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Romanian models at New York Fashion Week

As of 22 October 2026, 16 Romanian models have walked at least one show in New York since 2002. 8 of them have walked ten or more there. Daniela Aciu leads with 69 New York shows across 12 seasons.

Share figures use the 4,338 of 5,338 models on record in New York since 2002 whose nationality is on record.

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

Models on record 16
Ten or more shows in New York 8
First season on record SS05
Latest season on record SS25

Most cast Romanian models at New York Fashion Week

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

16 models on record in New York. Showing the first 10 of 16 listed here.

Most cast Romanian models at New York Fashion Week, ranks 1 to 10, by shows in New York since 2002
Rank Model Shows in New York Seasons New York span Houses in New York
1 Daniela Aciu 69 12 SS15 to FW20 Naeem Khan , Christian Siriano , Badgley Mischka
2 Andreea Diaconu 35 15 FW08 to SS25 Ralph Lauren , Michael Kors , Rag & Bone
3 Diana Moldovan 26 12 SS08 to SS16 Carolina Herrera , Oscar de la Renta , Lacoste
4 Roberto Sipos 21 8 FW14 to SS25 Todd Snyder , Custo Barcelona , Perry Ellis
5 Marie Damian 18 4 FW17 to SS19 Zimmermann , Ulla Johnson , Carolina Herrera
6 Alina Ilie 17 3 SS15 to SS16 Custo Barcelona , Thom Browne , Naeem Khan
7 Lore Varga 14 7 FW17 to FW23 Badgley Mischka , Tadashi Shoji , Frederick Anderson
8 Ada Tache 10 5 SS17 to SS20 Dennis Basso , Creatures Of Comfort , Adeam
9 Diana Dondoe 9 4 SS05 to SS06 Ralph Lauren , Dior , Marc Jacobs
10 Alexandra Micu 8 4 FW18 to FW23 Chanel , Versace , Elie Saab
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Most cast Romanian models at New York Fashion Week, ranks 11 to 16, by shows in New York since 2002
Rank Model Shows in New York Seasons New York span Houses in New York
11 Paula Cioltean 8 2 SS20 to FW22 Badgley Mischka , Tibi , Nicole Miller
12 Alex Sandor 7 5 SS08 to FW13 Custo Barcelona , Lacoste , DKNY
13 Adriana Bexa 5 1 SS18 Naeem Khan , Pamella Roland , Son Jung Wan
14 Daniela Mirzac 5 4 FW08 to FW12 Y-3 , Dennis Basso , Rodarte
15 Andrei Dobrin 2 2 SS19 to SS20 Vfiles , Peacebird
16 Andreea Stancu 1 1 SS08 Betsey Johnson

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

Romanian models at New York Fashion Week, season by season

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

Distinct Romanian models with at least one show in New York 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 New York runway appearances

Romanian models were last on record in New York in 2025, with 0.11% of runway appearances that year.

Show the figures as a table
Year Romanian Share With nationality Appearances
2008 11 1.4% 780 834
2009 4 0.42% 957 1,037
2010 6 1.4% 437 454
2011 1 0.43% 233 244
2012 6 0.44% 1,359 1,397
2013 16 0.94% 1,710 1,809
2014 19 0.74% 2,574 2,821
2015 33 1.3% 2,619 2,920
2016 30 0.93% 3,221 3,773
2017 24 0.71% 3,392 3,991
2018 35 0.99% 3,530 4,062
2019 26 0.69% 3,771 4,315
2020 20 0.51% 3,930 4,374
2021 Not on record Not on record 193 223
2022 2 0.09% 2,259 2,518
2023 9 0.28% 3,220 3,628
2024 2 0.06% 3,322 3,697
2025 3 0.11% 2,846 3,127
2026 Not on record Not on record 3,046 3,300
2027 (SS27 only) Not on record Not on record 1,647 1,774

Source: Tectova runway database · N = 2,846 New York appearances with a nationality on record in 2025, of 3,127 · read 22 October 2026

One appearance per model per show in New York, every category, by season year. Share = Romanian appearances divided by appearances whose model has a nationality on record. From 2008, the first year with 500 or more New York appearances on record.

Houses in New York that have cast Romanian models

Every show in New York since 2002.

Casting directors in New York who cast the most Romanian models since 2025

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

Counts are runway shows walked in New York 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, “Romanian models at New York Fashion Week”, 22 October 2026, tectova.com/talent/from/romania/new-york.

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