New Faces of Fashion Star in a Multi-Ethnic “Legion” of Beauty

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Maria Borges, Geron McKinley, and Shanina Shaik for Ones2Watch "Legion: And Army of Beauty"

Maria Borges, Geron McKinley, and Shanina Shaik for Ones2Watch “Legion: And Army of Beauty”

With Alexandre Valerio at the lens, Ones2Watch New Wave rounded up 32 “new” models of various ethnicities and backgrounds to create their Legion: An Army of Beauty .

Styled by Valerie Duardo for the sleek, dark shoot, models Akuol De Mabior , Austin Hall, Binx Walton , Conrad Bromfield, Dominique Hollington, Geron McKinley , Maria Borges , Michael Goma, Nur Hellmann, Pritika Swarup, Roberta Narciso, Ronald Epps , and Shanina Shaik — to name a few, are definitely “ones to watch.”

Hair is done by Hikaru Hirano with makeup by Misha Shahzada and retouching by Bespoke .

Check out a selection the new faces and their respective places of origin and ethnic backgrounds below.

Akuol De Mabior (Sudanese) by Alexandre Valerio for Ones2Watch "Legion"

Akuol De Mabior (Sudanese) by Alexandre Valerio for Ones2Watch “Legion”

Austin Hall (American / New York) by Alexandre Valerio for Ones2Watch "Legion"

Austin Hall (American / New York) by Alexandre Valerio for Ones2Watch “Legion”

Binx Walton (American - Nashville, Tennessee (Jamaican/German)) by Alexandre Valerio for Ones2Watch "Legion"

Binx Walton (American – Nashville, Tennessee (Jamaican/German)) by Alexandre Valerio for Ones2Watch “Legion”

Conrad Bromfield (Jamaican) by Alexandre Valerio for Ones2Watch "Legion"

Conrad Bromfield (Jamaican) by Alexandre Valerio for Ones2Watch “Legion”

Dominique Hollington (American (Cuban/African American) / Bronx, New York) by Alexandre Valerio for Ones2Watch "Legion"

Dominique Hollington (American (Cuban/African American) / Bronx, New York) by Alexandre Valerio for Ones2Watch “Legion”

Geron McKinley for Ones2Watch "Legion"

Geron McKinley (American (Black/Mexican) / Compton, California) by Alexandre Valerio for Ones2Watch “Legion”

Maria Borges for Ones2Watch "Legion"

Maria Borges (Angolan) by Alexandre Valerio for Ones2Watch “Legion”

Michael Goma for Ones2Watch "Legion"

Michael Goma (French) by Alexandre Valerio for Ones2Watch “Legion”

Nur Hellmann (German) by Alexandre Valerio for Ones2Watch "Legion"

Nur Hellmann (German) by Alexandre Valerio for Ones2Watch “Legion”

 Pritika Swarup (American (Indian/British) / Norfolk, VA)  by Alexandre Valerio for Ones2Watch "Legion"

Pritika Swarup (American (Indian/British) / Norfolk, VA) by Alexandre Valerio for Ones2Watch “Legion”

Roberta Narciso (Angolan) by Alexandre Valerio for Ones2Watch "Legion"

Roberta Narciso (Angolan) by Alexandre Valerio for Ones2Watch “Legion”

Ronald Epps (American (African American) / Philadelphia, PA) by Alexandre Valerio for Ones2Watch "Legion"

Ronald Epps (American (African American) / Philadelphia, PA) by Alexandre Valerio for Ones2Watch “Legion”

Shanina Shaik (Lithuanian/Pakistani / Melbourne, Australia) by Alexandre Valerio for Ones2Watch "Legion"

Shanina Shaik (Lithuanian/Pakistani / Melbourne, Australia) by Alexandre Valerio for Ones2Watch “Legion”

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