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ethnicity within the UK Fashion industry
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 traditions. Yet […]
Read MoreCharlene 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 […]
Read MoreLana 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.
Read More80’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 […]
Read MoreFirst woman to earn highest level Black Belt: Keiko Fukuda
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA — Sensei Keiko Fukuda of San Francisco, California, a petite 98 years old woman who is only 4-feet-10 and 100 pounds, was promoted to the rank of 10th dan (degree) black belt in Judo this week by USA Judo, the sport’s national governing body – setting the world record for the […]
Read MoreCharo Ronquillo
Nationality: Filipino Place of birth: Cabuyao, Laguna, The Philippines She is the first Asian in 25 year history of the Ford Supermodel of the World Search to have been selected from the far east. She was described by Bill Ford as, “that unique look from the Philippines”. At 17 years old, Ronquillo joined and won the […]
Read MoreXiao Wen Ju
Place of birth: China Xiao Wen Ju (born May 19, …., in Xi’an, Shaanxi, China) is a professional fashion model who is considered one of the Chinese supermodels. She tried her luck in Europe during the F/W 11 season, and had a great start in New York, Paris, and Milan. She has walked the […]
Read MoreRussian Models, Fur and Heels
Ksenia Sukhinova from the city of Tyumen, gained the title of Miss World 2008. Natalia Vodianova, a Russian supermodel, is now very popular in the USA and in Europe. Masha Kalinina became Miss Moscow-1988 when she was only 16. The streets beat the rhythm of thousands of high heels pounding the cold pavement – in […]
Read MoreStacey Dash
Nationality: American Place of birth: Bronx, New York, US Ethnicity: Mexican and Afro-Bajan descent. Stacey Dash was born in the Bronx, New York. Stacy knew that she wanted to act, and from an early age began to act professionally. She made regular appearances on “The Cosby Show” (1984), “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” (1990), and also “St. Elsewhere”(1982). At 22 she […]
Read MoreModel & Beauty Queen: Leila Arcieri
Nationality: American Ethnicity:Her father is Italian and mother is African American. She was crowned Miss San Francisco in 1997. Her mother worked for Lucasfilm. Her father is Italian and her mother is black. Parents divorced when she was 2; she was raised by her mother. Became a cheerleader in Junior High School to […]
Read MoreApplachia’s Melungeon
“There were a whole lot of people upset by this study,” lead researcher Roberta Estes said. “They just knew they were Portuguese, or Native American.” In recent decades, interest in the origin of the Melungeons has risen dramatically with advances both in DNA research and in the advent of Internet resources that allow individuals to […]
Read MoreMichael Michele
Nationality: American Ethnicity: African American and Caucasian Michael Michele has won acclaim for her portrayals of strong and capable women on television as well as in feature films. Born in Evansville, Indiana, on August 30, 1966, she, like practically everyone in the Hoosier State, grew up a big basketball fan. Michele played roundball […]
Read MoreChrishell Stubbs
Nationality: British Place of birth: Turks and Caicos Islands Ethnicity: Caribbean / British
Read MorePrincess 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 […]
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