Chanel Iman has spoken openly about the difficulties she has faced as a young black model in the fashion industry.
‘I think it was a struggle when I first started, just because it was always one black girl per show, or campaign, or whatever it was. I couldn't stand it, because I just felt like I was being judged a lot, rather than accepted for who I was,’ Iman told Teen Vogue.
Iman explained that while there have been some improvements, there is still a long way to go.
‘I feel like fashion's opened up a lot with having rappers in campaigns, and more colour on the runway, but of course there's room for more of it, and more diversity. It's nice to be part of a culture change,’ Iman continued.
Iman is not the first black model to address the topic. Earlier this year, Leomie Anderson called out the many makeup who turn up to set unprepared to work with dark skin.
Anderson tweeted: ‘Why is it that the black make-up artists are busy with blonde, white girls and slaying their make-up and I have to supply my own foundation? Why are there more white make-up artists backstage than black when black ones can do all races' make-up?’
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