Mica Argañaraz.

Early life

Micaela "Mica" Argañaraz was born on 16 May 1992 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and grew up partly in the Laprida district near Olavarría. Her mother, Gloria Ebbeke, is a photographer, and her father an agricultural producer; her siblings include cinematographer Rafael and fellow model Ximena. Argañaraz studied cinematography before modelling took over.

She was first approached by a scout as a student and initially declined; she was later signed after submitting polaroids to the Buenos Aires agency LO Management.

Runway ascent, 2012–2017

Argañaraz made her runway debut in 2012 at Christopher Kane, with early editorials in Glamour Spain and Elle Italia. Her rise was rapid: a Prada Fall/Winter campaign followed in 2014, and by 2015 she was opening Versace’s Fall/Winter show and walking a total of 61 shows that season. In 2016 she opened and closed Chanel, appeared in a Tom Ford campaign alongside Lady Gaga, and served as the "Chanel Bride" closing that house’s haute couture show — before a 2017 Versace campaign that placed her alongside Gigi Hadid, Vittoria Ceretti and Taylor Hill.

Campaigns and screen work, 2018–2024

A Fendi campaign and her first L’Officiel Argentina cover followed in 2018. Argañaraz has also worked in film, appearing in Lux Æterna in 2019 and the short Saint Laurent – Summer of ’21 the following year. She opened Versace’s Spring/Summer 2021 show, and in 2024 fronted Zara’s Spring lookbook, photographed by Davit Giorgadze.

Recent record, 2025

In 2025, Argañaraz became the face of Saint Laurent’s Spring campaign, shot by David Sims, and fronted Versace’s Fall/Winter 2025 campaign, photographed by Mert & Marcus — notably Donatella Versace’s final collection as the house’s creative director. She also appeared in Khaite’s Spring/Summer 2025 campaign. Across her career she has appeared on the covers of British Vogue, and the Vogue editions of Italy, Brazil, Japan, China, Paris, Germany, Russia and Ukraine, and has been named a Models.com "Industry Icon."