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Who is Latino?

http://youtu.be/-ztOVRSKxqw Dash asks people on the street to identify Latinos based on physical appearance. Do stereotypes guide people’s perception of a certain “look” of Latino ethnicity?   Colorism and “Mejorando La Raza” Internalized racism, color preference, class whitening and “bettering the race” are discussed. How do these mentalities translate into social norms and treatment?

CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN is A world famous Luxury Shoe Designer

CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN is A world famous Luxury Shoe Designer

His Parents/Family are from Cameroon, Africa.  Mr. Louboutin was born in France. Celebrated for his vertiginously high stilettos with their signature lacquer-red soles, Louboutin has achieved cult status with celebrities as well as fashionistas. His eclectic and exotic designs, often incorporating feathers, beads, and sequins, are a constant and dramatic presence on the red carpet […]

Anais Mali

Anais Mali

Nationality:French Place of birth: Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France Ethnicity: Polish / Tchad               

Geneticist and mother of a mixed race child

Geneticist and mother of a mixed race child

Aarathi Prasad, a geneticist and mother of a mixed race child, sets out to challenge the ideas of racial purity and examines provocative claims that there are in fact biological advantages to being mixed race. Is It Better To Be Mixed Race? on Vimeo    < View Documentary here  It’s a controversial subject that has […]

Micaela Reis

Micaela Reis

Angolan and Portuguese ancestry   http://youtu.be/inAoK4Qq8gk http://youtu.be/tSKXJWQ-bp4 the beauty pageant titleholder who was a Top 10 finalist at Miss Universe 2007 and placed first runner-up to Miss World 2007, becoming Miss World Africa. She was the highest placed Miss Angola at both Miss Universe and Miss Worldbefore the win of Leila Lopes in Miss Universe 2011 She was also named Miss World Continental Queen of […]

Marie Antoinette & Her Music Tutor Joseph Boulogne Of African Ancestry

Marie Antoinette & Her Music Tutor Joseph Boulogne Of African Ancestry

Before Prince there was Le Mozart Noir / Joseph Boulogne, Le Chevalier Saint Georges portrays the remarkable life of a man who overcame the adversities of class, race and society to become a international superstar in 18th century France whose work has fallen into neglect due to the prejudices of history. –Marie Antoinette -film still […]

Model & Actress: Liya Kebede

Model & Actress: Liya Kebede

Nationality: Ethiopian Place of birth: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ms. Kebede stands at 5’10 Ft Tall. She speaks English & French. Ethiopian supermodel Liya Kebede became this first woman of color in Estee Lauder’s 57-year history to sign a contract with the cosmetics giant.  She has a 3 million dollar a year for 3 years deal with […]

Model: Chrystèle Saint-Louis Augustin

Model: Chrystèle Saint-Louis Augustin

Nationality: French Ethnicity: Guadeloupean / Martiniquais (Caribbean /West Indies) African descent. Ms. Augustin speaks French and English.   She is 5’10 1/2 ft tall with blue eyes. Quote: Both my parents and my brother are dark skinned but the West Indies are a mix of genes from different countries and you never know what skin color your baby […]

Actress & Singer: Eartha Kitt as Catwoman

Actress & Singer: Eartha Kitt as Catwoman

Nationality: American Ethnicity: Mother is Cherokee & African American & Father Dutch or German descent. Her surname Kitt is said to be of Dutch or German origin. In the late 1960s, Batman featured recurring villain Kitt as Catwoman after Julie Newmar had left the role, in season 3. https://youtu.be/zXrLJEN0jAQ She had sung and danced her way […]

Model: Melie Tiacoh

Model: Melie Tiacoh

Born in Paris, France Raised in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa. Ethnicity: Ivorian/Italian/French & Lebanese/Guinean. Ms. Tiacoh speaks English & French. She stands at 5’9 Ft tall. Quote: I became interested in modeling at the age of 10-11 years old. At the time, MTV aired shows where model’s lives were documented in the United States. […]

RACISM IN FOOTBALL DOCUMENTARY

The shocking untold story of the 2006 World Cup – the mindless violence, the racism, the unseen riots and the running battles in German cities as the police tried to protect the hundreds of thousands of genuine fans who were attending the sporting extravaganza. Undercover cameras reveal the ugly face of the beautiful game and […]

Noemie Lenoir & Karl Lagerfeld talk about race in fashion

Noemie Lenoir & Karl Lagerfeld talk about race in fashion

Noémie Lenoir is a French model and actress of African and European descent. They disagree .Karl said that’s there is no racism in fashion. Noemie said the contrary. Then karl said she ‘s the proof there ‘s no racism because she ‘s famous. Noemie argues that’s she not black nor white, she”between the two” and […]

exploring Latinos, Beauty and identity in the U.S. and abroad.

exploring Latinos, Beauty and identity in the U.S. and abroad.

social consequences of a color complex http://youtu.be/7lxKIqWXJIs  

“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

Lana Ogilvie

Lana Ogilvie

Nationality: Canadian Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Ethnicity: African-Canadian   This Canadian-born ’90s supermodel holds the distinction of being the first black woman to sign an exclusive contract with Cover Girl.    Her father a surgeon and her mother a teacher.    Always classy and elegant, Lana Ogilvie was the picture of poised beauty.   

Victoria Secret Model Jessica White on Tyra Banks

The Race of Beauty

There’s a growing trend for people to alter their ethnic features — from double eyelid surgery, to chin implants, to skin lightening or darkening. In some cases, patients undergoing such ethnic cosmetic surgery say they are doing so to achieve a more ‘western look’. Others say it has nothing to do with trying to look […]

Brigitte Bardot – Et Dieu créa la Femme

http://youtu.be/TKPTvwyG9tU

This is the scene that made her famous.

…And God Created Woman (1956) – Official Trailer

http://youtu.be/Kmqv88jWhyE

Plot: Antoine promises to take the orphaned Juliette away from St. Tropez after a party where she has wandered onto the yacht of the urbane Eric. But in the morning the bus and Antoine zip by Juliette’s stop and she runs into the field to capture the rabbit she set free moments before. About to be sent back to the orphanage by her foster mother, she identifies with the rabbit. Antoine’s younger brother Michel comes to Juliette’s rescue with a marriage proposal and she accepts. Eric wants the brothers’ shipyard as a casino site and brings Antoine back to St. Tropez. Life gets complicated.

Released on 1956
Directed by: Roger Vadim
Starring: Brigitte Bardot, Curd Jürgens, Jean-Louis Trintignant