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Mexican models at Paris Fashion Week

As of 22 October 2026, 35 Mexican models have walked at least one show in Paris since 2002. 7 of them have walked ten or more there. Issa Lish leads with 65 Paris shows across 21 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 35
Ten or more shows in Paris 7
Cast in Fall/Winter 2026 6
Cast in Spring/Summer 2027, latest season 4
First season on record SS09
Latest season on record SS27

Most cast Mexican 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

35 models on record in Paris. Showing the first 10 of 25 listed here.

Most cast Mexican 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 Issa Lish 65 21 SS14 to SS27 Jean Paul Gaultier , Balmain , Vivienne Westwood
2 Krini Hernandez 41 10 SS20 to SS25 Chanel , Balmain , Dior
3 Orlando Medellin 30 8 FW22 to SS27 Yuima Nakazato , Songzio , Lacoste
4 Cristina Piccone 29 10 FW14 to FW20 Thom Browne , Issey Miyake , Chanel
5 Mariana Zaragoza 28 5 SS17 to SS19 Ann Demeulemeester , Dior , Valentino
6 Daniela De Jesus 25 14 SS09 to SS26 Georges Chakra , Ralph & Russo , Etam
7 Marsella Rea 12 4 SS20 to SS23 Loewe , Elie Saab , Jil Sander
8 Magdaleno Delgado 9 5 FW19 to FW23 Jacquemus , Kenzo , Songzio
9 Alfredo Diaz 8 5 FW20 to SS24 Amiri , Undercover , Dior Men
10 Celeste Romero 8 7 FW20 to SS24 Chloé , Mame Kurogouchi , Amiri
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Most cast Mexican models at Paris Fashion Week, ranks 11 to 25, by shows in Paris since 2002
Rank Model Shows in Paris Seasons Paris span Houses in Paris
11 Valentine Alvarez 8 5 SS22 to FW23 Chloé , Valentino , Off-White
12 Celic Dorig 7 5 SS23 to SS26 Dior , Leonard Paris , Georges Chakra
13 Emilio Valladares 7 3 FW24 to FW25 Maison Mihara Yasuhiro , Kiko Kostadinov , Loewe
14 Valentina Navarrete 6 1 FW26 UJOH , Georges Hobeika , Uma Wang
15 Cici Tamez 5 2 SS23 to FW23 Germanier , Off-White , Ottolinger
16 Cindy Gradilla 5 2 SS17 to FW17 Y/Project , Rahul Mishra , Anne Sofie Madsen
17 Erik Lemus-Calderon 5 3 SS24 to FW26 Bluemarble , Facetasm , System
18 Karime Bribiesca 5 3 SS19 to SS20 Akris , Ulyana Sergeenko , Yuima Nakazato
19 Julia Ardon 4 3 FW23 to FW26 Stéphane Rolland , Chen Peng
20 Paulo Romero 4 3 SS26 to SS27 Dior Men , Dries Van Noten , Celine
21 Simon Razu 4 2 FW24 to SS25 Alexander McQueen , Sean Suen , Rokh
22 Timothy Ramos 4 4 SS23 to SS27 Issey Miyake , Yuima Nakazato , EGONlab.
23 Andrea Carrazco 3 3 SS14 to SS20 Vivienne Westwood , Comme des Garçons , Rahul Mishra
24 Diana Zenteno 3 1 FW23 Johanna Ortiz , A W A K E Mode , Chen Peng
25 Ridan 3 1 FW23 Hermès , Wooyoungmi , Ximonlee

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

Mexican models at Paris Fashion Week, season by season

  • 4 FW21
  • 5 SS22
  • 8 FW22
  • 13 SS23
  • 15 FW23
  • 9 SS24
  • 8 FW24
  • 6 SS25
  • 4 FW25
  • 6 SS26
  • 6 FW26
  • 4 SS27

Distinct Mexican 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

Mexican models took 0.18% of Paris runway appearances in Spring/Summer 2027, the latest season on record, from 0.07% in 2009.

Show the figures as a table
Year Mexican 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 1 0.07% 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 Not on record Not on record 2,444 2,546
2013 2 0.05% 4,020 4,353
2014 10 0.21% 4,799 5,456
2015 16 0.30% 5,352 6,351
2016 14 0.25% 5,626 6,681
2017 28 0.48% 5,874 6,910
2018 25 0.36% 6,878 7,975
2019 32 0.42% 7,635 8,815
2020 35 0.46% 7,551 8,478
2021 8 0.47% 1,701 1,822
2022 25 0.51% 4,888 5,299
2023 58 0.75% 7,729 8,561
2024 39 0.48% 8,077 8,862
2025 26 0.34% 7,757 8,490
2026 22 0.26% 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 = Mexican appearances divided by appearances whose model has a nationality on record. From 2005, the first year with 500 or more Paris appearances on record.

Mexican models new to Paris Fashion Week

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

Mexican 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 Valentina Navarrete 6 Fall/Winter 2026 Spring/Summer 2024 UJOH , Georges Hobeika , Uma Wang
2 Paulo Romero 4 Spring/Summer 2026 Fall/Winter 2025 Dior Men , Dries Van Noten , Celine
3 Shaid Anaya 2 Spring/Summer 2026 Spring/Summer 2023 Willy Chavarria

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 Mexican models

  • Chanel 11 documented appearances · 4 models
  • Jean Paul Gaultier 10 documented appearances · 3 models
  • Balmain 10 documented appearances · 2 models
  • Chloé 10 documented appearances · 2 models
  • Dior 9 documented appearances · 4 models
  • Vivienne Westwood 8 documented appearances · 4 models
  • Yuima Nakazato 8 documented appearances · 3 models
  • Loewe 7 documented appearances · 3 models

Every show in Paris since 2002.

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

  • Anita Bitton 2 Mexican models · 2 appearances · 2 shows
  • Ashley Brokaw 1 Mexican model · 2 appearances · 2 shows
  • Henry Thomas 1 Mexican model · 2 appearances · 2 shows
  • Simone Schofer 1 Mexican model · 2 appearances · 2 shows
  • Alejandra Perez 1 Mexican model · 1 appearance · 1 show
  • Calvin Wilson 1 Mexican model · 1 appearance · 1 show
  • Chouaib Arif 1 Mexican model · 1 appearance · 1 show
  • Dominyka Angelyte 1 Mexican model · 1 appearance · 1 show

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 Mexican model at Paris Fashion Week?

Issa Lish, with 65 shows in Paris on public record since 2002, across 21 seasons, as of 22 October 2026.

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

4 Mexican 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. 6 walked in Fall/Winter 2026.

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

Chanel leads with 11 documented appearances by 4 Mexican models in Paris, followed by Jean Paul Gaultier and Balmain.

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

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