A Beautiful Mind: What Models Read

A haunting tale of vanity and hedonism, Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray caused a stir when it was first published in 1890. Backstage at Dries Van Noten, the book appears to still raise eyebrows.

While getting coiffed backstage, this Dolce & Gabbana catwalker escaped into Out of the Silent Planet by Chronicles of Narnia author C.S. Lewis.

A rising star in the modeling world, 20-year-old Ruby Aldridge brushes up on her music history knowledge with Bowie: A Biography, about iconic glam rocker David Bowie.

Before hitting the runway for Gwen Stefan's LAMB show, this model read the hilarious chick lit favorite Getting Over It by British writer Anna Maxted.

During Fashion Week in Paris, model Janice Alida passed the time with the memoir Hooked: Confessions of a London Call Girl.

Reading Alfred the Great: Asser's Life of King Alfred & Other Contemporary Sources, this brainy beauty from London Fashion Week might just be an Oxford undergrad.

Fans of young adult books like Before I Fall and 13 Reasons Why will appreciate this model's pick: Saving Francesca, a coming-of-age novel from Australia.