10 models of African descent
Tyra Banks
Perhaps few can argue with Tyra Banks for the title of the most famous black model. From the beginning of her career in 1991 until her graduation in 2005, she visited Dolce & Gabbana, Ralph Lauren and Yves Saint Laurent and collaborated with Victoria's Secret for nine years in a row. Now Banks devotes more time to television: he produces and hosts the notorious show America's Next Top Model.
Naomi Campbell
If there is a black model, which is also known as Tyra Banks, then it will be the British Naomi Campbell. At age 15, she appeared on the cover of Elle and has since made several hundred hits, shot for hundreds of covers and advertising campaigns like Givecnhy, Chloe, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Versace - it's hard to remember a large fashion house whose face it was not. Now Campbell is still often removed, is actively involved in charity and boxing, and often comes to Russia.
Lia Kebede
Ethiopian native Li's career in Kebede began very promisingly - from an exclusive to the Gucci FW 2000 show, which the former creative director of the brand Tom Ford gave her. Since then, the model, which has appeared on the cover of the American Vogue three times and which the French version of the publication devoted a whole number in 2002, has been constantly appearing in magazines and advertising campaigns. In addition, she deals with the health problems of mothers and children and works on her own clothing line, Lemlem, from which things are produced in Kebed’s homeland.
Sessili Lopez
At the age of 15, American Sessili Lopez was the face of Benetton, at 16 - Calvin Klein, and at 17 - DKNY. A little later, she noticed the company Victoria's Secrets: now she regularly goes to the show and removed in the catalogs of the linen brand. She does not forget about another job either: her pictures can be seen in Allure, Elle and Numero.
Ajak Deng
Ajak Deng in the heading "New faces"
Ajak Deng, or simply Ajak, was born and raised in Sudan, but in 2001 she received refugee status and moved to Australia. Since 2009, she has been working as a model: she is shooting for i-D, Love and Vogue and goes to shows like Lanvin and Valentino. By the way, Ajak and her dark-skinned namesake Atai Deng are not sisters, although both girls are about the same age, both from Sudan and are often filmed together. But Ataei boasts a famous relative - she is the niece of the model Alec Vek.
Chanel Iman
Since her childhood, the American Chanel Iman dreamed of becoming a model, because of what she already attached to Ford as a child model when she was 13 years old. In 2007, she appeared on the cover of American Vogue, over the next two years she worked on ad campaigns Bottega Veneta, Ralph Lauren and Gap and starred for i-D and Elle. Since 2009, Iman goes to the show and starred in Victoria's Sacret catalogs and occasionally collaborates with other brands.
Arlenis Sosa
Arlenis Sosa came to the modeling business in 2008: Marilyn agency remarked her, who just graduated from school and spoke poor English. Two weeks later, a girl from Dominicana received an offer to play for Italian Vogue and Teen Vogue. The first work was followed by a show like Dior and Victoria's Secret, dozens of shootings and, probably, the most important and certainly the most long-term of her contracts - with the Lancome cosmetic brand, for which photographer Mario Testino has shot her more than once.
Jordan dunn
The Englishwoman Jordan Dunn got into the fashion industry in 2007 and, as already accepted by the current beginner models, made more than 20 shows in her debut season. A year later, she became one of the four models (along with the already mentioned Naomi Campbell, Leah Kebeda and Sessili Lopez), which appeared on the cover of the famous Italian Vogue number on black figures in fashion, film, music and other industries. Now Dunn is one of the most successful black models, which makes about 30 shows per season and is constantly being shot for i-D and Vogue publications.
Joan smalls
Puerto Rican Joan Smalls (her real name is Rodriguez) came into the modeling business at the same time as Jordan Dunn, but at first she was content with more modest work: Tory Burch presentations and Nordstrom catalogs. In 2009, the girl changed the Elite agency to IMG and made a real breakthrough - she received an exclusive for the Givecnhy couture show, and subsequently the campaign of the French brand. Since that time, the girl constantly appears in different versions of Vogue, and this season she has become the first black model for many years, who has signed a contract for shooting in advertising Chanel.
Nyasha Matonodze
Nyasha Matonodze under the heading "New faces"
In 2009, a native of Zimbabwe, Nyasha Matonodze, became a finalist in the Elite Model Look contest, but did not win it. But the girl came to the Fashion Week in London, where she participated in the Louise Gray show, and in Paris, where she made shows Emanuel Ungaro and Louis Vuitton. Yes, the latest defiles turned out to be no less fateful for her: the first was styled by Love’s editor-in-chief Kathy Grand, who later twice shot Nyasha for the covers of her publication, and LV creative director Marc Jacobs (again, not without the influence of her friend Katie Grand) invited Matonodze to appear. for brand advertising campaign. In Matonodze and now there are no problems with the work - it is often removed for Numero and Vogue.