Quick answer
Who is Hye-rim Park?
Hye-rim Park (born 17 January 1985 in Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean model. Tracked for Balenciaga and major international runway work. Hye-rim Park is followed on Global Watch, outside the numbered Global 50.
At a glance
How old and how tall is Hye-rim Park?
Hye-rim Park was born on 17 January 1985 in Seoul, South Korea, which makes Hye-rim 41 as of 5 October 2026. Hye-rim Park’s recorded height is 180 cm (5 ft 11 in), according to Wikidata. Agency measurements can differ slightly.
- Born
- 17 January 1985 (age 41)
- Birthplace
- Seoul, South Korea
- Height
- 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Disciplines
- Runway, Editorial
- Cast Index status
- Global Watch (unnumbered)
Birth date, birthplace and height from Wikidata (Q484566), retrieved . Agencies from the listed sources. Profile updated .
The perspective
What is Hye-rim Park known for?
Balenciaga and major international runway work
The published assessment
Is Hye-rim Park on the Global 50?
Hye-rim Park is followed on Global Watch, outside the numbered Global 50.
Each pillar reflects an editorial assessment of the published record. The weighted rating belongs to the snapshot.
Index Rating · Editorial pillars · Medium confidence · evidence reviewed
78.8
- Runway · 40%
- 74
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74 / 100 - Campaigns · 30%
- 82
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82 / 100 - Editorial · 20%
- 81
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81 / 100 - Cultural aura · 10%
- 84
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84 / 100
Evidence behind the assessment
- 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.
New work and corrections can change the assessment. A profile’s confidence label describes the depth of its source review.
Sources to explore
The runway record
Which shows has Hye-rim Park walked?
No show-by-show walks for Hye-rim Park are on the Cast Index ledger yet; the sources above give the career record.
A source-linked selection across seasons, rather than a complete booking history. Open the source for the original record.
A show-by-show record has not yet been added. The source links above provide the available career context.
Career & background
The story so far.
Biography last reviewed .
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.
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.
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.
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
