Sophie Rann Walked for Krissy King at The Bureau. She Wants You to Know Modeling Was Never Just About Looks.

LOS ANGELES — Ask Sophie Rann about the runway and she doesn’t start with the clothes. She starts with the room: the music, the crowd, the lights, and the second the floor opens up in front of her. She has chased that second a long way. By her own account, her runway path runs from New York Fashion Week to Paris Fashion Week, and at The Bureau Fashion Week it brought her down the runway for Krissy King.

Rann (@sophie.rann on Instagram, @sophkate00 on TikTok) answered Nightlife Report’s questionnaire this week. Asked to introduce herself in two sentences she’d want quoted, she called herself a model who loves everything about the fashion world, especially the feeling of being on the runway, and then gave the rest of the answer to the work:

“From New York Fashion Week to Paris Fashion Week, every experience has made me fall more in love with modeling, meet incredible people, and realize how much I want to keep pushing myself in this industry.”

— Sophie Rann, in a Nightlife Report questionnaire

The Bureau, and Krissy King

Every model has a show she replays. For Rann, it’s The Bureau Fashion Week, and the energy she describes is the thing the audience only sees from the outside:

Krissy King is the swim label that closed The Bureau’s sold-out Finale in Los Angeles this October, and King is also a co-founder of The Bureau Fashion Week. Rann singled the show out:

“Walking for Krissy King was especially memorable, and it’s an experience that reminds me why I love modeling.”

— Sophie Rann, in a Nightlife Report questionnaire

What stays with her once the lights go down is the people. Backstage at a fashion week is crowded and fast, and Rann talks about it the way working models do, as the part of the job that makes the rest of it worth it:

“Beyond the runway, one of my favorite parts is the community backstage. I’ve met so many amazing models, and I love how people from different backgrounds come together through a shared love for fashion.”

— Sophie Rann, in a Nightlife Report questionnaire

More than standing in front of a camera

There was no single discovery moment in her answer. What changed was how she understood the job:

“I realized fashion was my path when I saw how much more modeling could be than just standing in front of a camera or walking a runway. It became a way for me to express myself, challenge myself, and be part of something creative that constantly pushes me outside my comfort zone.”

— Sophie Rann, in a Nightlife Report questionnaire

What people get wrong

Asked what outsiders misunderstand about her industry, she went straight at the oldest assumption in fashion:

“People sometimes assume modeling is all about looks, but there’s so much more that goes into it. It takes confidence, discipline, resilience, and the ability to keep showing up as yourself in an industry that constantly challenges you.”

— Sophie Rann, in a Nightlife Report questionnaire

What’s next: the real side of modeling

Asked what readers should follow or buy, she pointed to the work itself, and to a window into the job she wants to open:

“I’m focused on continuing to grow as a model, taking on new opportunities, and seeing how far I can take my career in fashion. I want to share more of the real side of modeling, from castings and runway experiences to the behind-the-scenes moments people don’t always get to see.”

— Sophie Rann, in a Nightlife Report questionnaire

Follow her on Instagram at @sophie.rann and on TikTok at @sophkate00.

Venus Games results: Rann’s fellow Bureau model Emily Sophie Christine finished first runner-up on Nightlife Report’s Venus Games board for The Bureau Fashion Week LA, behind winner Ava Kortman, with Kyla Dodds second runner-up. Nightlife Report scoring; The Bureau announced no official winners. Read Emily Sophie Christine’s interview and the podium →

The record

• Every quote in this story comes from Sophie Rann’s written questionnaire and is reproduced exactly as submitted. She signed our release.
• Her runway history beyond The Bureau (New York and Paris) is as she describes it.
• The Bureau Fashion Week LA: Oct. 16–17, 2026, The Lot Studios, West Hollywood (official schedule).
• Disclosure: Krissy King (@krissykingthelabel) is also a co-founder of The Bureau Fashion Week.
• Instagram images via @sophie.rann. Red carpet photo: @idancco and @amtrtoo.

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