At 17 years old it is hard to believe Peyton Knight has already caused a stir in the fashion world.

The American model was first discovered aged 11 at a local cinema in her hometown of St Louis in Missouri by Elite Model Management. By the time she was 13, Knight decided to switch to IMG Models and had started to feature in publications such as W magazine. It wasn't until she made her catwalk debut for Alexander Wang in 2015, that this rising star's modelling career really started to take off. Knight has since gone on to close Victoria Beckham's spring/summer 2016 show during New York Fashion Week, which has since caused controversy with critics hitting out at Beckham for using 'super skinny models' to showcase her new collection. But despite this, and with more runway shows and campaigns coming up, there is just no stopping this newcomer.

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