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rulers of the runways
October 5, 2012

Paris Fashion Week’s Top Models: Kel Markey, Julia Nobis, Aymeline Valade, and More

By Alex Rees

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Photo: Imaxtree

Fashion finished its monthlong, jaunty parade in Paris on Wednesday. Didn’t the shows just fly by? No, not really — but we kept up all the same. We studied 62 of the City of Light’s finest runways, and with six opening or closing slots, often-underrated American model Kel Markey proved the most popular walker. A half-dozen models bagged four opening and closing looks each, including Aymeline Valade, Daria Strokous, and Julia Nobis (who booked a bunch of the European shows). Valade went first and last at both Isabel Marant and Paco Rabanne; Strokous featured at Dior, Lanvin, Elie Saab, and Giambattista Valli; and Nobis scored Saint Laurent, Dries Van Noten, and the coveted Double Whammy at Vanessa Bruno. Click through our slideshow to see these shows, and many more models — including Lais Ribeiro, Anja Rubik, and this season’s breakout girl Marine Deleeuw — who got the top spots. You can even reminisce a little about fashion month, if you’d like.

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A. F. Vandevorst Opener: Clarice Vitkauskas Closer: Franzi Mueller See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Akris Opener: Lais Ribeiro Closer: Alana Zimmer See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Alexander McQueen Opener: Vanessa Axente Closer: Sigrid Agren See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Alexis Mabille Opener: Samantha Gradoville Closer: Josefien Rodermans See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Ann Demeulemeester Opener: Nastya Kusakina Closer: Daiane Conterato See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Anne Valerie Hash Opener: Ophelie Rupp Closer: Grace Bol See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Anthony Vaccarello Opener: Anja Rubik Closer: Anja Rubik See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Balenciaga Opener: Kristen Liljegren Closer: Sam Rollinson See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Balmain Opener: Bo Don Closer: Lais Ribeiro See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Barbara Bui Opener: Anna Selezneva Closer: Catherine McNeil See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Cacharel Opener: Antonina Vasylchenko Closer: Juliana Schurig See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Carven Opener: Jac Jagaciak Closer: Elsa Sylvan See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Cedric Charlier Opener: Sigrid Agren Closer: Sigrid Agren See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Celine Opener: Magdalena Jasek Closer: Irene Hiemstra See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Chanel Opener: Kati Nescher Closer: Marte Mei van Haaster See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Chloe Opener: Rosie Tapner Closer: Tilda Lindstam See the Full Collection   Photo: Imaxtree
Christian Dior Opener: Daria Strokous Closer: Alexandra Martynova See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Costume National Opener: Marie Piovesan Closer: Irina Kravchenko See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Damir Doma Opener: Daiane Conterato Closer: Ataui Deng See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Dries van Noten Opener: Kel Markey Closer: Julia Nobis See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Elie Saab Opener: Sigrid Agren Closer: Daria Strokous See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Felipe Oliveira Baptista Opener: Kel Markey Closer: Maja Salomon See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Gareth Pugh Opener: Kayley Chabot Closer: Janice Alida See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Giambattista Valli Opener: Marine Deleeuw Closer: Daria Strokous See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Givenchy Opener: Agnieszka Pulapa Closer: Alexandra Martynova See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Guy Laroche Opener: Frida Gustavsson Closer: Elsa Sylvan See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Haider Ackermann Opener: Irina Kravchenko Closer: Alana Zimmer See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Hermes Opener: Saskia de Brauw Closer: Lina Zhang See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Hussein Chalayan Opener: Alana Zimmer Closer: Gwen Loos See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Isabel Marant Opener: Aymeline Valade Closer: Aymeline Valade See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Issey Miyake Opener: Anastasia Ivanova Closer: Amra Cerkezovic See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac Opener: Anja Cihoric Closer: Magdalena Langrova See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Jean Paul Gaultier Opener: Sessilee Lopez Closer: Amanda Lear See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
John Galliano Opener: Marikka Juhler Closer: Marine Deleeuw See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Junya Watanabe Opener: Carolin Loosen Closer: Courtney Shallcross See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Kenzo Opener: Fei Fei Sun Closer: Kel Markey See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Lanvin Opener: Daria Strokous Closer: Saskia du Brauw See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Loewe Opener: Madga Laguinge Closer: Irina Kravchenko See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Louis Vuitton Opener: Ruby Jean Wilson & Nastya Kusakina Closer: Meng Huang & Janice Alida See the Full Collection Photo: I... Louis Vuitton Opener: Ruby Jean Wilson & Nastya Kusakina Closer: Meng Huang & Janice Alida See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Maison Martin Margiela Opener: Kel Markey Closer: Kel Markey See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Manish Arora Opener: Marike Le Roux Closer: Samantha Gradoville See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Miu Miu Opener: Raquel Zimmermann Closer: Karen Elson See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Mugler Opener: Kel Markey Closer: Lindsey Wixson See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Nicolas Andreas Taralis Opener: Tatiana Krasikova Closer: Henna Lintukangas See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Nina Ricci Opener: Manon Leloup Closer: Manon Leloup See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Paco Rabanne Opener: Aymeline Valade Closer: Aymeline Valade See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Pedro Lourenco Opener: Ashleigh Good Closer: Manon Leloup See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Rick Owens Opener: Anna Martynova Closer: Marte Mei van Haaster See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Rochas Opener: Maja Salomon Closer: Maja Salomon See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Rue du Mail Opener: Nastya Kusakina Closer: Nastya Kusakina See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Saint Laurent Opener: Julia Nobis Closer: Grace Mahary See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Sharon Wauchob Opener: Isis Bataglia Closer: Kristel van Valkenhoef See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Stella McCartney Opener: Joan Smalls Closer: Suvi Koponen See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Tsumori Chisato Opener: Isabella Melo Closer: Anna Martynova See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Valentino Opener: Esther Heesch Closer: Ondria Hardin See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Vanessa Bruno Opener: Julia Nobis Closer: Julia Nobis See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Veronique Branquinho Opener: Codie Young Closer: Nina Vodopivec See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Veronique Leroy Opener: Marine Deleeuw Closer: Marlena Szoka See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Viktor & Rolf Opener: Irina Kravchenko Closer: Caroline Brasch Nielsen See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Vivienne Westwood Opener: Lida Fox Closer: Irina Sharipova See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
Yohji Yamamoto Opener: Sasha Valarino Closer: Nikolett Bogar See the Full Collection Photo: Imaxtree
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