Thylane Blondeau, the French model once dubbed the “most beautiful girl in the world” after a childhood Vogue feature, drew fresh attention at age 24 as cameras captured her arriving at the Miu Miu show during Paris Fashion Week, where she posed briefly outside the Palais d’Iéna in a brown wool suit over a cream V-neck knit and stilettos. The sighting prompted a new round of commentary about her appearance and career longevity, and a parallel wave of speculation that she moved to address on social media, denying that she has undergone cosmetic procedures and insisting her face has simply matured with time. Coverage of the outing, which came two decades after she first appeared on couture runways as a child, emphasized that she remains signed to major agencies and continues to front campaigns while building consumer brands of her own.
The Paris appearance served as a reminder of the unusual arc that has shaped Blondeau’s public life. Born on 5 April 2001 in Aix-en-Provence to former professional footballer Patrick Blondeau and television presenter Véronika Loubry, she was scouted in early childhood and walked in a Jean Paul Gaultier show at four. A widely discussed Vogue Paris supplement spread at age 10 brought international notice and criticism in equal measure for its adult styling of a child; from there she moved into mainstream editorial and runway work, signing with IMG Models as a teenager and working with houses including Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, Prada and L’Oréal. She has described that early notoriety as something she was too young to fully process. “When you’re small, you don’t really pay attention,” she said in a reminiscence quoted in later profiles. “People are like, ‘you know, you’re the most beautiful girl in the world,’ and you’re like, ‘I’m not, I’m just playing with my iPad.’ Even today, people are like, ‘you are the most beautiful girl,’ and I’m like, ‘no, I’m still not; I’m just a human being, a teenager.’”
Photographs from the latest Paris Fashion Week showed her with minimal makeup and loose hair, an aesthetic consistent with the softer image she has adopted for recent brand work. Outside commentary again questioned whether her looks had been surgically altered; Blondeau responded in Instagram stories, according to multiple outlets that viewed them, to say she has not “had work done,” and to express frustration with the cycle of scrutiny that has followed her from adolescence into her twenties. The denial comes amid a broader conversation about how early fame and social media magnify pressure on young models. Blondeau has tended not to engage at length with the debate, but on this occasion chose to answer directly and then shift focus back to professional milestones.
In parallel with runway and editorial assignments, she has moved into entrepreneurship. In 2018 she launched a direct-to-consumer apparel label, Heaven May, positioned around casual pieces and staples; the line debuted online and expanded with help from French fashion operators experienced in digital-native brands. More recently she introduced ENALYHT, a hair-care label whose name inverts her own, rolling out shampoos, oils and masks through social channels and a dedicated e-commerce site. Regular posts on her personal and brand accounts have trailed new products and seasonal edits, positioning the venture as a complementary income stream alongside modeling.