Quick answer
Who is Malika Louback?
Malika Louback (born 18 February 1995) is a Djiboutian fashion model. Tracked for Saint Laurent and major international runway work. Malika Louback is ranked #20 on The Cast Index Global 50, with an Index Rating of 89.1 out of 100 in the 5 October 2026 snapshot.
At a glance
How old is Malika Louback?
Malika Louback was born on 18 February 1995, which makes Malika 31 as of 5 October 2026.
- Born
- 18 February 1995 (age 31)
- Nationality
- Djibouti
- Disciplines
- Runway, Editorial
- Cast Index status
- #20 · 89.1 / 100
Birth date, birthplace and height from Wikidata (Q111083797), retrieved . Agencies from the listed sources. Profile updated .
The perspective
What is Malika Louback known for?
Saint Laurent and major international runway work
The published assessment
Where does Malika Louback rank on the Global 50?
Malika Louback is ranked #20 on The Cast Index Global 50, with an Index Rating of 89.1 out of 100 in the 5 October 2026 snapshot.
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
89.1
- Runway · 40%
- 86
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86 / 100 - Campaigns · 30%
- 92
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92 / 100 - Editorial · 20%
- 90
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90 / 100 - Cultural aura · 10%
- 91
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91 / 100
Evidence behind the assessment
- Saint Laurent 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 Malika Louback walked?
No show-by-show walks for Malika Louback 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
Malika Louback-Mohamed was born in Djibouti to mother Moumina Houmed Hassan, who has served as Djibouti’s Minister for Women and the Family since 2016, and a father who worked as an engineer; she has two sisters, both based in France. Before modelling, Louback pursued an unusually technical education in Lyon, completing a university technology diploma in industrial and maintenance engineering, a bachelor’s degree in physics, and a materials-science engineering degree over six years from 2013. In February 2019 she co-authored a peer-reviewed paper on cellulose nanofiber-reinforced chitosan hydrogel composites for intervertebral disc repair, published in the journal Biomimetics.
She entered modelling directly after finishing her studies, cold-emailing IMG Models through the agency’s website and signing in September 2019.
Runway debut and a historic cover, 2020
Louback’s runway debut season came in Spring/Summer 2020, walking for Jil Sander in Milan and Yves Saint Laurent, Chanel and Hermès in Paris. In September 2020 she landed her first magazine cover, for Vogue Paris — reportedly the first appearance by a Djiboutian woman on that cover.
Recognition and campaign work, 2021–2023
Louback became the face of Loro Piana in 2021 and appeared on the cover of Vogue Japan that September; she was nominated for Breakout Star at the 2020 Models.com Industry Awards and shortlisted for Model of the Year in 2021. Cover credits continued with Vogue France and Numéro in 2022, alongside a V Magazine feature, and an Elle France cover in September 2023.
Recent record, 2024–2025
In April 2024, Louback appeared on the cover of Vogue Adria, shot by Vitali Gelwich, and walked Courrèges’s Fall/Winter 2024 show at Paris Fashion Week; she also took part in Hermès’s Resort 2025 presentation. That August she became a face of Chloé’s L’Eau de Parfum Intense campaign, photographed by Zoë Ghertner alongside Arizona Muse and He Cong, a campaign that continued into 2025 alongside a D La Repubblica cover shot by Sharna Osborne that February.
At a glance
Quick facts.
- Born in Djibouti; her mother, Moumina Houmed Hassan, has served as Djibouti’s Minister for Women and the Family since 2016
- Completed three engineering and physics degrees in Lyon before modelling, including a materials-science degree, and co-authored a peer-reviewed 2019 paper on cellulose nanofiber hydrogel composites
- Signed with IMG Models in September 2019 after cold-emailing the agency directly
- Her September 2020 Vogue Paris cover is reported to be the first appearance by a Djiboutian woman on that cover
- Became the face of Loro Piana in 2021 and was shortlisted for Models.com’s Model of the Year the same year
- Fronted Chloé’s L’Eau de Parfum Intense campaign from August 2024, alongside Arizona Muse and He Cong
