Current index status
#88 in the live index.
The rating reflects current verified work and prestige weighting. It is an editorial assessment, not a judgement of personal worth.
Index Rating · Medium confidence · evidence reviewed
78.8
- Runway · 40%
- 74
- Campaigns · 30%
- 82
- Editorial · 20%
- 81
- Cultural aura · 10%
- 84
01 / Why they matter
What Hye-rim is known for.
Balenciaga and major international runway work
02 / Career record
Early life
Park Hye-rim, known professionally as Hye-rim Park, was born on 17 January 1985 in Seoul, South Korea, and immigrated to Salt Lake City, Utah, as a teenager. She was discovered at an open casting call in 2004 while attending the University of Utah.
03 / Career record
A breakthrough at Prada, 2005
Park was shot by Steven Meisel for Italian Vogue ahead of the Fall 2005 shows, and made her runway debut that season, walking for Marc Jacobs and Anna Sui in New York before being cast by Miuccia Prada and casting director Russell Marsh for the Prada and Miu Miu shows in Milan — becoming the first non-white model to walk for Prada since Naomi Campbell in 1997, and the first Asian model ever to do so. Vogue named her one of its top 10 models of the year in 2005.
04 / Career record
Continued runway work
In 2011, Park became the first ethnic Asian model to walk for Balmain and Isabel Marant during Paris Fashion Week, adding to a campaign record that includes Roberto Cavalli, Dolce & Gabbana, H&M, M.A.C. Cosmetics, Tiffany & Co. and MaxMara, working with photographers including Steven Meisel, Mario Testino and Annie Leibovitz. She is represented by The Model CoOp in New York and VIVA Model Management in Paris.
05 / At a glance
Quick facts.
- —Born Park Hye-rim, 17 January 1985, in Seoul, South Korea; immigrated to Salt Lake City, Utah, as a teenager
- —Discovered at an open casting call in 2004 while attending the University of Utah
- —Shot by Steven Meisel for Italian Vogue ahead of her Fall 2005 runway debut
- —Became the first non-white model to walk for Prada since Naomi Campbell in 1997, and the first Asian model ever to do so
- —Named one of Vogue’s top 10 models of the year in 2005
- —Became the first ethnic Asian model to walk for Balmain and Isabel Marant during Paris Fashion Week, in 2011
06 / Current index evidence
Why is Hye-rim Park ranked #88?
- Balenciaga and major international runway 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: Medium confidence · evidence reviewed. Scores may change when a source is corrected or new work enters the current window.
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