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Mary Fowler Becomes First Footballer to Walk L’Oréal Paris Runway

She balances a high-profile fashion moment with rehabilitation from April knee surgery, targeting a November return.

Overview

  • Fowler, 22, is a Matildas striker for Manchester City and serves as a L’Oréal Paris ambassador.
  • She appeared at Le Défilé L’Oréal Paris held at ParisHôtel de Ville in front of about 2,500 attendees.
  • Coverage identified her as the first professional footballer to take part in the show’s runway.
  • She described the experience as empowering and outside her comfort zone, after posting from Paris on Instagram ahead of the event.
  • Following an April ACL rupture that required reconstruction, she says she remains on track to resume playing in November with the Asian Cup on the horizon early next year.