Black Models
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'I'm a really dark-skinned girl': The foundations supermodel Adut Akech swears by
Akech knows that the beauty industry still has a lot of work to do when it comes to addressing the needs of black girls and women like herself.
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This is the best advice Tyra Banks's mother has ever given her
Many models have short-lived careers, but thanks to Tyra Banks's mom, that isn't the case at all for her.
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All the beautiful natural hair moments at Fashion Week
Check out all the loose waves, tight curls, thick dreadlocks, and fine Afros.
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8 models whose careers took off in 2017 thanks to social media
For models of color, these online communities not only promote and engage their work but can also speed up the process of landing that dream opportunity or job.
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Texas teen looks a lot like Naomi Campbell
Mary Ntiamoah tells Yahoo Lifestyle that even though people note her resemblance to the supermodel on a regular basis, it's still shocking to her to see so many strangers agree.
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Pirelli celebrates all-black cast with 2018 calendar bash
Pirelli's showcase featured stars like Lupita Nyong’o, Naomi Campbell, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Thando Hopa, Slick Woods, and Duckie Thot.
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Model Leomie Anderson’s Empowering Message to Women: ‘Your Voice Matters’
Leomie Anderson opens up to Yahoo Beauty Director Dana Oliver?about the harsh realities of being a minority in the fashion world and creating a "safe space" online for young, female voices.?
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Beyoncé’s Hairstylist Is Calling for More Diversity on Fashion Week Runways
Are fashion week runways really becoming more diverse? Despite a Feb. 23 report showing that diversity at New York Fashion Week?has been on the rise in recent years, that doesn’t mean it’s even close to where it should be. Neal Farinah, Beyoncé’s go-to hairstylist, isn’t at all impressed with how far the fashion industry has come.
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This Black Model Was Told She Wasn’t Dark Enough to Wear an Afro
One of the models?who?caught our attention this season was Kelly Gervais,?a 5-foot-8-inch New Jersey native.?She not only walked in six shows (including?Pyer Moss), but also did so while sporting an Afro. “I started modeling when I was about 13 years old, though I didn’t start professionally [until] I was about 15,” Gervais told Yahoo Beauty.
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Cover Girls: Major Black Model Moments in Fashion Magazine History
You probably won’t hear black models?besides?Iman and Naomi Campbell get name-dropped when the discussion of supermodels arise. But in spite of fashion’s whitewashing of runways, ads, and magazines, there have been?several other women of color, including Donyale Luna, Joyce Walker, and Darine Stern, who have accomplished heroic feats in the industry.
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Gucci Pre-Fall 2017 Campaign Videos Feature All-Black Cast
This season, with the rollout of its pre-fall 2017 campaign, Gucci adds its name to the list of high-fashion labels throwing their weight behind diversity. In a series of nine video clips uploaded to its Instagram account, tagged Gucci Pre-Fall 2017 auditions, the brand poses questions to an exclusively black cast of models. “A dolphin because a dolphin is very intelligent, I would say a tiger but that’s so cliché.” At the audition for the #GucciPreFall17 campaign, London, January 26, 2017.
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5 Black Fashion Icons You Should Know
If ?#BlackLivesMatter? and ?#BlackModelsMatter?, it seems that the Fashion Institute of Technology hopes to prove that black designers matter too. An upcoming exhibit, entitled “Black Fashion Designers,” will showcase a global history of black people in fashion from the 1950s to the present, focusing on designers as well as models. Set to open December 6 at the Museum at FIT, the show is quite the ambitious endeavor, with work from more than?60 designers.
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Chanel Iman, Maria Borges, and More Models Share Their Summer Natural Hair Secrets
Mizani campaign models Chanel Iman, Maria Borges, Heidy De la Rosa, and Grace Mehary are embracing the heat with sizzling summer hair.
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Jourdan Dunn is British Vogue’s First Black Model in 12 Years
When Burberry released their latest campaign last month, the brand made international headlines for featuring Naomi Campbell and Jourdan Dunn, without a single white face in sight. Now, the latter’s landed the February cover of British Vogue. It is the first time in 12 years that a black model has been featured solo on the cover.
