Anok Yai Wins Model of the Year at the 2025 British Fashion Awards
By Alexus Mosley
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At the 2025 British Fashion Awards, held inside the legendary Royal Albert Hall in London, one moment eclipsed the rest. Anok Yai being crowned Model of the Year is a title that feels less like an award and more like a formal acknowledgment of the era she continues to define.
From the moment she stepped onto the navy carpet, Anok delivered the kind of fashion moment that not only photographs beautifully, but also enters the cultural archive. She arrived wearing a breathtaking custom Dilara Findikoglu corset gown, a sculptural creation that blended the designer’s signature haunting romanticism with an Old-World couture sensibility. The pale gold and ivory tones draped along her silhouette in a way that felt both regal and subversive, a modern reinterpretation of Victorian glamour. The train cascaded behind her like a whisper, trailing elegance across the carpet. She paired the masterpiece with a sleek bob, luminescent skin, and understated diamonds, delivering the high-impact minimalism.
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Her win feels particularly symbolic. In a year where fashion struggled between nostalgia and reinvention, Anok remained one of the industry’s most consistent forces of innovation. Every runway, editorial shoot, and red-carpet moment sharpened her status as one of the defining faces of modern beauty and high fashion.
The Royal Albert Hall has seen decades of iconic British Fashion Award moments, but this one belonged to Anok.