Kai Gerber ana kiranta da The Daily Front Row's Breakout Model na Shekara. Samfurin mai shekaru 15 ya yi farin ciki da murfin mujallar 10-11 ga Satumba, 2016 tare da mai daukar hoto Sebastian Faena wanda kuma ya kama harbin. A ciki mai sheki, Kaia ya bayyana a cikin California da ke shirye-shiryen kamanni da suka haɗa da guntun saƙa, guntun denim da jaket na fata. Stylist Paige Reddinger ya zaɓi ƙirar Jeremy Scott, Acne Studios da Alexander Wang don tauraro mai tasowa.
A cikin hirarta, Kaia yayi magana game da aiki tare da Kendall Jenner akan wani SOYAYYA harba. "Na san Kendall na ɗan lokaci saboda gaskiyar cewa mu duka daga LA ne kuma muna da abokai da yawa. Yin harbi da ita yana da sauƙi sosai, kuma hotunan sun zama wasu na fi so da na taɓa yi. Ina sha'awarta don yadda ta kasance a cikin ƙasa kuma ba ta da tasiri."
Kaia Gerber – The Daily Front Row – Satumba 2016
Kaia Gerber - Marc Jacobs Beauty
A watan Satumba, Marc Jacobs Beauty ta sanar da Kaia Gerber a matsayin sabuwar jakadan ta. Kaia ya shiga cikin sahu na Winona Ryder da Jessica Lange a matsayin fuskar kamfanin. A cikin sakin hukuma da aka buga a Facebook, sun rubuta: "Mun yi farin ciki kuma muna matukar farin ciki da sanar da sabuwar fuskar Marc Jacobs Beauty ita ce ƙwararren ƙwazo, kyakkyawa kuma kyakkyawa Kaia Gerber." David Sims ya harbe yakin tare da Diane Kendal akan kayan shafa da Guido Palau akan gashi.