Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber\u2019s model daughter gushed over being the \u201cfirst trans girl\u201d to receive the high-profile Breakthrough Model of the Year award. <\/p>\n
During Friday\u2019s ceremony at The Daily Front Row\u2019s Fashion Media Awards on Friday, Kai thanked those who had \u201cso graciously welcomed [her] into this beautiful world of fashion<\/a>,\u201d according to footage obtained by the Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n The 17-year old \u2014 who wore a dramatic jeweled necklace and lime green mini dress by Valentino for the appearance \u2014 said she was \u201cso beyond excited that I get to learn more about it every day and call it my job.\u201d<\/p>\n Audience members cheered when Kai noted, \u201cI\u2019m also the first\u00a0trans\u00a0girl<\/a> to win this award.\u201d <\/p>\n Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber\u2019s daughter Kai celebrated winning the Breakthrough Model of the Year award at the Daily Front Row\u2019s Fashion Media Awards on Friday, as seen above. Thunder Kick Photos \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n Kai, seen above with Watts at the event, noted that she\u2019s the \u201cfirst trans girl\u201d to receive the honor. Ron Adar\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n She called the landmark award \u201csurreal\u201d and said it \u201cwouldn\u2019t be possible if it weren\u2019t for all my sisters who paved the way for me in this industry,\u201d noting, \u201cI carry that with me into every room.\u201d<\/p>\n The outlet reported that elsewhere in the interview, the Valentino model<\/a> thanked her famous parents \u2014 who split in 2016<\/a> \u2014 \u201cfor their unconditional support and devotion to making me happy and making my dreams come true.\u201d<\/p>\n She continued, \u201cI\u2019m so lucky to be supported by you.\u201d <\/p>\n Not to be left out of the accolades was the team at Maison Valentino, whom Kai acknowledged \u201cfor not only designing this outfit, but for being the ones that introduced me to this community and continued to believe in me.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m so lucky to be supported by you,\u201d Kai said of her parents, according to the Daily Mail. She\u2019s seen here with Liev at the event. Darla Khazei\/INSTARimages<\/p>\n Liev once said Kai \u201cis such a fighter.\u201d Darla Khazei\/INSTARimages<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n A rep for the model did not immediately respond to Page Six\u2019s request for comment on Saturday. <\/p>\n Watts supported Kai at the event, proudly posing on the red carpet alongside her daughter. Liev was also spotted kissing his daughter on the cheek during the soir\u00e9e.<\/p>\n The \u201cRing\u201d actress, 57, also shares son Sasha Schreiber, 19, with the \u201cRay Donovan\u201d actor, 58. <\/p>\n In a 2025 chat with Interview Magazine, Kai stated in no uncertain terms that she wants \u201cto be a supermodel<\/a>. Period.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been practicing my walks in the kitchen for years; my mom can show you all the videos I forced her to film,\u201d she added. \u201cStruggling with gender identity from a young age most likely had something to do with it.\u201d<\/p>\n Naomi gushed over Kai\u2019s Valentino campaign photos in a social media post last year. Nancy Rivera \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n Schreiber and Watts, who split in 2016, also share son Sasha Schreiber. Image Press Agency \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n Kai went on, saying that it\u2019s \u201cgreat that there\u2019s a strong community of us in the fashion world; it\u2019s really a doll takeover.\u201d<\/p>\n Also in 2025, Liev told Variety that when Kai asked her family to change her pronouns, it \u201cdidn\u2019t feel like that big of a deal because Kai had been feminine for so long.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cKai was always who Kai is,\u201d he said, adding that his daughter \u201cis such a fighter.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s important that she goes, \u2018Hey, I am trans,\u2019 and, \u2018Look at me,\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n