In response to how Josephine can be considered a “newcomer”
The term is kind of a misnomer, over the years there have been many girls to get the title of Top Newcomer without being in the strictest sense new faces. Take Joan Smalls, Amanda Wellsh, Saskia de Brauw as examples – having been around for several seasons does not exempt anyone from being on this list.
Nor does having a very good seasons previously keep you off – as long as you weren’t already named top newcomer or made your way onto the rankings.
Being overlooked in the past shouldn’t stand against someone. There are SO many girls doing well these past few years that sometimes it takes more than just a couple seasons of walking all the right shows to distinguish yourself. Yes she walked 42 shows last season (which is amazing and tires me out just thinking about it) but this season she’s really knocked the ball out of the park too.
In short, could Josephine have been listed a season earlier – probably, but that shouldn’t put a damper on her current accomplishments. She’s definitely earned her place here, she’s been rising steadily since that moment she appeared at Celine F/W12 and now it’s all come together.
And if you haven’t seen your current fave pop up on the list just yet, rest assured that there are still plenty more to come and the list itself has been expanded beyond the typical 10-12 to allot for the fact that there are wealth of girls who are doing great.
I hope that answers any questions.