Smile Down the Runway - Recommendations

• Vol: 20; Ch: 100
• 2009 - 2016

Housewife named Makoto Miki, an ordinary 30-year-old mother whose peaceful life suddenly changes when she learns of her husband’s affair. At this turning point in her life she's determined to reaffirm her own beauty, and decides to enter the world of fashion modeling.

• Vol: 4; Ch: 18
• 2016 - 2018

She loves meat and fried foods, and eats only karaage bento. Wearing exclusively clothes with weird characters printed on them, her fashion sense is practically non-existent. No confidence in her own looks. Extreme social anxiety. She speaks with a country drawl, and even her name is unusual. But then Mame (born in Tottori prefecture) was discovered by an intimidating, bespectacled rookie manager, and now begins the arduous task of getting her ready for auditions! The road to Top Model looks awfully steep from here.

• Vol: 6
• 1994 - 1995

Ayako Minato, a girl who dreams of becoming a model, must bare her soul and body to three men, her idol photographer, Bird, his student and to a successful male model. Thay will change her ideal world of beauty as she is taught the meaning of true beauty. But can she do it?

• Vol: 13; Ch: 76
• 1999 - 2003

Kiri's fashion-model dad passed on his stunningly attractive masculine looks to his only child...unfortunately, Kiri is a girl!Tohya is the love of Kiri's life--in order to protect him as he enters the world of male modeling, Kiri becomes a male model herself. But things get a bit complicated on the catwalk when others start to fall for Kiri's male alter ego!

• Vol: 1
• 2008

There is a World Beautiful-Skin Competition (WBC) to which the 3 billion woman of the world aspire to win. Carrying on the 300-year legacy of the competition are twin Bihada sisters, Sara and Saki.

• Vol: 1; Ch: 3
• 2002

Natsu, a fashion model, struggles to find satisfaction in her line of work. Just as her self-esteem hits a new low, a mysterious lipstick called "Angel Lip" appears before her, boosting her confidence in herself as a model.

• One Shot
• 1998

A fashion model and her manager, each of whom thinks their feelings aren't returned.

• Vol: 1
• 2011

Fashion Week in Paris is on, and yet Edward Holden sticks out like a errant string in a bad stitch job. The handsome man may be in disguise as a photo journalist, but only with the reluctant help of Kimberly Lenton can the undercover investigator go from covert op to cover model. The pair needs to stay serious to prevent the theft of another expensive dress...but will this runway lead down the path of love? 

• Ch: 215
• 2017 - 2020

As a lovely girl that is 1.8-meter-tall, Gao Ran falls for the icy president Zhang Yang whose height is 1.69 meters. Owing to self-abasement, however, she comes to grief time and time again. By chance, she is chosen by Zhang Yang as the candidate for the super model, and hence starts her career in the fashion world. Will her journey be smooth and plain?

• Vol: 3; Ch: 17
• 2010

Chloe is a girl who cares a great deal about fashion, and goes out of her way to be as stylish as she can while in public. But she is also a “Yumemisei”, someone who can walk through dreams and along with her lecherous talking magical cat is helping the residents of the world of dreams find happiness while improving her own wardrobe!