The new face of Dior grew up in a run-down neighbourhood with her single mother who juggled part-time jobs to make ends meet. So the fact that I am 14 years old is not really an issue,” she says. Everything I ask for is being taken care of. “I feel ready… and I am not alone, I am being looked after closely. The Israeli model’s young age has reignited the debate over underage modelling in this cut-throat industry. Pre-makeup and hair, 14-year-old Sofia Mechetner looks her age as she prepares to hit the catwalk to show off Dior’s 2016 spring-summer collection in Paris.
