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German models on the runway

As of 22 October 2026, 366 German models have walked at least one show in the Big Four cities (New York, London, Milan and Paris). 252 of them have walked ten or more. Rachel Marx leads with 288 Big Four shows across 18 seasons (including Resort).

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

Models on record 366
Ten or more shows 252
Cast in Fall/Winter 2026 85
Cast in Spring/Summer 2027, latest season 76

Most cast German models

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

252 models with ten or more shows on record. Showing the first 10 of 25 listed here.

Most cast German models, ranks 1 to 10, by Big Four shows since 2002
Rank Model Shows walked Seasons Runway span Houses
1 Rachel Marx 288 18 SS18 to SS26 Dries Van Noten , Jil Sander , Sacai
2 Penelope Ternes 249 15 SS20 to SS27 Chanel , Valentino , Dries Van Noten
3 Leon Dame 229 22 FW16 to SS27 Dries Van Noten , Ami Alexandre Mattiussi , Fendi
4 Greta Varlese 213 21 SS15 to FW25 Chanel , Valentino , Fendi
5 Jonas Glöer 208 26 SS14 to FW26 Raf Simons , Prada , Dries Van Noten
6 Lena Hardt 206 25 FW12 to SS27 Rabanne , Dries Van Noten , Dior
7 Anna Ewers 205 24 FW13 to SS24 Chanel , Isabel Marant , Versace
8 Maike Inga 179 13 SS19 to SS24 Valentino , Chanel , Dries Van Noten
9 Kati Nescher 177 18 SS12 to FW25 Chanel , Haider Ackermann , Valentino
10 Karolina Spakowski 176 10 SS23 to SS27 Schiaparelli , Valentino , Stella McCartney

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

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Most cast German models, ranks 11 to 25, by Big Four shows since 2002
Rank Model Shows walked Seasons Runway span Houses
11 Adrienne Jüliger 170 14 SS15 to SS27 Dior , Chanel , Valentino
12 Julia Merkelbach 113 15 FW15 to FW21 Valentino , Chanel , Louis Vuitton
13 Karolin Wolter 107 18 FW09 to SS27 Givenchy , Loewe , Hermès
14 Leah Rodl 106 7 SS17 to FW19 Maison Margiela , Thom Browne , Valentino
15 Zlata Mangafic 105 7 FW13 to SS16 Chanel , Hermès , Dries Van Noten
16 Benno Bulang 103 14 SS16 to SS25 Prada , Paul Smith , Valentino
17 Julia Stegner 103 22 FW03 to SS27 Valentino , Chanel , Versace
18 Lina Berg 103 16 FW14 to FW26 Givenchy , Jil Sander , Chloé
19 Franzi Mueller 96 12 FW12 to SS20 Jean Paul Gaultier , Haider Ackermann , Antonio Marras
20 Sophia Ahrens 95 5 FW15 to FW18 Etro , Hermès , Marni
21 Josephine Adam 94 16 SS19 to SS27 Giorgio Armani , Elie Saab , Luisa Spagnoli
22 Jada Joyce 91 12 SS15 to FW26 Emporio Armani , Laura Biagiotti , Georges Chakra
23 Esther Heesch 88 8 FW12 to SS15 Chanel , Valentino , Hermès
24 Paul Boche 88 18 SS08 to SS26 Dries Van Noten , Ann Demeulemeester , Paul Smith
25 Josephine Van Delden 87 5 SS13 to SS15 Valentino , Hermès , Chanel

Ranks 26 and below are on each model's profile.

German models cast in Spring/Summer 2027

German models with at least one Big Four show on record for Spring/Summer 2027 , ranked by shows this season.

German models cast in Spring/Summer 2027, ranked by shows this season
Rank Model Shows this season All time Houses this season
1 Malin Rudnick 30 70 7 FOR ALL Mankind , Altuzarra , Ann Demeulemeester
2 Karolina Spakowski 21 176 Alexander McQueen , Calvin Klein Collection , Chloé
3 Adrian Timmermanns 19 28 Alexander McQueen , Balenciaga , Bed J.W. Ford
4 Lia Marie Mielke 19 69 Altuzarra , Calvin Klein Collection , Chanel
5 Penelope Ternes 18 249 Balenciaga , Calvin Klein Collection , Chanel
6 Max Stenzel 17 17 Celine , Amiri , Balenciaga
7 Dhyani Kandagama 16 62 Auralee , Brandon Maxwell , Ermanno Scervino
8 Anna Thomsen 13 29 7 FOR ALL Mankind , Alberta Ferretti , Balmain
9 Clara Heitkamp 11 42 Conner Ives , Cult Gaia , Elie Saab
10 Karolin Wolter 11 107 Balenciaga , Carolina Herrera , Christian Dior

Most cast German models, last five seasons

German models ranked by shows walked from Spring/Summer 2025 to Spring/Summer 2027 .

German models most cast from Spring/Summer 2025 to Spring/Summer 2027
Rank Model Shows, SS25 to SS27 All time Houses in this span
1 Penelope Ternes 138 249 Chanel , Dries Van Noten , Balenciaga
2 Karolina Spakowski 100 176 Alexander McQueen , Schiaparelli , Alberta Ferretti
3 Lia Marie Mielke 69 69 Chanel , Altuzarra , Ardazaei
4 Malin Rudnick 68 70 Balenciaga , Dries Van Noten , Valentino
5 Ine Michelmann 56 58 Christopher Esber , Elie Saab , 032C
6 Karolin Wolter 53 107 Balenciaga , Loewe , Carolina Herrera
7 Dhyani Kandagama 46 62 Auralee , KIMHĒKIM , Uma Wang
8 Leonie Steffen 43 56 Dries Van Noten , Elie Saab , Dior
9 Clara Heitkamp 42 42 Emporio Armani , Doublet , Elie Saab
10 Rachel Marx 38 288 Chanel , Moschino , Dries Van Noten

German models new to the circuit

German models whose first Big Four season is Spring/Summer 2026 to Spring/Summer 2027, ranked by shows walked since that debut. Definition

German models whose first Big Four season is Spring/Summer 2026 to Spring/Summer 2027
Rank Model Shows since debut First Big Four season Houses
1 Malin Rudnick 68 Spring/Summer 2026 Dries Van Noten , Balenciaga , Valentino
2 Adrian Timmermanns 28 Fall/Winter 2026 Fendi , Loewe , Dior Men
3 Pauline Schubach 21 Spring/Summer 2026 Dries Van Noten , Jil Sander , Marni
4 Max Stenzel 17 Spring/Summer 2027 Celine , Valentino , Prada
5 Matteo Kurth 13 Fall/Winter 2026 Solid Homme , Institution by Galib Gassanoff , Prada
6 Bennet Leyde 12 Fall/Winter 2026 Louis Vuitton , Philipp Plein , Maison Mihara Yasuhiro
7 Valerie Margareta 12 Spring/Summer 2026 Celine , Jean Paul Gaultier , Balenciaga
8 Leander Klugmann 10 Spring/Summer 2026 Wooyoungmi , Louis Vuitton , Thom Browne

A debut here means the first season this record can see. A model who walked another fashion week or a menswear week earlier is still new to the Big Four, not new to the runway.

German models cast, season by season

  • 40 FW21
  • 59 SS22
  • 70 FW22
  • 87 SS23
  • 84 FW23
  • 95 SS24
  • 92 FW24
  • 93 SS25
  • 93 FW25
  • 93 SS26
  • 85 FW26
  • 76 SS27

Distinct German models with at least one Big Four show that season. Oxblood marks the peak. Menswear-only, Resort and Pre-Fall rows are not counted.

Houses that cast the most German models

Casting directors who cast the most German models since 2025

Shows since 2025 in the Big Four cities 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 German model on the runway?

Rachel Marx, with 288 shows on public record in the Big Four cities (New York, London, Milan and Paris) since 2002, across 18 seasons (including Resort), as of 22 October 2026.

Which German model has the longest career on record in the Big Four cities (New York, London, Milan and Paris)?

Luca Gajdus, whose record runs from Spring/Summer 2002 to Spring/Summer 2027: 32 seasons (including Resort) and 65 shows in the Big Four cities (New York, London, Milan and Paris), as of 22 October 2026.

Which German model has walked the most shows recently?

Penelope Ternes, with 138 shows in the Big Four cities (New York, London, Milan and Paris) from Spring/Summer 2025 to Spring/Summer 2027, as of 22 October 2026.

How many German models walked Spring/Summer 2027?

76 German models have a show on record in the Big Four cities (New York, London, Milan and Paris) for Spring/Summer 2027, as of 22 October 2026. The season closed on 6 October 2026 and casts are still being added. 85 walked in Fall/Winter 2026.

Which German models walked Spring/Summer 2027?

Malin Rudnick leads with 30 shows, followed by Karolina Spakowski and Adrian Timmermanns, out of 76 German models on record for Spring/Summer 2027 as of 22 October 2026.

Which season had the most German models on the runway?

Spring/Summer 2024, with 95 German models on record in the Big Four cities (New York, London, Milan and Paris), as of 22 October 2026.

Which fashion houses cast the most German models?

Chanel leads with 228 documented appearances by 36 German models, followed by Valentino and Dries Van Noten.

Which casting directors cast German models most often?

Piergiorgio Del Moro, credited on 55 shows in the Big Four cities (New York, London, Milan and Paris) since 2025 in which 35 German models walked. Casting credits are on record for roughly six in ten shows.

Counts are runway shows walked in New York, London, Milan and Paris on public record since 2002, one credit per show. Nationality is as recorded; dual nationals appear on both country pages. Campaigns, editorials and shows outside those four cities are not counted. Updated 22 October 2026. Full methodology.

Cite as: Tectova, “Most cast German models, runway record”, 22 October 2026, tectova.com/talent/from/germany.

Other countries

Figure is models on record with a public Big Four runway count. All countries.