# Hejia Li

> Chinese model who became one of the most-booked runway faces of 2025 and 2026. FashionUnited counted 70 shows for her in 2025, and Premier Model Management reported her as the most-booked model of the Fall/Winter 2026 season, with 35 shows.

- Canonical: https://thecastindex.com/rising/hejia-li
- Status: Emerging · Talent Watch (unnumbered)
- Nationality: China
- Specialty: Runway / campaigns
- Agency: The Industry · New York; Ford Models · Paris; Brave Model Management · Milan; Premier Model Management · London; esee model management · Shanghai
- Source: https://models.com/models/hejia-li
- Editor: Kaiser Khan
- Sources reviewed: 2026-09-25

## Why she is on the watch

Few models matched her booking volume across the last two seasons. Her Fall/Winter 2026 run began in New York and closed in Paris, taking in New York sportswear, Milan’s Fendi and the major Paris houses in a single month.

## Selected milestones

- 2025-12-24 — [70 runway shows in 2025, among the highest totals in FashionUnited’s year-end count](https://fashionunited.com/news/fashion/top-10-female-runway-models-2026-bhavitha-mandava-and-more/2025122469776)
- 2026-04-01 — [Most-booked model of the Fall/Winter 2026 season: 35 shows, from Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein in New York to Dior, Chanel and Louis Vuitton in Paris](https://www.premiermodelmanagement.com/blog/industry-news/2505-a-season-of-impact-aw26-most-walked-top-newcomers-and-more/)

## Sources

- [Models.com profile and work history](https://models.com/models/hejia-li)
- [Premier Model Management — AW26 most walked, 1 April 2026](https://www.premiermodelmanagement.com/blog/industry-news/2505-a-season-of-impact-aw26-most-walked-top-newcomers-and-more/)
- [FashionUnited — top 10 female runway models 2026](https://fashionunited.com/news/fashion/top-10-female-runway-models-2026-bhavitha-mandava-and-more/2025122469776)