Xenye: The London Model Balancing High Fashion and High Finance - Featured in VOGUE, Grazia, Elle & more

London’s fashion landscape is home to a rising force whose journey blends elegance, intellect and global ambition. Xenye, a London based model originally from Johannesburg, South Africa, is quickly becoming one of the industry’s most compelling new faces. With recent features in VOGUE, ELLE, GRAZIA, Marie Claire, and international fashion publications, she is stepping into the spotlight with both confidence and purpose.

Her story is rooted in duality. While building her career in fashion, she has simultaneously established herself in the world of finance, working in investment banking as a Sales Strategist within Sales and Trading. Her academic excellence placed her in the top 15% of achievers at university and earned her induction into the Golden Key International Honour Society. She has carved out a path in a historically male dominated field without ever dimming her femininity or her love of creative expression.

Fashion, however, has always been a part of her life. She began modelling at just six years old with Figures Models SA where she first learned confidence through performance. By sixteen, she had completed the teacher’s diploma and taught younger students on weekends. At seventeen, she travelled to New York to model with Emanuel Models, a step that won media attention, including a Sunday Times feature that led to being scouted for Miss South Africa. In pageantry, she placed Top 20 in Miss South Africa, won Miss Mamelodi Sundowns Western Cape, and became First Runner Up nationally.

Her recent runway work includes walking for House of Rina during Milan Fashion Days and Paris Fashion Days in 2025. Her performances were captured by international media outlets, including Vogue Ukraine, Vogue Italy digital platforms, ELLE Lithuania, and leading European fashion newsrooms.

Today, Xenye is expanding her presence with Paris Runway Official and aims to immerse herself further in the global fashion community. Her goals include growing her media presence, building strong designer relationships, attending and walking in major fashion weeks, and deepening her influence across the fashion and creative spaces.

Beyond fashion and finance, she is passionate about personal growth and empowering others. She loves Pilates, amateur baking, and recently gave a motivational talk at her former high school in South Africa. She plans to return in 2026 to speak to more students, hoping to help young people feel seen, capable, and inspired.

For Xenye, purpose is something that grows and evolves. She believes everyone has a message only they can deliver to the world, and she carries that belief into every industry she enters. Whether in front of the camera, on the runway, or in the fast-paced world of investment banking, she is committed to living fully and helping others rise with her.

To follow her journey:
Instagram: @xenye
TikTok: xenye_