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Kai Schreiber Aims to Be a Supermodel After Valentino Debut

In an Interview Magazine profile, the 16-year-old recounts her early gender-identity struggles before detailing her runway breakthrough with support from her Oscar-nominated parents.

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Kai Schreiber and Naomi Watts attend 'Mother Daughter Holy Spirit Trans Rights Fundraiser' at Gitano on May 22, 2025 in New York City. (Santiago Felipe/Getty Images)

Overview

  • Kai Schreiber told Interview Magazine that she’s long practiced runway walks in her kitchen and now declares, “I want to be a supermodel. Period.”
  • The teenager made her professional modeling debut for Valentino at Paris Fashion Week in March and then starred in the label’s pre-fall campaign in April.
  • She linked her childhood gender-identity struggles to her ambition of growing up as a “beautiful, glamorous, influential woman.”
  • Kai said she looks up to older transgender figures in fashion, citing role models like Alex Consani, Hunter Schafer and Hari Nef.
  • Her father, Liev Schreiber, has publicly championed transgender youth and both he and Naomi Watts continue to celebrate her modeling milestones.