Raquel Lewis hits the NYFW runway during the new ‘Vanderpump Rules’ season

From pageant queen to runway model.

Raquel Lewis — now known by her given name, Rachel — may be done with ‘Vanderpump Rules,’ but she’s not stepping away from the spotlight any time soon.

The 29-year-old Bravolebrity arrived in NYC in time for New York Fashion Week, where she walked the runway for Glaudi by Johanna Hernandez in two different looks on Thursday.

The first was a strapless flesh-colored cutout gown with gilding; Second, an orange beaded creation with side cutouts and matching shrug.

This isn’t the ex-reality star’s first time on the runway; She previously walked both Los Angeles Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week for Glaudie in 2019.

A former pageant queen, she won the Miss Sonoma County title in 2016 and later competed at Miss California and Miss Malibu USA.


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While she appeared on the Bravo show while dating James Kennedy, the two ended their engagement in 2021 after five years together. In 2023, her months-long secret relationship with co-star Tom Sandoval – who had been dating Lewis’ BFF Ariana Madix for nine years – was exposed, causing an uproar both inside and outside the show.

After the scandal, she decided not to return to reality shows over money issues.

Lewis entered a mental health treatment facility shortly after filming the “Pump Rules” season 10 reunion and moved to her home in Arizona, though she didn’t stay out of the spotlight for long.

In August, she appeared on Bethenny Frankel’s “Just Be with Bethenny” podcast; ‘Vanderpump’ cast members Maddix, Lala Kent, Stassi Schroeder and Katie Maloney said in the tell-all interview that the former ‘Real Housewives of New York’ star ‘totally took advantage’ of the situation.

However, not to be discouraged, Lewis launched her own podcast, “Rachel Goes Wicked,” earlier this year, and criticized Sandoval in the first episode detailing the scandal.

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