Beautiful Dark Skin Fashion Models
The Beauty Industry is featuring dark skinned models on the fashion runway, for cosmetics makeup and photo-shoots.
The dazzling Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o samples the fall couture collections and talks to Plum Sykes about fame, family, and her four new acting projects.
1) Khoudia Diop As a little girl growing up in Senegal, Khoudia Diop was bullied for her darker skin tone. She was so ashamed that she used to try and wash her skin right off. She overcame her fears and is now a fashion model, inspiring young women around...
"These microaggressions add up, and others models who aren't of women of color don't have to face it."
Iman, Naomi Campbell and Tyra Banks have paved the way for ethnic models in fashion. While fair-skinned models flood the runways, these dark-skinned beauties prove that true beauty and talent transcends. Check out our list of the top black models in fashion!
Duckie Thot is a 21-year-old model who you may have seen recently in all of Rihanna's new beauty launch pics. She's South Sudanese but grew up in Melbourne, Australia and we are
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on her...
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Remarkably fresh-faced Leomie Anderson is talking about a party in Paris hosted by Rihanna. “I was on a table with the rapper Future and that’s all you need to know,” says the model. “It was lit. There was no talking, just music and alcohol. I didn’t sleep and then I got my Eurostar.”
Colorism and the degradation of dark skin are lingering effects of slavery and colonialism. Dark skin is often associated with poverty and lack of privilege, beauty and class. But these perceptions…
The model discusses her recent TEDx talk, that LFW casting incident, and officially being friends with Rihanna