Cass Bird's Studio Images with Rianne Van Rompaey for Harper's Bazaar US May 2021

Cass Bird's Studio Images with Rianne Van Rompaey for Harper's Bazaar US May 2021

Top model Rianne Van Rompaey is styled by Samira Nasr in a crisp, modern fashion statement lensed by Cass Bird for Harper’s Bazaar US May 2021.

Rianne shared her thoughts on beauty with Jenna Rosenstein, and the top model had quite a lot to say. Speaking about growing up in the Netherlands, the model stressed that people are reserved, and it’s better to fit in.

Being online a lot as a teenager gave Van Rompaey a different view of pop culture — and especially in America.

I think it’s so beautiful how different everybody looks. I wish people could celebrate that.

I thought, “Wow, there are actually people out there who are completely, unapologetically themselves and are not trying to fit in.” I think that’s true of American pop culture: You’re allowed to be seen, and you’re allowed to be loud. To me, that was very liberating because I am quite loud.

Vulnerability attracts her, especially among women. To the model, it makes women beautiful. Every kind of emotion attracts Rianne — even anger — as long as the expression is authentic.