Four Up-And-Coming Fashion Models To Watch
1/10Janice Seinen
age: 21
hometown: Vancouver, Canada
big break: "My friends always told me I should model, so I took Polaroids of myself and e-mailed them to two agencies in Vancouver. One of them immediately contacted me and said they were interested."
role model: "I look up to Coco Rocha, who's from my hometown. I respect the fact that she doesn't do shots where she is topless or smoking--I don't want to do that stuff either. If we ever met, I feel like we'd hit it off!"
favorite hobby: "I love longboarding, which is basically like riding a superlong skateboard. On a hot summer evening, I'll take my longboard to a park and ride for hours."
Janice wears a THVM shirt, $55. Gerard Yosca necklace, $173. Fallon chain bracelet, $110. The Elder Statesman black-and-white bracelet, $69. Marc by Marc Jacobs watch, $175. Etten Eller metal pearl bracelet, $190.
Photo: Fairchild Archive2/10Janice Seinen
Céline Runway.
3/10Nyasha Matonhodze
age: 16
hometown: Northampton, England
big break: "I won the U.K. Elite Model Look 2009 contest. They had to call my name twice, because I didn't believe it! It was so surreal."
runway ritual: "There's a lot of pressure when doing a show, so before I walk out there, I always pray and remind myself that I've been put in that moment for a reason. When I did Louis Vuitton last year, I was so excited that everything was a blur!"
self-esteem tip: "Whenever I didn't get a job, I used to think, What's wrong with me? But I've learned that it's not because I'm not good enough; they're just going for a different look. Remembering that modeling is a business helps me keep confident."
4/10So Young Kang
age: 24
hometown: Seoul, Korea
big break: "I made my runway debut in the fall 2010 Chanel couture show in Paris. I first met Karl Lagerfeld at a fitting, and it was like meeting a movie star!"
body-image tip: "I used to be extremely self-conscious about being so much taller than all the girls in my school—it really stressed me out. But once I started modeling and my height became a part of my job, I finally got over it."
grounding philosophy: "No matter how big and famous you are, you can't produce a great shoot alone--it takes teamwork."
Photo: Fairchild Archive5/10Nyasha Matonhodze
Jonathan Saunders Runway.
Photo: Fairchild Archive6/10So Young Kang
Chanel Runway.
7/10Nyasha Matonhodze
In Teen Vogue, March 2011
8/10So Young Kang
In Vogue, February 2011
9/10Kat Hessen
age: 20
hometown: Harstad, Norway
big break: "I was scouted by an agent when I was in London on a college trip. I assumed he was joking, because I was very awkward and had massive camera fright."
healthy habits: "I've been a vegan for almost two years. When I started eating better, my stomach problems, bad skin, and achiness all went away. I also found that I could run a lot faster and longer without getting tired."
favorite hobby: "Reading! I used to work in a bookstore—I loved it. I usually bring a book with me when I go to a casting. I just finished Mrs. Dalloway and am in the middle of 1984. My favorite author is John Steinbeck."
Photo: Fairchild Archive10/10Kat Hessen
Marc Jacobs Runway.
