Mumbai
Lakmé Fashion Week
India · 19–22 March 2026
Watch · lens 03 / Rising board
A source-linked watchlist for models with credible work and visual or editorial potential who have not yet earned a numbered Global 50 position.
Beauty alone is not enough. The desk looks for real portfolio, runway, editorial, campaign or agency evidence and tracks whether attention becomes sustained mainstream momentum. Nobody pays to appear.
Global 50 threshold
86 established candidates meet the five-year visibility window but sit below the hard 50-place cutoff. They keep an Index Rating. They are unnumbered and reassessed with every recalculation.
Duckie Thot Unnumbered · Australia · Editorial pillars · Medium confidence · evidence reviewed Africa / Beauty · Runway 84.5 Index rating
Paloma Elsesser Unnumbered · United States · Editorial pillars · Medium confidence · evidence reviewed North America / Editorial · Advocacy 84.2 Index rating
Fei Fei Sun Unnumbered · China · Editorial pillars · High confidence · evidence reviewed Asia / Runway · Editorial 81.9 Index rating
Martha Hunt Unnumbered · United States · Editorial pillars · Medium confidence · evidence reviewed North America / Campaigns · Runway 78.8 Index rating
Caroline Trentini Unnumbered · Brazil · Editorial pillars · Medium confidence · evidence reviewed Latin America / Editorial · Campaigns 78.8 Index rating
Nyakim Gatwech Unnumbered · United States · Editorial pillars · Medium confidence · evidence reviewed Africa / Beauty · Cultural 78.8 Index rating
Hye-rim Park Unnumbered · South Korea · Editorial pillars · Medium confidence · evidence reviewed Asia / Runway · Editorial 78.8 Index rating
Raquel Zimmermann Unnumbered · Brazil · Editorial pillars · Medium confidence · evidence reviewed Latin America / Campaigns · Editorial 63.2 Index rating
03 / The emerging circuit
From Lagos to New Delhi, the weeks and shows that rarely lead a Vogue homepage — and consistently produce the faces and brands that do a season later.
Lakmé Fashion Week
India · 19–22 March 2026
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tbilisi
Georgia · 7–10 May 2026
amfAR Gala Cannes
France · 21 May 2026
Miami Swim Week
United States · 28–31 May 2026
Berlin Fashion Week
Germany · 30 June–3 July 2026
India Couture Week
India · late July 2026
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid
Spain · September 2026
Arab Fashion Week
United Arab Emirates · October 2026
São Paulo Fashion Week
Brazil · 14–18 October 2026
Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
United States · October 2026
South African Fashion Week
South Africa · October 2026
Jakarta Fashion Week
Indonesia · 26 October–1 November 2026
Lagos Fashion Week
Nigeria · 28 October–1 November 2026
Dakar Fashion Week
Senegal · 1–6 December 2026
See the full calendar on Fashion Weeks ↗
Open call
Agencies, designers, and casting directors can put an emerging face or label in front of our desk. Submissions are read editorially — being featured is never for sale.
Submit to the desk ↗Curated by The Cast Index desk · Updated 13.08.26