modeling
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17 Black Models To Look Out for at Fashion Week 2023
Naomi Campbell, Adut Akech, and more got their big break at Fashion Week. Who will break out this year?
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'The Challenge Is Permanent': Naomi Campbell Reveals 'Revolting' Racist Incident at a French Hotel
Naomi Campbell is perhaps the most enduring and recognizable supermodel in the world, but as she revealed in an interview with Paris Match (translated from French via Google), her stardom is still no safeguard from racism. Saying “the challenge is permanent,” the model recounted an incident during the Cannes Film Festival—well-trod territory for the catwalk…
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Aspiring Model Brings the Wheelchair to the Runway
Aaron Philip, 17, has cerebral palsy, but that’s not stopping her from seeking a career as a runway model. Watch the video above to learn more about Aaron.
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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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#BlackBoyJoy: The #CastMeJCrew Grand Prize Goes to 4-Year-Old Cayden!
Watch out, world! In what might be the best holiday present ever, the dapper and diminutive Cayden (aka @cayden_style on Instagram) beat out all other contenders for the grand prize in J.Crew’s inaugural #CastMeJCrew contest—a campaign notably started by a hashtag from Elle Fashion Features Director Nikki Ogunnaike. Cayden, who just started pre-K this fall,…
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I Am Not Your Token: What Rihanna Taught Us This Week About ‘Diversity’ Casting
This week, one lucky Rihanna fan got an impromptu lesson in tokenism—from the star herself—after they suggested that she include transgender women in her next Fenty Beauty campaign. The new beauty mogul, who rocked the cosmetics industry this past September with her full-spectrum beauty launch, responded kindly and clearly on why even the question was…
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Moonlight Stars Are Now Calvin Klein Models
Where’s a church fan when you need one? Better yet, where’s an industrial-sized fan? The stars of Moonlight are giving people something else to talk about, and it’s all Calvin Klein’s fault. Trevante Rhodes, Mahershala Ali and even the movie’s younger stars, Ashton Sanders and Alex Hibbert, are posing in their Calvins. The cast of…