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Somali models at Paris Fashion Week

As of 22 October 2026, 15 Somali models have walked at least one show in Paris since 2002. 7 of them have walked ten or more there. Yasmin Warsame leads with 34 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 15
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 FW02
Latest season on record SS27

Most cast Somali 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

15 models on record in Paris. Showing the first 10 of 15 listed here.

Most cast Somali 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 Yasmin Warsame 34 21 FW02 to SS27 Saint Laurent , Jean Paul Gaultier , Dries Van Noten
2 Abas Abdirazaq 30 9 FW22 to SS27 Louis Vuitton , Amiri , Casablanca
3 Amina Ahmed 26 7 SS24 to SS27 Yohji Yamamoto , Uma Wang , Kiko Kostadinov
4 Ugbad Abdi 22 10 SS19 to FW26 Valentino , Dries Van Noten , Lanvin
5 Jibriil Ollow 20 10 SS22 to FW26 White Mountaineering , LGN Louis Gabriel Nouchi , Namesake
6 Amalia Vairelli 12 9 SS19 to SS24 Marine Serre , Balmain , Ami Alexandre Mattiussi
7 Najib Abdi 10 6 SS19 to SS23 Saint Laurent , Louis Vuitton , Lanvin
8 Mohamed Isse 9 3 SS26 to SS27 Louis Vuitton , Dior Men , Celine
9 Issack Abdi Sadik 8 2 FW23 to SS24 Rick Owens , Feng Chen Wang , Louis Vuitton
10 Muna Mahamed 6 4 FW15 to FW23 Balmain , Ashi Studio , Ronald Van Der Kemp
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Most cast Somali models at Paris Fashion Week, ranks 11 to 15, by shows in Paris since 2002
Rank Model Shows in Paris Seasons Paris span Houses in Paris
11 Farhiya Shire 4 4 FW16 to FW25 Jean Paul Gaultier , Andrew Gn , Marine Serre
12 Mohamed Nuur 4 4 FW24 to SS26 Louis Vuitton , Loewe , Comme des Garcons Homme Plus
13 Fatima Siad 2 1 SS12 Dries Van Noten , Andrew Gn
14 Muscab Abdiwali 2 1 FW26 Louis Vuitton , Kiko Kostadinov
15 Ceval Omar 1 1 SS25 Pressiat

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

Somali models at Paris Fashion Week, season by season

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

Distinct Somali 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

Somali models took 0.32% of Paris runway appearances in Spring/Summer 2027, the latest season on record, from 0.82% in 2005.

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Year Somali Share With nationality Appearances
2005 6 0.82% 728 748
2006 Not on record Not on record 1,072 1,103
2007 1 0.08% 1,200 1,267
2008 2 0.09% 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 2 0.08% 2,444 2,546
2013 2 0.05% 4,020 4,353
2014 1 0.02% 4,799 5,456
2015 1 0.02% 5,352 6,351
2016 1 0.02% 5,626 6,681
2017 1 0.02% 5,874 6,910
2018 1 0.01% 6,878 7,975
2019 14 0.18% 7,635 8,815
2020 16 0.21% 7,551 8,478
2021 5 0.29% 1,701 1,822
2022 8 0.16% 4,888 5,299
2023 29 0.38% 7,729 8,561
2024 30 0.37% 8,077 8,862
2025 25 0.32% 7,757 8,490
2026 26 0.31% 8,336 8,846
2027 (SS27 only) 9 0.32% 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 = Somali appearances divided by appearances whose model has a nationality on record. From 2005, the first year with 500 or more Paris appearances on record.

Somali models new to Paris Fashion Week

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

Somali 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 Mohamed Isse 9 Spring/Summer 2026 Spring/Summer 2026 Louis Vuitton , Dior Men , Celine
2 Muscab Abdiwali 2 Fall/Winter 2026 Fall/Winter 2026 Louis Vuitton , Kiko Kostadinov

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 Somali models

Every show in Paris since 2002.

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

  • Anita Bitton 4 Somali models · 9 appearances · 6 shows
  • Calvin Wilson 3 Somali models · 5 appearances · 3 shows
  • Giulia Massullo 2 Somali models · 3 appearances · 3 shows
  • Piergiorgio Del Moro 2 Somali models · 3 appearances · 3 shows
  • Ania Jozwiak 2 Somali models · 2 appearances · 1 show
  • Timoer Nulens 2 Somali models · 2 appearances · 1 show
  • William Lhoest 2 Somali models · 2 appearances · 1 show
  • Ashley Brokaw 1 Somali model · 2 appearances · 2 shows

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 Somali model at Paris Fashion Week?

Yasmin Warsame, with 34 shows in Paris on public record since 2002, across 21 seasons, as of 22 October 2026.

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

4 Somali 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 Somali models at Paris Fashion Week?

Louis Vuitton leads with 12 documented appearances by 6 Somali models in Paris, followed by Marine Serre and Lanvin.

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

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