About
Meadow Rain Walker (born November 4, 1998) is an American model, actor and philanthropist best known for carrying forward the legacy of her late father, Fast & Furious star Paul Walker. After signing with DNA Model Management in 2017, she quickly proved her runway chops—opening Givenchy’s Fall/Winter 2021 show in Paris and fronting high-profile campaigns for Proenza Schouler, Tiffany & Co., and Balenciaga’s Pre-Fall 2024 collection. Beyond fashion, Meadow works tirelessly through the Paul Walker Foundation, which she founded in 2015, to fund ocean conservation and youth-empowerment programs. In 2023 she even stepped in front of the camera for a tongue-in-cheek cameo as a flight attendant in Fast X, a gentle nod to the franchise that made her dad a household name.
Before Fame
Raised on the island of Oʻahu by her mother, Rebecca Soteros, Meadow enjoyed a low-key childhood surfing, hiking, and hunting for crystals. At thirteen she moved to California to live with her father, forging a close bond during the two years before his tragic death in a 2013 car accident. The loss thrust the adolescent into the spotlight amid a brief custody dispute, yet she stayed mostly private, finishing high school and exploring interests such as yoga and holistic health. Modeling was never a childhood dream; friends encouraged her after she posted casual photos online. A DNA Models scout reached out in 2017, and Meadow decided to give fashion a try—viewing it as a platform to fund charitable work rather than an end in itself.
Trivia
- Runway baptism of fire – Meadow’s very first catwalk was Givenchy, one of the toughest shows to land, setting a precedent for her high-fashion résumé.
- Fast-franchise Easter egg – Her Fast X cameo lasts just seconds, but she appears in the same aircraft galley where Brian O’Conner once masterminded an escape, creating a tender father-daughter echo for fans.
- Social-impact nod – Models.com twice short-listed her in its annual Social Movers category (2022 and 2024) for blending runway work with activism.
- Ocean obsession – Each World Oceans Day she drops limited-edition Paul Walker Foundation hoodies, funneling 100 percent of profits to reef-restoration projects.
- Classroom builder – Holiday 2019 saw her partner with Pencils of Promise to raise funds for a primary school in rural Guatemala, a campaign she announced to her millions of Instagram followers.
- Crystal keeper – Meadow still displays her father’s mineral collection, saying the shimmering stones “feel like bottled sunlight from him.”
Family Life
Meadow is the only child of Paul Walker and his former partner Rebecca Soteros. After Paul’s death, she leaned on the “Fast family”—Vin Diesel (her godfather) walked her down the aisle when she married actor Louis Thornton-Allan during an intimate Dominican Republic ceremony in October 2021. The beachside nuptials, planned with Vogue and Givenchy’s Matthew Williams, were livestreamed to friends who couldn’t travel due to pandemic restrictions. Two years later, Meadow and Louis released a joint statement announcing an amicable separation, emphasizing continued friendship and mutual respect. She remains close to her uncles Cody and Caleb Walker and regularly shares throwback photos honoring her father on milestones such as his September 12 birthday.
Associated With
Professionally, Meadow gravitates toward creatives who value authenticity and sustainability. Designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez chose her for Proenza Schouler’s Pre-Fall 2021 lookbook, while Givenchy’s Matthew Williams calls her a “kindred ocean soul.” On screen she is linked forever with the Fast & Furious ensemble—Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, and director Louis Leterrier—many of whom champion her charitable drives. Philanthropically she collaborates with Reach Out Worldwide, the disaster-relief nonprofit her father founded, and spotlights young marine-science scholars through annual Paul Walker Foundation grants. Each partnership, she says, is chosen for the same reason: “It feels like family, and family is what my dad cared about most.”
