“Demna [the creative director of Balenciaga] hand-selected me,” she tells The List.

I thought it was an audition, and it was absolutely surreal."

“I’ve been a fan of the brand for so many years incredible vision,” she explains.

Christine Quinn smiling

“I was so honored …

It was the most incredible moment of my career and my life.”

“Bella Hadid and I have become really good friends,” she tells The List.

Christine Quinn and Bella Hadid backstage at the Balenciaga show at Paris Fashion Week 2022

“I ran into her, I believe, at one other rehearsal.

We had dinner, and then I saw her later after the show, quite a few times.”

“I was shocked how genuine and sweet and kind she was,” she reveals.

“It was another thing she knew all the models and she’d been around them for years.

I didn’t know anyone.

She made me feel right at home, and it was really great.

It was the pinnacle of my career.”

Find out more about Christine Quinn and Christian Dumontet’s new venture,RealOpen, at their website.