Rianne Van Rompaey

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Rompaey, not Rompaey.

Rianne Frida Loes Van Rompaey (Dutch: [riˈjɑnə vɑn rɔmˈpaːi]; born 3 January 1996)^[3] is a Dutch fashion model. Labeled as a top model by Vogue,^[4] she has appeared on the cover of Vogue Paris over 6 times. Her beauty has been described as pre-Raphaelite.^[5] She is currently ranked as an "Industry Icon" by models.com.^[6]

Rianne Van Rompaey
Van Rompaey in 2023
Born	Rianne Frida Loes Van Rompaey (1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 29) Hoofddorp, North Holland, Netherlands[1]
Nationality	Dutch
Occupation	Fashion model
Years active	2010–present
Modeling information
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Hair color	Red
Eye color	Blue
Agency	DNA Model Management (New York) VIVA Model Management (Paris, London, Barcelona) Paparazzi Model Management (Amsterdam)[2]

Early life

Van Rompaey was born on 3 January 1996 in Hoofddorp, North Holland, and raised in Wageningen, Gelderland, to Dutch and Belgian parents.^[7] She attended Montessori School there, and obtained a VWO diploma at Pantarijn College.^[8][9] Van Rompaey started her career by sending photographs to Paparazzi Models,^[10] and began modeling professionally as a high school student.^[11]

Career

Van Rompaey's first photoshoot was for the January 2013 and February 2013 issues of Elle Netherlands.^[12][13]

In 2014, Nicolas Ghesquiere chose Van Rompaey to be a Louis Vuitton exclusive, which included campaigns for the brand including S/S 2016 with actor Jaden Smith.^[14][7] She has done campaigns for Chanel,^[15] Alexander McQueen, Valentino, Miu Miu, Chloé, Moschino, Celine, Ports 1961, Michael Kors, Fendi, Alberta Ferretti, Loewe, Sacai, Salvatore Ferragamo, Versace, Marc Jacobs, Isabel Marant, Prada, Coach,^[16] Bottega Veneta,^[17] Hugo Boss,^[18] and Burberry.^[19]

Van Rompaey has appeared on the covers of Vogue Italia,^[20][21] Vogue Paris,^[22] Vogue China, Vogue Germany, Vogue Japan, Vogue Korea, Vogue Russia, Vogue Netherlands and The New York Times Style Magazine,^[23] and Harper's Bazaar.^[24]

In 2016, casting director Piergiorgio Del Moro, who placed Van Rompaey in Versace, Victoria Beckham, and Fendi shows, told Vogue magazine that van Rompaey would have a long career because of her personality.^[25] Vogue Paris editor-in-chief Emmanuelle Alt corroborated this view.^[26]

In September 2019, for the 1000th issue of Vogue Paris, she simultaneously appeared on 4 covers; the same year she had appeared on March and May covers of the magazine.^[27] She also appeared on 3 covers for WSJ Magazine that month.^[28] In December 2019, she was chosen as runner-up for models.com's "Model of the Year" awards.^[29]

Van Rompaey was ranked on Models.com's "Top 50" models list in 2016, calling her "one of the year's biggest breakout stars".^[30] In the same year, ELLE UK and Harper's Bazaar UK predicted van Rompaey was on track to becoming a supermodel.^[31][32]

In 2024 she made her acting debut in Faces, a short film by Canadian director David Findlay.^[33]

In February 2025, Van Rompaey announced she was taking a break from modelling.^[34]