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Kenya Moore

Kenya Moore

Nationality: American Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan Ethnicity:  African ancestry She is a former Miss USA, an American film and television actress, model and author.    Was a psychology major at Wayne State University Was 4th place in Miss Universe 1993 Founder of the Kenya Moore foundation which awards scholarships to under-privileged girls from her high school alma-mater.        http://youtu.be/_ocK8ApoBDc She […]

k.d. aubert

k.d. aubert

Nationality: American Place of birth: Louisiana Ethnicity: Creole descent, (African American, Native American, and French) She also speaks French. K.D. stands for Karen Denise   She was discovered working behind the make-up counter at Macy’s.     In 2007 she was named to the top 10 most beautiful Victoria’s Secret models of all time. She was ranked 4th, ahead […]

New High Fashion in Africa

High Fashion Models

High Fashion Models

Miss Universe 1977 Crowning

Miss Universe 1977 Crowning

Janelle Commissiong: The First Black Miss Universe Janelle Commissiong (born 1953) was born in Trinidad and Tobago. Commissiong migrated to the United States at the age of 13, and returned to Trinidad and Tobago ten years later. After winning the Miss Trinidad and Tobago title, she went on to be crowned Miss Universe 1977 in […]

alek wek

alek wek

Alek Wek is a Sudanese-British model who first appeared on the catwalks at the age of 18 in 1995, sparking a career lasting to date.   She is from the Dinka ethnic group in Southern Sudan, but in 1991 she and some family members fled to Britain to escape the civil war in Sudan.   She […]

Roshumba Williams

Roshumba Williams

Nationality: American 6-foot-tall Roshumba Williams, a Chicago native, was discovered as a teenager in Paris by Yves Saint Laurent and taken under his wing.   The late designer was very supportive of black models like Roshumba and Iman. During the 80s when many black models had long hair, Roshumba stood out with her signature short-cropped […]

80’s-90’s Supermodel:Stephanie Roberts

80’s-90’s Supermodel:Stephanie Roberts

Nationality: Jamaican                   

Miss Universe Tanzania: flaviana matata

Miss Universe Tanzania: flaviana matata

Amazing beauty from Tanzania Flaviana was the first bald woman to compete in a beauty pageant, defying the notion of beauty. Her star started shining when she rose to international fame in 2007 after she won the Miss Universe Tanzania title and became the first woman to represent her country in Miss Universe.   Her […]

Model: Fatima Siad

Model: Fatima Siad

Nationality: American Ethnicity: Somali and Ethiopian Fatima Siad raised in Boston, Massachusetts, she placed third on America’s Next Top Model, Cycle 10. Personnel Quote: Be Comfortable in your Own Skin And You Won’t Hate on Others in Theirs Personal Quotes: I don’t want to be known as ‘Baby Iman.  I want to make a name for myself.    […]

Model: Juliana Nepomuceno

Model: Juliana Nepomuceno

Nationality: Brazilian Place of Birth: Sao Paulo, Brazil                

“Leonie” the next Naomi Campbell?

http://youtu.be/TbjQSQIGRaw http://youtu.be/hLrLldV6oJk  

ethnicity within the UK Fashion industry

[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/13122749 w=500&h=281]  Four-part documentary about ethnic minorities within the UK Fashion industry. Part one explores ther Asian fashion industry with an interview with the UK’s top Asian female model, Mandi Sidhu. The Asian fashion industry is one of the UK’s most lavish and fervent media-based industries in the UK. Linked by culture, romance and […]

Charlene Almarvez

Charlene Almarvez

Nationality: Filipino Her full name is Charlene Louise Alagon Almarvez. She immediately won the Ford Supermodel of the World Contest Philippines 2009. The following year she was the first runner-up in the Ford Supermodel of the World 2010 contest. She was discovered at a ‘Santacruzan’, a religious festival in her home country.    She has walked […]

We are all Beautiful

Victoria Secret Model Jessica White on Tyra Banks

80’s Supermodel Waris Dirie

80’s Supermodel Waris Dirie

80’s supermodel Waris Dirie was born into a nomadic tribe in Somalia.   Ms. Dirie ran away at age thirteen to avoid marriage a much older man.   After working odd jobs in London, she was discovered by photographer Terence Donovan, who shot her for her the cover of the 1987 Pirelli calendar.   From […]

Brazilian Model: Daniela Braga

Brazilian Model: Daniela Braga

Nationality: Brazilian    Brazil has an indigenous Indian population of around 450,000, comprising more than 200 peoples who speak more than 180 different languages. According to the National Foundation for the Indian (FUNAI) the indigenous population has been growing at a rate of more than 3.5% per year and is now four times greater than in […]

Elisani Silva

Elisani Silva

Nationality and Ethnicity: Indigenous/Brazilian Brazilian born Elisane Silva is one of the world’s tallest teenagers at 6’9″ She’s around the age of 17 years.    Her height hasn’t come without problems–she had to leave school and her parents don’t have enough money to determine the cause of or treat her inordinate growth.    But Elisany […]

Juliana Imai

Juliana Imai

Nationality: Brazilian Ethnicity: Brazilian/Japanese Place of birth: Cruzeiro D’Oeste, Parana, Brasil     http://youtu.be/9CtPzGXYwOQ     http://youtu.be/CleyRmH8lMo

Chrishell Stubbs

Chrishell Stubbs

Nationality: British Place of birth: Turks and Caicos Islands Ethnicity: Caribbean / British                 

Princess Esther Kamatari of Burundi

Princess Esther Kamatari of Burundi

     Princess Esther Kamatari, 60 is a writer, model, and exiled Burundian princess. Esther Kamatari grew up in Burundi as a member of the royal family. Following independence in 1962, the king was overthrown in a military coup d’etat, and the monarchy abolished in 1966. Kamatari fled the country in 1970 after her father’s […]

Princess Keisha Omilana of Nigeria

Princess Keisha Omilana of Nigeria

   A former model, spokesperson, and actress, Omilana adds brains to beauty as a businesswoman. The Inglewood, California native started Wonderful Brand, a multifaceted business incorporating fashion, television and Web, with her husband, Kunle, a Nigerian prince. Known as the “Pantene Girl,” Omilana is cited as the first African American woman to be featured in three consecutive […]

Mick Jagger and Marsha Hunt

Mick Jagger and Marsha Hunt

Mick Jagger and Marsha Hunt met in 1970 when she was approached to pose for a promotional photo for “Honky Tonk Women.” The two had a daughter together, Karis, and both have been closely involved in her life.   “Brown Sugar” is a song by The Rolling Stones. It is the opening track and lead […]