20 New Models Who Are Rocking Fashion Week

By Kaleigh Fasanella. Photos: Courtesy.

New York Fashion Week officially commences today, and for fashion devotees, that means embarking on one of our favorite activities: looking for the next big face in modeling. Don't get us wrong: we love seeing familiar names like Kendall Jenner, Joan Smalls, Liu Wen and Cara Delevingne on the runway. But there's no better way to start off NYFW than with an inclusive sneak peak at the fresh cadre of faces poised to dominate fashion season. These stunners go beyond just being beautiful; they're activists, DJs, and body-positive advocates. There's a new wave of multi-hyphenate models taking over NYC, and we highly suggest you memorize their names, stat.

This story originally appeared on Teen Vogue.

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