Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck

Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck
Born (2003-05-17) May 17, 2003
Florida, United States
EducationParsons School of Design
Occupations
  • Social media influencer
  • model
SpouseFrançois Pinault Jr. (m. 2026)
Children1
Parent(s)Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Christiane Asschenfeldt
RelativesCount Leo-Ferdinand Henckel von Donnersmarck (grandfather)
Anna-Maria von Berg (grandmother)
FamilyHenckel von Donnersmarck
TikTok information
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Followers1.3M
Last updated: 6 February 2026

Maria Lara Cosima Gräfin Henckel von Donnersmarck (born May 17, 2003),[1] known as Lara Cosima, is a German-American model, socialite, and social media influencer. In 2023, she was selected to open Le Bal des Débutantes in Paris, where she was presented as a debutante. She made her runway haute couture modeling debut at Paris Fashion Week in 2025.

Early life and family

Henckel von Donnersmarck was born on May 17, 2003 in Florida.[2] Both of her parents are German – film director Count Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck and Christiane Asschenfeldt, a lawyer and the first International Executive Director of Creative Commons.[3][4] Henckel von Donnersmarck grew up primarily in Los Angeles, California.[5][6]

She is a member of the House of Henckel von Donnersmarck, an Austro-Hungarian noble family.[4] She is the granddaughter of Count Leo-Ferdinand Henckel von Donnersmarck, a former president of the German division of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, and Countess Anna-Maria von Berg, a left-wing political activist. Her granduncle, Count Gregor Henckel Donnersmarck, is a Catholic priest and the Abbot Emeritus of Heiligenkreuz Abbey.[7] Her great-grandfather, Count Friedrich-Carl Henckel von Donnersmarck, was a Polish scholastic philosopher and landowner whose castle, Schloss Romolkwitz, was burned down by the Soviet Army during the flight and expulsion of Germans from Poland during and after World War II.[5] She is a great-great granddaughter of the industrialist Count Edwin Henckel von Donnersmarck.

Career

Beginning in the autumn of 2022, Henckel von Donnersmarck studied fashion design at Parsons School of Design in Manhattan.[8][9] She spent two consecutive summers interning for Dior's haute couture division in Paris.[3] She amassed hundreds of thousands of followers on TikTok and Instagram by creating edits of her student life in New York and Paris, as well as by posting "GRWM" videos in Paris.[3][4][9] By December 2023, her videos had been viewed over 100 million times.[10][11]

Henckel von Donnersmarck received both admiration and criticism online for her videos, showcasing a luxurious Parisian life, and was accused by some viewers of being a "nepo baby."[12][13][14] In 2023 and 2024, false accusations circulated on social media platforms that Henckel von Donnersmarck's family had aided the Nazis during World War II.[15]

In 2024, she modelled in a L'Officiel editorial by Matthias Ogger and Julien Vassel.[16]

In January 2025, Henckel von Donnersmarck made her haute couture debut as a runway model, walking the Armani Privé show "Lumières" at Paris Fashion Week and the Giorgio Armani show at Milan Fashion Week. She has often referenced Giorgio Armani as one of the designers she admired most and whose work she studied intensely at Parsons.[17][18][19]

Personal life

In November 2023, Henckel von Donnersmarck was presented to society at Le Bal des débutantes in Paris.[20][21] For the occasion, she was dressed in a gown by Jean Paul Gaultier and the Couteulx floral diamond tiara designed by Guillot, made from the jewelry collection of Baron Jacques-Jean Le Couteulx and Baroness Geneviève-Sophie Le Couteulx.[22][10] She was selected to open the ball, dancing a waltz with her father.[23][4] She was officially escorted by Archduke Károly Konstantin von Habsburg, the son of Archduke Georg von Habsburg and Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg.[3][24] The ball raised funds for the Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital and the World Central Kitchen.[4]

In March 2026, she became engaged to François Pinault Jr., the elder son of François-Henri Pinault.[25]

In August 2026, Henckel von Donnersmarck announced that she and Pinault married and that she gave birth to a son.[26]

References

  1. ↑ Regarding personal names: Gräfin was a title before 1919, but now is regarded as part of the surname. It is translated as Countess. Before the August 1919 abolition of nobility as a legal class, titles preceded the full name when given (Graf Helmuth James von Moltke). Since 1919, these titles, along with any nobiliary prefix (von, zu, etc.), can be used, but are regarded as a dependent part of the surname, and thus come after any given names (Helmuth James Graf von Moltke). Titles and all dependent parts of surnames are ignored in alphabetical sorting. The masculine form is Graf.
  2. ↑ "Krásná influencerka pochází ze slavného šlechtického rodu: Lara se stala senzací sociálních sítí". December 7, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Titles and Tiaras: Paris's le Bal des Débutantes Dripped in Old Word Glamour". November 27, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Influencer, sartorial star and countess: Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck is the belle of le Bal". November 29, 2023.
  5. 1 2 Goodyear, Dana (January 14, 2019). "An Artist's Life, Refracted in Film". The New Yorker – via www.newyorker.com.
  6. ↑ "Lara Henckel von Donnersmarck: "Wir haben mit Johnny Depp zusammen in Venedig gelebt"". December 3, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Pilgrimage to the Blessed Karl Emperor and King of Austria and Hungary – Bailiff of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta |".
  8. ↑ "Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck, chi è l'influencer dal sangue blu con la passione per la moda". October 6, 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Shopping for Debutante Ball Gowns with TikTok's Favorite Dior Intern". August 2, 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Countess Lara Cosima's fairytale debut at 2023 Débutante Ball proves she more than just a TikTok It Girl". November 28, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Best dressed royals, stars and socialites at the Débutante Ball 2023: Angelina Jordan, Countess Lara-Cosima, more". November 26, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck is TikTok's Noble Influencer".
  13. ↑ Balao, Neia (June 15, 2023). "NYC Influencer Receives Mixed Responses After Showing Her Lavish Lifestyle And Day In The Life As An Intern At Dior In Paris: 'Ugh Wish I Was A Nepo Baby'". In The Know. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  14. ↑ Antony, Aaron (July 13, 2023). ""Need someone like her": Lara Cosima Henckel Von Donnersmarck's identity revealed as TikToker's opulent life sparks hilarious reactions online". Sportskeeda. Nazara Technologies. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  15. ↑ "The TikTok Countess Who Insists She's Not a Nazi".
  16. ↑ "#EDITORIAL: "Lara in Action" by Matthias Ogger and Julien Vassel". L'Officiel. August 16, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Giorgio Armani Privé - 2025 Spring/Summer Fashion Show". YouTube. January 29, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Giorgio Armani Privé - 2024 Fall/Winter Fashion Show". YouTube. June 27, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Which society darlings shone the brightest on the front row at Paris Couture Week?". January 26, 2024.
  20. ↑ "El dúo estrella del Baile de Debutantes: Victoria Mestre Cisneros (Nieta de la mecenas Ella Fontanals-Cisneros) y su primo Lucas Macaya (Nieto de Cristina Macaya) deslumbran en París". November 27, 2023.
  21. ↑ Rania Abdulla (November 29, 2023). "Who Was Presented at Le Bal des Débutantes 2023 in Paris?". Harper's Bazaar Arabia. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Tiaras históricas, alta costura y una reina del baile: La fiesta anacrónica de los 'nepobabies'". December 2023.
  23. ↑ "When the bodyguard comes to the loo with you". November 27, 2023.
  24. ↑ "L'Archiduc Károly-Konstantin charmant cavalier de la comtesse Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck au Bal des débutantes". November 27, 2023.
  25. ↑ "Countess Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck, 22, announces engagement to François Pinault Jr. after brief romance". March 14, 2026.
  26. ↑ Bickerstaff, Isaac (August 13, 2026). "Jet set, baby! Countess Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck announces the birth of her first child with an adorable photo aboard a private jet". Tatler. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
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