Who Will Sweep Up at The Spring/Summer 07 Shows?

..it’s that time of year again…

(1) Anna Mariya Urajevskaya/IMG, (2) Darla Baker/ELITE, (3) Lonneke Engel/IMG, (4) Flavia Lucini/IMG, (5) Eva Helene Skarvig/IMG, (6) Holly Hayden/IMG, (7) Du Juan/IMG, (8) Suzanna Diaz/Women, (9) Tayla Collins/NYMM, (10) Coco Rocha/ELITE, (11) Daiane Conterato/Supreme, (12) Julie Mordeovets/DNA, (13) Rachel Alexander/Supreme, (14) Agyness Deyn/DNA, (15) Johanna Jonsson/ELITE, (16) Sophie Vlaming/DNA
pics from style.com, select models, women models, kittenmag.com, smg model management,models.com, viva paris, O2W and modelwire. Big ups for tFSer Pashen’ka for making me the collage!

My Top Picks
-Anna Mariya Urajevskaya (01). Having already scooped up covers for Vogue Italia and Russian Harpers Bazaar and landing the FW 06 Blumarine campaign with Hilary Rhoda, Anna Mariya is on a roll. She debuted on the runway at Prada’s FW 06 show, where she opened. Compared to Sasha Pivovarova, whose stocks skyrocketed after starring in both Prada’s SS 06 and FW 06 compaigns, Anna-Mariya’s look is more soft and “accessible” but definitely haute. Keep your eye on this girl.

-Du Juan (07). A former ballet dancer and Chinese beauty queen, Du Juan’s soft, yet intriguing, chameleon-like look proves she can carry both commercial and high fashion campaigns (she’s currently starring in FW 06 ads for Yves Saint Laurent, Louis Vuitton and Roberto Cavalli as well as a in a campaign for mass-market clothing brand, The Gap). This September Du will surely strut down on a runway near you.

-Suzanne Diaz (08). Young American Suzanne Diaz’s cool, earthy, yet intellectual look has scored her several blue-chip bookings, including a photo spread with Steven Meisel in Vogue Italia. With her dazzling bone structure and rare prescense, designers from Manchester to Milan are probably lining up to have Suzanne walk in their show.

-Tayla Collins (09). A classic beauty evocative of a young Jean Harlow, New York Model Management’s It Girl, Tayla Collins is poised to pop up on all the major designers runways this fall. After being plucked from her small Georgia town to star in the Jil Sander FW 06 campaign, Tayla has jumped to number #22 on the MODELS.COM Top 50 Female Models list and secured her place as one of Meisel’s new favorites. Her career is heating up, but Tayla is managing to stay effortlessly cool.

-Darla Baker (02). At an elegant 5 foot 9 and a half inch stature, Portland, Oregon-born Darla Baker is bound to become fashion’s darling (haha, yes, I could not resist putting that in). Darla made her rounds during the Spring 2006 Haute Couture and has appearedd recently in magazines such as Numero and Nylon. Described as kind and mature by those who know her, expect to see this timeless beauty on multiple catwalks sometime soon.

-Eva Helene Skarvig (05). Heralded as “another treat from Denmark”, 17 year old Eva Helene has a unique look that’s getting plently of attention from designers all around the globe. Since participating in the Ford Supermodel of the World competition in 2005, she has appeared on the cover Eurowoman, a popular Danish magazine, as well as Dazed & Confused, Vogue UK and Teen Vogue. Fall fashion show casting directors are bound to fall victim to Eva Helene’s cute charm.

-Johanna Jonsson (15). Things are looking sweet for 14 year old Swede, Johanna Jonsson. Since popping up onto the scene at Chloe’s FW 06 show, Johanna has made quite a splash. She walked at Chanel’s Fall Couture, quite a feat considering this was her first show season. She’s super cute right now, but in a few years she’ll be a stunner, so watch out for Johanna Jonsson.

*Coco Rocha is going to have a great season but I think she’s gross so she’s not on my list.