Mathilda Gvarliani becomes first Georgian model to walk for Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

Mathilda Gvarliani on Tuesday became the first model from Georgia to walk at the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, debuting on the runway in New York among famed models including Kate Moss, Candice Swanepoel, Adriana Lima and Alessandra Ambrosio.

Gigi and Bella Hadid, Ashley Graham and others also took to the catwalk, with Gvarliani’s appearance coming as she also became the first model from the country to be included in the top 50 of the world by Models.com, an influential fashion news site.

She was also chosen by Chanel, a French luxury fashion house, as the face of a new Chanel fragrance line along with three other models. The roster advertised new scents of Chance, one of the most recognised lines of fragrances from the brand.

Gvarliani also became the first Georgian model to appear on the cover of the Vogue fashion magazine, after the Dutch edition of the international publication revealed its December edition in 2022.