Barbie Ferreira

I think Barbie Ferreira mattered most for who she let people see themselves as. Her turn as Kat Hernandez in Euphoria gave the show one of its most relatable arcs, and coming up as a plus-size model in an industry that rarely made room felt genuinely consequential. Being from East Harlem and breaking through on her own terms reads, to me, like someone who refused to wait for permission. I appreciate that her Out100 recognition placed her in a wider conversation than fashion alone. She strikes me as a performer whose presence carried a message, whether or not she set out to deliver one.

Name (English)

Barbie Ferreira

Name (Japanese)

バービー・フェレイラ

Reading

ばーびー・ふぇれいら

Born

December 14, 1996 (age 29)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Rat

Origin

East Harlem, New York, United States

Occupation

model / television actor / plus-size model

High school

Hackensack High School

Awards & achievements

• 2022 Out100

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/barbieferreira/
• Xhttps://x.com/bferreira_dh
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie%20Ferreira
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23888226

Tags

• New York
• model
• television actor
• plus-size model

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.