Swedish and Pakistani beauty Noor Khan, who has charmed designers with her signature androgyny, started as an in-demand exclusive. Since then, her runway and editorial credits have only skyrocketed, making her one of the industry’s brightest new stars. 

V: How do you think modeling will change moving forward? 

Noor Khan: Though I don’t know exactly how things will progress, I hope that going forward, the industry continues to invest in the character of models. I think it transforms our role from exclusively being physical vessels for art to having more of an impact on the energy of the image.

V: What do you want people to know about modeling that you don’t think they do?

NK: Sometimes the dress is scarier than the shoes when it comes to runway mishaps.

V: What does growth mean to you as a person and as a model?

NK: I think growth in my life, and especially in this career, has been the process of learning to adapt to new environments and conditions whilst preserving my sense of self. For me, finding different anchors I can rely on to ground me when I’m in constant motion is crucial.

This cover story appears in the pages of V161: now available for purchase!

Photography Luigi & Iango

Fashion B. Åkerlund

Creative Director / Editor-in-Chief Stephen Gan

Model Noor Khan (NEXT)

Casting Maxime Valentini (2b Management)

Makeup Tayler Treadwell (Streeters)

Hair Lauren Berrones (Home Agency) 

Manicure Jazz Style (See Management) using CHANEL LE VERNIS

Fashion Market Editor Copelyn Bengel

Styling Support Elanur Erdoğan (Forward Artists)

Producer Louis Guillemain (2b Management)

Cinematographer Santiago Montes

Photo Assistant Francisco Betancourt

Makeup Assistants Chloe Yang, Jack Titcomb

Production Assistants Juliet Lloyd, Angelina Aliano, Maksim Doraev