ALEX Eala may been done with the hard courts of Flushing Meadows at the 2026 US Open, but the spotlight is certainly undone with her.
Following her campaign at the year's final slam, where she graced Arthur Ashe for the first time, the Filipina tennis star has been making the rounds at New York Fashion Week, where she has found herself alongside some of the biggest names in fashion, Hollywood, and music.
And for her first-ever Fashion Week, the company has been pretty major.
Here are some of the big names Eala has rubbed elbows with so far:
ANNA WINTOUR
It’s hard to imagine a more fitting introduction to New York’s fashion scene than Anna Wintour. While the Vogue icon is often seen gracing the boxes of slams, it's now the other way around, as Eala steps into her world.
Wintour had already taken notice of Eala before Fashion Week, praising the young tennis star’s growing interest in fashion and the crossover between sports and style.
Days later, the two found themselves interacting in the same places when Eala made her NYFW debut.
AMANDA SEYFRIED
Eala shared the Tory Burch front row alongside the Mama Mia! star at the designer’s Spring/Summer 2027 show.
LAURYN HILL
The Filipina also shared the room with the Grammy-winning music icon at the Tory Burch front row.
SADIE SINK
The Stranger Things and X-Men actress was another familiar face Eala crossed paths with during NYFW, adding a little Hollywood Gen Z star power to the tennis player’s fashion week run.
TATE MCRAE
Pop star Tate McRae was also among the names spotted around Eala at Calvin Klein, giving the Filipina another major music industry connection during NYFW.
And the list doesn’t stop there.
Eala has likewise been spotted around a mix of actors, musicians, models, and fashion insiders in making the rounds of the Spring/Summer 2027 shows.
READ: Eala lands Sports Illustrated, Forbes covers ahead of US Open
This was after gracing the covers and feature sections of Vogue, Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, and Vanity Fair, among others.
It’s a pretty remarkable scene for someone who openly admitted she was “a little nervous” walking into her first Fashion Week.
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