Sofia Mechetner (14) wears sheer dress at Dior show and is now face of their new campaign

Sofia Mechetner (14) modelling the Christian Dior show, Autumn Winter 2015, Haute Couture, Paris Fashion Week. Photo by SIPA/REX Shutterstock

Kate Moss in one of her earliest campaigns for Calvin Klein.

Sofia Mechetner (14) modelling the Christian Dior show, Autumn Winter 2015, Haute Couture, Paris Fashion Week. Photo by SIPA/REX Shutterstock

Kate Moss in one of her earliest campaigns for Calvin Klein.

Sofia Mechetner (14) modelling the Christian Dior show, Autumn Winter 2015, Haute Couture, Paris Fashion Week. Photo by SIPA/REX Shutterstock

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July 28 2015 01:56 PM

14-year-old model Sofia Mechetner has been unveiled as the new face of Dior to much criticism,.

The Israeli model hit headlines earlier this month when she walked in the French fashion house's Haute Couture Show wearing a sheer white dress while only wearing a pair of underwear underneath.

Clearly taken with the blonde beauty, signed to Storm Management, she has reportedly signed a two-year contract with Dior worth approximately €240,000.

Sofia Mechetner (14) modelling the Christian Dior show, Autumn Winter 2015, Haute Couture, Paris Fashion Week. Photo by SIPA/REX Shutterstock

Kate Moss' daughter Lila (12) says her supermodel mother is 'embarrassing'

While young models are commonplace in the industry, with Cara Delevingne first appearing in Italian Vogue at age10 and Cindy Crawfod's 13-year-old daughter Kaia is signed with IMG, it's in stark contrast to new regulations imposing a minimum age of 16 to walk in catwalk shows in the US and Britain.

Sofia was spotted near her housing estate in Tel Aviv and was immediately scooped up by the prestigious brand.

Kate Moss, who began modelling at age 14, said she was prescribed Valium for her anxiety while working as a teenage model, and it's such revelations which prompted Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and the British Fashion Council (BFC) to introduce the new ae requirements in the UK and US.