Models.com
and former model/fashion activist
Bethann Hardison
have teamed up to highlight diversity within model agencies in a series titled “Diversity Rules!”
Bethann shared her inspiration behind the series:
“I have addressed the industry by having town hall meetings, gaining international media support, even naming those who lack the sense of responsibility of incorporating models of color. And after being given the CFDA’s Founders Award in June 2014 for upfront confrontation and determination to change how things are done and seen, still we lag at where we should be as an industry.”
Models.com “Diversity Rules!” Part 1: Ford
“Where there is clear improvement over the years are the model agencies,”
Bethann said.
“They have improved their inclusion of the model of color and continue to seek those beauties.”
She continued:
“So I decided, instead of looking at what and where it isn’t happening (for now), to show where it continues to grow. There are agencies with far more ethnic models than others, but there are many still open to growth.”
Models.com “Diversity Rules!” Part 3: IMG
So far, the series showcases talent from five agencies:
Ford Models
,
New York Model Management
,
IMG
,
Wilhelmina
, and
Next NY
.
Hair is done by
Martin Christopher Harper
(Parts 1, 2, 4, and 5) and
Malcolm Cuthbert
(Part 3), with makeup by
Cyndle Komarovski
(Part 1, 2 and 4),
Shar Sinclair
(Part 3), and
Munemi Imai
(Part 5).
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