black supermodels
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Must-See TV: A Day in the Life of Naomi Campbell Is As Glamorous as You Think
We will never not love Naomi Campbell. She can throw a phone or a fantastic party, and we’ll just laugh it off and love her just the same. By turns, she’s a black Barbie come to life and also our fabulous play-cousin-in-our-head from across the pond whose impossibly glamorous life is the stuff fashion-obsessed dreams…
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Around-the-Way Girl: Meet Adut Akech, Italian Vogue’s Cover Girl Next Door
Fresh for spring! Adut Akech is one of the supermodels on the cover of Italian Vogue’s April “Girls Next Door” issue, shot by the photographer team Mert Atlas and Marcus Piggott. Barely 10 days after Akech’s star turn on the cover of British Vogue, here she is again, letting us know that she’s playing by…
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I Am Legend: Iman Talks Age and Diversity in April’s Harper’s Bazaar
If you pick up this month’s Harper’s Bazaar—the annual “Fabulous at Every Age” issue—you’ll see Jennifer Lopez on the cover, still stunning us with her beauty (and incredible body) at a flawless 48. But inside is a true revelation: Seemingly ageless icon Iman is featured in a multipage spread, interviewed by another age-defying beauty, Taraji…
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Mama Said Knock You Out! Tyra Banks and Her Mom Team Up for a New Book
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include an interview with Tyra Banks. Modeling costs, baby! Perfect Is Boring, the new book from Tyra Banks and her mother, Carolyne London, a former nurse and photographer-turned-Tyra’s-sometime-manager-and-always-confidante, details the pitfalls of both Tyra’s life and career, and gives advice on finding ways to pick yourself up…
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‘Natural Beauty Is Unfair’: Tyra Banks Gets Real About Plastic Surgery
What’s better than true beauty? Women who are truthful about what it takes to be beautiful. That’s why we’re applauding Tyra Banks for telling the truth about plastic surgery in her upcoming memoir, Perfect Is Boring, written with her mother. In an interview with People magazine, the veteran top model admits to having her nose…
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I, Veronica: The Glow Up’s Veronica Webb Gets Existential (Without the Crisis)
Here at The Glow Up, we’re well aware that fashion and beauty—while big fun and a legitimate art form—aren’t always viewed as the most serious of topics. But that doesn’t mean that we (especially we models) don’t think very, very deep and philosophical thoughts. So when we saw I, Kendall, Kendall Jenner’s recent existential exploration…