Kris Grikaite, often referred to in the industry as 'baby Natalia' for her striking resemblance to Natalia Vodianova, hadn't considered modelling two years ago.

The Russian native was signed when she accompanied a photographer friend to Moscow’s Avant agency, which led to Prada casting director Ashley Brokaw immediately booking her as a SS17 show exclusive and catapulting her to catwalk fame. The New York-based 18 year old, who's since opened shows for the Italian brand, now boasts an impressive campaign and catwalk portfolio including Chanel, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Paco Rabanne, Valentino and Céline. Though, like her role model Vodianova, the Omsk-born beauty also aspires to be a driving force for social change and wants 'to see more diversity among models, for both men, women and the LGBTQ+ community'.