 2,130 2,277
2009 Not on record Not on record 1,518 1,633
2010 Not on record Not on record 1,032 1,073
2011 Not on record Not on record 796 814
2012 4 0.16% 2,444 2,546
2013 10 0.25% 4,020 4,353
2014 11 0.23% 4,799 5,456
2015 16 0.30% 5,352 6,351
2016 16 0.28% 5,626 6,681
2017 13 0.22% 5,874 6,910
2018 24 0.35% 6,878 7,975
2019 41 0.54% 7,635 8,815
2020 43 0.57% 7,551 8,478
2021 16 0.94% 1,701 1,822
2022 22 0.45% 4,888 5,299
2023 13 0.17% 7,729 8,561
2024 9 0.11% 8,077 8,862
2025 4 0.05% 7,757 8,490
2026 8 0.10% 8,336 8,846
2027 (SS27 only) 5 0.18% 2,822 3,023

Source: Tectova runway database · N = 2,822 Paris appearances with a nationality on record in SS27, of 3,023 · read 22 October 2026

One appearance per model per show in Paris, every category, by season year. Share = Angolan appearances divided by appearances whose model has a nationality on record. From 2005, the first year with 500 or more Paris appearances on record.

Angolan models new to Paris Fashion Week

Angolan models whose first Paris season is Spring/Summer 2026 to Spring/Summer 2027, ranked by Paris shows since that debut. Definition

Angolan models whose first Paris season is Spring/Summer 2026 to Spring/Summer 2027
Rank Model Shows since debut First Paris season First Big Four season Houses in Paris
1 Cailane Oliveira 11 Spring/Summer 2026 Spring/Summer 2026 Stella McCartney , Miu Miu , Chanel

A debut here means the first Paris season this record can see. The next column shows whether the model had already walked another Big Four city.

Houses in Paris that cast the most Angolan models

Every show in Paris since 2002.

Casting directors in Paris who cast the most Angolan models since 2025

Shows in Paris since 2025 with a casting credit on record. Roughly six in ten cast-bearing shows carry one, so this is a partial view.

Questions this page answers

Who is the most cast Angolan model at Paris Fashion Week?

Blesnya Minher, with 87 shows in Paris on public record since 2002, across 14 seasons, as of 22 October 2026.

How many Angolan models walked Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2027?

2 Angolan models have a show on record in Paris for Spring/Summer 2027, as of 22 October 2026. The week closed on 6 October 2026 and casts are still being added. 1 walked in Fall/Winter 2026.

Which houses cast the most Angolan models at Paris Fashion Week?

Chanel leads with 14 documented appearances by 3 Angolan models in Paris, followed by Balmain and Valentino.

Counts are runway shows walked in Paris on public record since 2002, one credit per show, every category. Nationality is as recorded; dual nationals appear on both country pages. Updated 22 October 2026. Full methodology.

Cite as: Tectova, “Angolan models at Paris Fashion Week”, 22 October 2026, tectova.com/talent/from/angola/paris.

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