Top teen model Lindsey Wixson takes a tumble at Versace (and in those shoes, could anyone blame her?)

Walking the Versace show would be a career high for any young model. So when Lindsey Wixson came crashing down at the label's Milan show this evening, she must have been crushed.

The 17-year-old, who had been wearing towering transparent platforms with her evening gown, stumbled in the challenging footwear as she made her return trip down the runway.

But to her credit, she appeared to have a sense of humour about the situation, raising her arms in victory once she was back on her feet.

Fashion faux pas: Top model Lindsey Wixson stumbled and fell on the runway at the Versace show this evening

Sense of humour: The 17-year-old industry favourite raised her arms in victory once she was back on her feet

it is an admirable attitude. But this is not the first time the teenager, from Witchita, Kansas, has fallen at a high-profile show.

Challenging: Who could blame a young model for falling when faced with such towering footwear

Earlier this year she made headlines when she fell several times at Naomi Campbell's Fashion for Relief fundraiser in Cannes.

The performance was so dramatic that many believed she had fallen on purpose for effect, but Lindsey insists this was not the case.

But few girls could survive such a faux pas, as one model agency insider revealed to us this week.

Our source, who was speaking after one unfortunate model tripped on her dress during the Amanda Wakeley show in London this week, admitted that falling on the catwalk can be career-threatening.

'It's quite common for girls to be quietly dropped by their agents after tripping or falling during a show,' they told MailOnline.

'As far as the designers are concerned the model's job is to make the clothes look fantastic. That's compromised when she starts stumbling down the catwalk like a drunk.

'If the girl is what the model industry calls a 'new face' it could terminate her career before she's even really got started. Walking is how new faces launch or raise their profile in order to land moneyed jobs like advertising campaigns.'

Catwalk moment: It is not the first time Lindsey has tripped on the runway - in May, she fell several times at Naomi Campbell's Fashion for Relief fundraiser in Cannes