Bienvenue, Tout le monde! France is the country of art de vivre and is a popular hub of french movies and high-end luxurious fashion. Brands like Dior, YSL, and Coco Chanel are big names in the fashion industry that have their origin in a romantic country, France. Thanks to flawless french models who have always shone in the outfits of these opulent brands.
Additionally, almost every other french beauty modeling on the ramp walk has set international standards. Besides catwalking in Paris Fashion Week or New York Fashion Week, they also have entered the global fashion world. Like the world-renowned London Fashion Week!
In this article, I have covered my personal 14 favorite models, who are not only french but look absolutely gorgeous. Some of them have moving stories and inspirational narratives. However, the common point in all of them is that these french models have left indelible imprints in the world.
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Céline Bouly
The platinum blonde petite french model, Céline, has blue eyes and a height of 5′ 11″. A star model in the making, Bouly first walked the ramp for the show Chloé’s Spring ’16 show, and since then, she has only brought the best of her talent.
Fashion brands like Miu Miu, Prada, J.W. Anderson, and Saint Laurent Ad Campaign have made Céline one of the faces to showcase their exquisite designs. Moreover, the ravishing and different-from-the-league model has been signed by many international modeling agencies like Sight Management Studio, Women Management Milano, Supreme Management Paris, Leaf_mgmt, and more.
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Pauline Hoarau
Winner of the Elite Model Look conquest in Réunion in the year 2011, went up to sign a contract with its management agency too. The belle french model has been featured in all the remarkable international covers like Elle, Amica, CR Fashion Book, Crash Magazine, Glass Magazine, and Harper’s Bazaar.
The list of names is just half of them, as this global model has earned recognition like never before. Besides being the mother, Pauline is regarded as one of the busiest models who has been associated with upscale marques like Victoria’s Secret, Valentino, Chanel, and Dolce & Gabanna.
Overall, the Yoga-enthusiast, Pauline, looks cute, but her strengths also include looking ravishing if need be.
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Thylane Blondeau
Thylane Léna-Rose Loubry Blondeau began modeling at a very young age. A talented child of even more talented parents, Patrick Blondeau and Véronika Loubry, first walked at the age of 4 for Jean Paul Gaultier.
Moreover, Thylane did not stop there and continued to model for famous brands like Dolce & Gabbana, babylos, and L’Oréal. After her starry foraying into the world of fashion, Thylane founded her own clothing line named Heaven May. Following in the year 2018, the beautiful model bagged first place in the annual “Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2018”.
Although her short height of 5’6″ does not really support her, Blondeau has broken all the barriers and proved to be the best in the industry.
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Ophelie Guillermand
The brown head and-eyed french nationality model was hunted in her home country to make her pursue her modeling career in New York. Her passion for walking the ramp transpired to her family members that today, baby brother Corentin also is in the industry.
Not just on the covers of prestigious magazines covers like Vogue, Numero, Harper’s Bazaar, and Elle, Ophelie graced her presence for high fashion advertisements for brands like Prada, Tommy Hilfiger, Fendi, Chanel, Bobbi Brown, Laura Mercier, and more.
Working for famous photographers like Steven Meisel, Peter Lindbergh, Patrick, and Demarchelier is like a dream come true for any model. Guillermand is one of them.
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Aya Jones
From appearing for fashion week parties, Aya was born into a family that owned a restaurant. Having totally different interests, Jones practiced ballet, modern jazz, and hip-hop. It would not be wrong to say that modeling came chasing her. It was for a very big fashion brand named Prada in the Spring/Summer 2015 Milan Fashion Week that she first debuted in the modeling industry.
After causing a sensation by walking for Gucci, Valentino, and McQueen and gracing the covers of Vogue, Aya faced a setback in the year 2017 because of a jet ski accident in Thailand. After a year of recovery, Aya came back strong and did an ad shoot for Mango.
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Karly Loyce
Looking at Karly’s life today, it may seem more like a fairytale. However, things were very different for this french model. Loyce was scouted right after college and was nervous initially to start. Luckily, it was like the ramp was meant for her, as all the inhibitions flew off when she debuted at Céline’s Fall 2015 show.
Alexander McQueen, Rochas, Stella McCartney, and Chanel are some of the ateliers that Karly earned. Belonging to a different race, she set an example and paved the way for other women from the same race to shine.
Having a Jolie face and smart mind, Loyce has proved to be one of the top-listed and high in demand french models.
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Camille Hurel
Hunted by Women Management, Camille Hurel was a part of the Elite Model Look contest. In the year 2015, the ravishing beauty debuted her modeling career by walking for the very luxurious fashion brand Givenchy.
Moreover, it is actually her versatility and elegant demeanor that add a lot of character to her personality and career as a model. Be it posing for jewelry to showcasing branded attires, Hurel seamlessly fits into everything. For instance, Versace, Alberta Ferretti, Dior, Valentino, Fendi, and Chanel are some fashion houses to rope the french Camille to walk the ramp.
Following the year 2018, the ever-gorgeous Camille appeared on the “Hot List.” She took off in the year 2014, and since then, the graph of her modeling career has continued to rise.
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Louise Follain
The Birking Bangs french model, who flaunts glowing skin and has a simple yet chouette sense of fashion, lives a different lifestyle from that of the glamour world. Some of her popular works include posing for Combo Magazine, Prada S/S 20 Resort Digital Campaign, Carnet de voyage by Louise Follain, All About Spring 2019: Made in France Issue Covers, Garnier Fructis: Super Fruits Campaign, L’interdit, etc.
Although a Francaise, Louise holds a special adoration for fashion, music, traveling, and London too. Moreover, she is the founder of Combo Magazine and is signed with many model management companies like Viva Model Management, Ford Models, and Vision Los Angeles.
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Cindy Bruna
When the world conspires to choose a path from what you planned, this is exactly what happened with Cindy Bruna. Unlike so many french models who chose the modeling career as their choice, Cindy had chartered accountancy in mind.
Eventually, when she accepted the offer to go to Paris for a photoshoot, and then learned all the basic of the field of modeling. In the year 2012, after signing up with Metropolitan Management and Wilhelmina Models, Cindy got an opportunity to walk for Alaïa, Elie Saab, and Calvin Klein.
After this year, strings of brands and fashion shows fell into her kitty. Who could have thought that a girl who had different plans for life would end up being the world’s one of the most famous french models? Currently, Cindy is the ambassador of Solidarité Femmes and is included on the Forbes list of 30 under 30.
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Camille Rowe-Bel
In the year 2008, while Camille Rowe was still studying, she got the opportunity to become the face of a luxury fashion house, Chloé. Her looks and personality helped her reach the covers of world-renowned magazines like Vogue Paris, Marie Claire Italia, Madame Figaro, Vogue Italia, Vogue España, and Elle France.
Camille did not stop at modeling projects; she was a part of many films and music videos. For example, Our Day Will Come, Rock’n Roll, I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere, The Deep House, and more.
Moreover, the blue-green eye-colored actress-model has signed with various model management agencies like The Society Management (New York), The Lab (Milan), View Management (Barcelona), Modelwerk (Hamburg), Be Model Management (Brussels), etc.
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Eva Green
Not just the daughter of legendary actress Marlène Jobert, Eva Green is a top french model cum actress mainly known for her role in the movie Queen of Jerusalem. As one of the very popular french models and actresses, Green has graced the endorsements campaigns of various brands.
Some of them are Montblanc, Emporio Armani, Lancome, Christian Dior, Breil, Heineken, and more. Besides rocking in the world of modeling and acting, Eva is quite nerdy and adores art, and is fond of going to museums.
Additionally, some of the other recreational things she is a fan of are cooking, art collection, and writing songs. These Loisirs make her different from the rest of the models from France. London’s Weber Academy of Dramatic Art pass out has a lot more to achieve than she already has.
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Constance Jablonski
The moment Constance laid her heeled foot on the runway, it was like stardom was written all over her professional career in modeling. Not to miss that, Jablonski is one of the youngest french models to sign a multi-million dollar cosmetic contract with Estee Lauder.
This is just one of the many laurels that have garnered her so much recognition. The high-end opulent brands Constance has walked or collaborated with are Givenchy, Burberry, Dior, Thakoon, and more.
In just very few years, the model has been able to make herself the icon of youthful beauty, charms, elegance, and magnetic personality. Additionally, Constance opened a non-alcoholic beverage brand, French Bloom, with her close friend, Maggie.
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Vanessa Paradis
The presence of child stars in the current period. However, one of the first child-star ever was Vanessa Paradis. Vanessa first exploded onto the scene at the age of just 14 when her single, Joe le taxi, topped the charts. Since then, Vanessa has not limited herself to just music.
Vanessa has also established herself as one of the best models and actresses. This french singer-turned-actress has starred in movies such as Girl on the Bridge, My Angel, and Heartbreakers, among more. Vanessa’s successful modeling career has got her endorsements for brands such as Chanel, H&M, and many more.
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Tina Kunakey
French models and fashion have an old connection. Tina Kunakey is another beautiful chapter of this connection. This beautiful Morroco-born French model has recently set the ramps on fire. Just after finishing high school, Tina moved to Madrid to sign up with Mad Models Management modeling agency.
Since then, Tina has made appearances in many music videos and TV shows as well. Etam Live Show, Trust As Bargirl, and Festival di Sanremo are some TV shows that she has appeared on. As a popular model, Tina has graced the cover of many fashion magazines, such as ELLE, and Harper Bazaar, among others.
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