Historic Chanel runway first
Dalton Dubois of Guelph, Ontario, became the first transgender person to walk Chanel Exclusive’s runway at Paris Fashion Week — a notable inclusivity milestone covered by CBC. (cbc.ca) The moment was flagged as part of a broader Paris season that’s foregrounded diversity and new voices. (cbc.ca)
The Chanel Winter 2026–2027 show where Dalton Dubois appeared took place on March 9, 2026 at the Grand Palais in Paris as part of Paris Fashion Week. (alamy.com) Models.com’s profile lists Dubois with a Chanel F/W 26 runway credit dated 03/09/2026 and notes prior editorial work including a May 2025 Vogue Polska cover. (models.com) Agency and booking records show Dubois has been represented on international rosters and is listed by Milk Management/Women Management in agency pages and portfolios. (milkmanagement.co.uk) Dubois was discovered via Instagram by a mother agent known as Chantale, a route Dubois has described in interviews and profiles, and the Chantale Nadeau agency operates out of Toronto. (models.com) Dubois’s early high-profile runway work included a debut for Burberry under Riccardo Tisci, followed by shows for labels such as Ottolinger, Nina Ricci and MM6 in 2025. (models.com) In a CBC Radio Metro Morning segment published by CBC Toronto, Dubois spoke about runway nerves and adrenaline, and the CBC video description lists Dubois as 23 years old. (youtube.com) Photographs from the March 9 show credit agency photographers and archives, including a Getty/ABACAPRESS caption attributing images of Dubois on the Chanel catwalk to Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS. (alamy.com)
