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Irish models at Paris Fashion Week

As of 22 October 2026, 17 Irish models have walked at least one show in Paris since 2002. 10 of them have walked ten or more there. Finnlay Davis leads with 75 Paris shows across 18 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 17
Ten or more shows in Paris 10
Cast in Fall/Winter 2026 4
Cast in Spring/Summer 2027, latest season 4
First season on record SS07
Latest season on record SS27

Most cast Irish 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

17 models on record in Paris. Showing the first 10 of 17 listed here.

Most cast Irish 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 Finnlay Davis 75 18 FW15 to SS27 Hermès , Haider Ackermann , Dries Van Noten
2 Deirdre Firinne 57 10 SS17 to FW22 Chanel , Dior , Alexander McQueen
3 Lorna Foran 30 10 FW16 to FW26 Jean Paul Gaultier , Maison Margiela , Ann Demeulemeester
4 Stella Maxwell 27 15 SS10 to SS26 Chanel , Elie Saab , Balmain
5 Aine O'Leary 23 5 SS25 to SS27 Uma Wang , Giambattista Valli , Yohji Yamamoto
6 Alexander Brady 17 5 FW18 to FW20 Undercover , Alexander McQueen , Ann Demeulemeester
7 Laragh McCann 16 5 SS07 to SS09 Chanel , Miu Miu , Louis Vuitton
8 Lucy Arbuthnott 15 6 SS24 to SS27 Issey Miyake , Maison Mihara Yasuhiro , Valentino
9 Aine O'Gorman 14 4 SS13 to FW14 Issey Miyake , Vivienne Westwood , Wunderkind
10 Celeste Fitzpatrick 10 3 SS23 to SS24 Dries Van Noten , Dior , Valentino
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Most cast Irish models at Paris Fashion Week, ranks 11 to 17, by shows in Paris since 2002
Rank Model Shows in Paris Seasons Paris span Houses in Paris
11 Aimee Byrne 8 5 FW24 to FW26 Valentino , Giambattista Valli , Hed Mayner
12 Aoife Lou 8 3 SS19 to FW20 Givenchy , Haider Ackermann , Koché
13 Abigail Sex 5 3 FW25 to SS27 Georges Hobeika , Anrealage , Christian Wijnants
14 Alice McGrath 3 1 SS24 Dior , Chanel
15 Emma Rose Higgins 2 2 FW25 to SS26 Issey Miyake
16 Aiden Brady 1 1 FW24 Vetements
17 Ami Jackson 1 1 FW25 Kiko Kostadinov

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

Irish models at Paris Fashion Week, season by season

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

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

Share of Paris runway appearances

Irish models took 0.28% of Paris runway appearances in Spring/Summer 2027, the latest season on record, from 0.58% in 2007.

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Year Irish 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 7 0.58% 1,200 1,267
2008 6 0.28% 2,130 2,277
2009 3 0.20% 1,518 1,633
2010 1 0.10% 1,032 1,073
2011 Not on record Not on record 796 814
2012 Not on record Not on record 2,444 2,546
2013 5 0.12% 4,020 4,353
2014 9 0.19% 4,799 5,456
2015 2 0.04% 5,352 6,351
2016 19 0.34% 5,626 6,681
2017 34 0.58% 5,874 6,910
2018 26 0.38% 6,878 7,975
2019 62 0.81% 7,635 8,815
2020 43 0.57% 7,551 8,478
2021 6 0.35% 1,701 1,822
2022 4 0.08% 4,888 5,299
2023 8 0.10% 7,729 8,561
2024 13 0.16% 8,077 8,862
2025 32 0.41% 7,757 8,490
2026 24 0.29% 8,336 8,846
2027 (SS27 only) 8 0.28% 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 = Irish appearances divided by appearances whose model has a nationality on record. From 2005, the first year with 500 or more Paris appearances on record.

Houses in Paris that cast the most Irish models

Every show in Paris since 2002.

Casting directors in Paris who cast the most Irish 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 Irish model at Paris Fashion Week?

Finnlay Davis, with 75 shows in Paris on public record since 2002, across 18 seasons, as of 22 October 2026.

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

4 Irish 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. 4 walked in Fall/Winter 2026.

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

Issey Miyake leads with 17 documented appearances by 6 Irish models in Paris, followed by Valentino and Chanel.

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, “Irish models at Paris Fashion Week”, 22 October 2026, tectova.com/talent/from/ireland/paris.

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