She’s gone from a tiny Austrian village to the fashion capital of the world — and she did it with a prince by her side.
Ella Wagner, wearing the “MRS. AUSTRIA CURVE” sash, has taken New York Fashion Week by storm, with Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe welcoming her to the Big Apple as her host for the whirlwind trip.
The Altendorf beauty lit up the step-and-repeat as the cameras flashed, posing alongside the prince, who has made it his personal mission to roll out the red carpet for Austrian talent in New York.
Austria’s NÖN newspaper trumpeted her triumph this week under the headline “Von Altendorf auf den internationalen Laufsteg” — from Altendorf to the international catwalk — and honestly, it’s hard to argue. For a woman from a small Austrian town, the bright lights of NYFW don’t get much bigger than this.
The prince, himself an award-winning event host, was beaming as he greeted the Austrian models arriving in the city. He’s become something of an unofficial ambassador for Austrian glamour in Manhattan — and Ella’s New York moment is the latest proof.
Curve models have spent recent seasons rewriting fashion’s rulebook, and Ella’s NYFW appearance puts Austria front and center of that movement. The message from the Big Apple couldn’t be clearer: beauty comes in every size, and the world is finally catching on.
From Altendorf to Manhattan — what a week for Ella Wagner.
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