Irina Shayk Isn’t the First Model to Walk the Runway While Pregnant Inline
Photo: Monica Feudi / GoRunway.com1/10Jourdan Dunn—Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2010
To celebrate Jourdan Dunn’s pregnancy, Jean Paul Gaultier crafted a custom version of his classic body-con bustier just for Dunn. She wore the ensemble—and coordinating ammo belt—during the designer’s Spring 2010 show two months before her due date, and the look would come to represent the ultimate in badass maternitywear.
Photo: Monica Feudi / GoRunway.com2/10Miranda Kerr—Balenciaga Spring 2011
When Nicolas Ghesquière calls, you answer. Miranda Kerr would know; she agreed to walk the French designer s Spring 2011 Balenciaga show when she was five-months pregnant, a move that help solidify her transition from bombshell to runway star.
Photo: Getty Images3/10Alessandra Ambrosio—VS Fashion Show 2011
As one of the leaders of the Angel Squad, Alessandra Ambrosio didn’t let pregnancy stop her from participating in the brand’s show back in 2011. At two-months pregnant, Ambrosio donned 30-pound wings and body jewelry to the delight of the crowd.
Photo: Getty Images4/10Lily Aldridge—VS Fashion Show 2011
Ambrosio wasn’t the only pregnant model at the VS in 2011; Lily Aldridge was about two months along when she walked in corsets and tutus down the glitter-covered runway that year.
Photo: Alamy5/10Eva Herzigova—Fashion For Kids 2012
As a model and humanitarian, it seems fitting that Eva Herzigova would make a pregnant turn on the runway for a children’s charity fashion show. After walking the Fashion for Kids show in Prague in 2012, Herzigova revealed she was about five-months pregnant with her third child.