'That b**** ruined my walk!': Model explains why she PUNCHED topless feminist protester who stormed Paris Fashion Week

Bare-breasted feminists from Ukrainian group FEMEN almost upended Hollie-May Saker as they ran onto catwalk

But instead of allowing it to ruin her run, Miss Saker lashed out, punching one of them squarely on the nose

She says: 'My Scouseness came out but I wish it had come out a bit more... they ruined my favourite show.'

The duo, who were daubed with slogans, were quickly hauled away by security and the show went on as planned

Lanvin's new collection was unveiled in front of fashion press and Thailand's Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana

Manish Arora showed a typically bright collection that brought Mumbai's exuberance to Paris

Balenciaga's Alexander Wang and Carven's Guillaume Henry both focused on bold blooms


A Liverpool model tipped to be the next Kate Moss has described the moment she punched a topless feminist who attacked her as she strutted down the catwalk at Paris Fashion Week.

Anfield-born Hollie-May Saker, 18, was modelling for Nina Ricci at a show in the Tuileries gardens yesterday when two half-naked female protesters invaded the stage, screaming.

As one of the women, from the radical feminist group Femen, grabbed Miss Saker's arm and tried to lift her skirt, the model lashed out, striking her squarely on the nose. Despite being badly shaken by the unwanted hiccup, Miss Saker continued her run as if nothing had happened.

After the show, the 18-year-old tweeted: 'FEEEEEEUUUUMIN. THAT B**** RUINED AND HAD HER SAGGY T*** IN MY FACE.'

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'My Scouseness came out': The pair sprint towards Hollie-May Saker (left), but as one grabbed her and tried to lift her skirt, the model lashed out, striking her on the nose



Speaking after the incident, she said: 'I punched her – I didn’t mean to but she grabbed my arm and I just wanted to get her off me.

'My Scouseness came out a bit but I wish it had come out a bit more. Thinking about it now I wish I’d pushed them both off the stage because they ruined my favourite show.'

The screaming women invaded the stage with feminist slogans daubed across their chest just as Miss Saker took to the catwalk.

'I was the 19th girl out of the catwalk and I could hear screaming behind me,' she said. 'The next thing I just saw half-naked women with black marker pen scrawled across their bare chests and that’s when she came at me.

'That b**** ruined my walk': Miss Saker later tweeted angrily about the incident

'As she grabbed my arm she lifted my skirt exposing me [so] I pulled my arm back with such force that I landed a punch square on her nose.

'I was so angry but I knew I had to be professional so I carried on walking with a bit of sassiness.

'I had been looking forward to the Nina Ricci show for so long, whether I was modelling in it or not, it’s such a beautiful collection.

'I was really worried to come backstage but nobody said anything – I felt bad the moment it happened and I was very shaken up by it.'

Miss Saker , who started modelling at 16, said despite the ordeal she has no plans to let it dent her ambition of becoming a world famous supermodel.



'I think if it had happened two years ago I would have run straight off the catwalk,' she added. 'It could have been worse, I could have fallen over.

'It was amazing but messed up. Things like this just make me feel so grateful, happy and grateful.

'I’ve worked so hard and deserve it, so hopefully I’ll get some good karma. I’ve got to model for some great designers and I can’t believe I got to walk for Burberry. I’m so proud to be British and a Scouser.'



Although the twosome were quickly removed, they were on the runway long enough to show off their slogans - 'model don't go to brothel' and 'fashion dicterror' [sic] - and to discomfit the unfortunate models and the gobsmacked front row.

But despite the best efforts of the activists, after two days of young talent and obscure names, Paris Fashion Week finally roared into life as behemoths Lanvin, Carven and Balenciaga unveiled their vision for S/S14 in the French capital.

Lanvin's Alber Elbaz showed a collection that was replete with his trademark figure flattering designs, which this time around, came in shimmering metallic pink silk, rich deep violet lace and sequinned grass green.

Elbaz has clearly been watching the Great Gatsby too, with flapper-style dropped waists and embellished trim cropping up on dresses while skirts were knee-length and scattered with sequins.

Day three also saw fashion pack heavy-hitters take their place on the front row for the first time with Anna Wintour, Grace Coddington, French Vogue editor, Emmanuelle Alt, Anna Dello Russo and Thailand's Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana all turning out to support Elbaz.

'Feeeeuuumin': Angry Miss Saker posted a string of angry tweets after the incident to tell the world what happened



Off you go! As the gobsmacked fashion pack look on, the protesting pair are hauled off the catwalk by a guard while the Nina Ricci show continues around them







Balenciaga meanwhile, drew a stellar crowd that included Wintour, former French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld, and billionaire fashion tycoon François-Henri Pinault.

They were joined by some of the world's most stylish celebrities including Pinault's wife Salma Hayek, singer MIA and Dazed & Confused co-founder, Jefferson Hack.



But while the star quotient delighted the waiting photographers outside, inside the Observatoire, where Balenciaga's young creative director Alexander Wang unveiled his vision for next summer, all eyes were on the catwalk.

Sacre bleu! Models calmly continue at Nina Ricci as the two topless protesters from FEMEN are unceremoniously hauled away by security

Triumph: Lanvin owner Shaw Lan Wang (centre) celebrates backstage with Alber Elbaz and Vogue Japan's Anna Dello Russo after a successful show