'In some ways, I wish I could have pushed it off a year or two. I'm a lot more concerned about her driving by herself than her entering the world of modeling,' Cindy said. 'My daughter just got her driver's license. When asked about Kaia modeling at such a young age, Cindy told the Associated Press that she was more concerned about Kaia hitting the road than hitting the runway. Fast-forward to the beginning of 2018, and Kaia has donned everything from Tom Ford and Alexander Wang in New York to Chanel in Paris and Fendi in Milan, and her career is only just getting started. The daughter of icon Cindy Crawford, Kaia made her runway debut in the Raf Simons Calvin Klein Spring/Summer 2018 show just four days after her 16th birthday. Gisele Fox, now 17, was just 16 when she breezed down runways for Prada, Calvin Klein, Dior, and Hermès, and she's poised to be a runway regular.Īt 16, Kaia Gerber's supermodel status is on the rise. Scouted at the age of 12, she was opening shows for Dries Van Noten and Versus Versace while walking in 24 shows for the Spring/Summer 2018 season by the age of 16. Last year was a breakout year for British teenager Hannah Motler (pictured above).

The fashion industry has long been unabashed about its preference for young, fresh faces, especially on the runways of New York, Paris, London, and Milan, but with models strutting down catwalks at the age of 16 and ending their careers (or having their careers ended for them) by 28, has the industry gone too far when it comes to young models on the runway? If you are a model, you'd be lucky if you make it to your 30th birthday before hanging up the heels and saying so long to the runway.

In the United States, the average American can expect to retire from the workforce by the age of 63.

Teenager models