Binx Walton

Early life

Leona Anastasia "Binx" Walton — nicknamed by her brothers after a Star Wars character — was born on 24 April 1996 in Los Angeles County, California, and moved to Hawaii as an infant before settling in Knoxville, Tennessee at age six; her heritage includes African American, Irish, Dutch, German, Indian and East Asian ancestry. She was spotted by a modelling scout at a swimming pool in Tennessee at around age nine; the family followed up roughly three years later, and she signed with Next Model Management in 2012 at 17, relocating to New York.

Breakthrough, 2013–2014

Walton made her catwalk debut as an exclusive booking for Marc Jacobs’s Autumn/Winter 2013 show at 16. Her true breakthrough came the following season, with a Céline campaign opposite Daria Werbowy for Spring/Summer 2014 — the moment most closely associated with her rise. She joined the Business of Fashion 500 list under "Models & Muses" the same year.

Building a runway record, 2015–2019

Walton’s campaign work has included Chanel, Balmain, Coach, Michael Kors, Zara, Proenza Schouler, Calvin Klein, Dior and Fendi, and her runway record spans more than 50 houses, including Alexander McQueen, Valentino, Prada, Gucci and Louis Vuitton; in the Spring/Summer 2016 season alone she walked 37 shows. Her editorial work includes British and French Vogue, Another Magazine, LOVE, i-D, Dazed and W Magazine, frequently with photographers Tim Walker, David Sims and Willy Vanderperre, and she designed a shoe collaboration with Superga. In November 2019 she was named a Models.com "Industry Icon."

Recent record, 2024–2025

Walton walked Saint Laurent’s Fall/Winter 2024–25 and Spring/Summer 2025 shows at Paris Fashion Week, alongside Coach’s Fall/Winter 2024 show. She was photographed by Tyler Mitchell for W Magazine’s October 2024 issue and featured in Chloé’s "Old Aristocracy" portrait series, styled by Inez and Vinoodh, in 2025. She is represented by Next Model Management across its New York, Paris, Milan, London and Los Angeles offices.

Why is Binx Walton ranked #36?

• Chanel, Prada and major international editorial work.
• Eligibility reviewed against work and public visibility in the 2021–2026 window; booking-level citations are maintained in the linked industry and biographical records.

Confidence: Editorial pillars · Medium confidence · evidence reviewed. Scores may change when a source is corrected or new work enters the current window.

Where Binx sits.