Due to the emergence of the internet, contemporary models like Cara Delevingne and Kendall Jenner use social media as a platform for both working and interacting with fans. The multimedia presence of models in both print and digital forms has expanded their horizons even further. They are activists, public speakers, media personalities, business-owners and much more.
Moreover, beauty, fitness and fashion sponsorship deals mean that modelling is an increasingly broad and accessible career option. Nowadays, anyone with a camera and an audience on Instagram can be classed as a model. Thank you for reading! Sophie xx. Not only is Veronica Webb gorgeous those doe eyes!
This Jamaican-English catwalk queen is arguably the greatest Black supermodel on the planet. Two years later, she became the first Black model to grace the cover of Paris Vogue—but only after Yves St. Laurent threatened to withdraw his advertising after it refused to place Campbell, or any Black model, on the pages how much do we love YSL? Always classy and elegant, Lana Ogilvie was the picture of poised beauty.
Ingelwood-born Tyra Banks began modeling in eleventh grade, and within two decades, she managed to parlay her supermodel status into a veritable media empire! She was a success from the beginning—her first week in Paris, designers were so loving her runway walk that she was was booked for 25 shows a record for a newbie.
When Alek Wek was discovered at a London flea market in , the Sudanese stunner immediately made a splash in the modeling world, her distinctly African features setting her apart from the crowd. We applaud this catwalk and editorial star for representing the Lauder brand with grace and unsurpassed gorgeousness. After landing a three-year-contract with Elite, Oluchi moved to New York City and promptly became one of the most in-demand models in the industry.
Oluchi is a major role model to young Nigerian girls, and is involved with several charities devoted to providing options for African youth. Jessica White is one of the few high fashion models that has managed to crossover into mainstream pop culture. The future of the Black supermodeldom looks pretty much like this September i-D magazine cover!
The headline-making cover featured the most powerful, wildly sought-after group of top Black models on the planet: Chanel Iman, an American beauty; Dominican-Portugese stunner Sessilee Lopez; British-born top model Jourdan Dunn; and Arlenis Sosa, a Dominican supermodel. This Senegalese stunner is the darling of the fashion set! This Sudanese rising star has captured the fascination of the fashion flock.
During this time, slender figures were prized by the media whereas plus-size fashion was relegated to mail-order catalogs. Still, model measurements would continue to vary slightly throughout the s, when media featured more voluptuous female models and celebrities compared with today. The s marked another major shift in fashion design, however, and expectations for models changed along with it.
Paris was no longer seen as the epicenter of taste, with its conservative, unattainable luxury. Lanky models like Twiggy and Veruschka advertised futuristic designs.
Ready-to-wear fashion became the new, more democratic norm. The modeling industry grew while splitting into more subgroups like glamour models, fitness models, and commercial models, who represented a wider variety of body types.
However, high fashion and mass media in general continued to prize waif-thin women with measurements that are unattainable for most. Fashion houses and magazines across Europe and the US were pressured to hire models over 16 who met certain BMI requirements. The initiative comes amid international outcry over the unrealistic standards set by fashion advertising, and a push for media representation of diverse body types.
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