Modeling instead of elite university

These young royals are already conquering the catwalks

Many young royals are already pursuing their dream job: modeling!

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From royal to model! Princesses used to study art history at Oxford, but today they prefer to work as models and fashion models. In the age of social media, the pretty young royals have already conquered the catwalks.

For many young royals, modeling is an absolute dream job. Here is a selection of royals who are already active in the fashion industry.

Lara Cosima
Lara Cosima (21), the daughter of German Oscar winner Florian Graf Henckel von Donnersmark (50), moved from Los Angeles to Paris a few years ago and got a modeling contract. Lara Cosima has since modeled for Jean Paul Gaultier and was also the guest of honor at the Debutante Ball in Paris last year.

Lara Cosima was also guest of honor at the Debutante Ball in Paris.

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Leah Isadora Behn
The name Leah Isadora Behn (18) doesn't sound particularly aristocratic at first. But the 18-year-old's grandfather is Norwegian King Harald V (87) and Crown Prince Haakon (50) is her uncle.

The royal granddaughter provided her numerous followers with fashionable photo series on Instagram.

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The daughter of Märtha Louise (52) and Ari Behn signed her contract with a Norwegian modeling agency at the age of 17. Since then, she has already posed for a number of photo series and provides her numerous followers on Instagram with snapshots from her young career.

Nicolai von Monpezat
Nicolai of Monpezat (24) is the eldest son of Prince Joachim of Denmark (54) and grandson of Queen Margrethe (83). In 2022, however, the aristocratic scion lost the title "Prince of Denmark" by order of his grandmother.

After leaving school, the young Prince Nikolai decided to abandon his military training and appeared at the fashion show of British designer brand Burberry in London in 2018. Since then, he has been modeling very successfully - including for Dior. The young royal is also known by the nickname "Nikolai the Beautiful".

Princess Alessandra of Hanover
Princess Alessandra of Hanover (35) met her current husband Christian Prince of Hanover (38) in her home country of Peru. A magnificent wedding followed in 2017. In addition to her degree in law, the princess was under contract with the renowned Ford modeling agency in New York. She does not currently model for any particular agency, but advertises her own bag collection on Instagram.

Alessandra von Hannover promotes her own bag collection.

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Royal model twins
Princess Diana's brother Charles Spencer (59) is the father of seven children, two of whom are twins Lady Amelia and Eliza Spencer (31).

Lady Di's nieces have already walked at London Fashion Week.

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Both are under contract with a renowned London agency, have already graced the cover of "Tatler" magazine, for example, and took part in London Fashion Week for the first time last year.