Model Leomie Anderson was first scouted when she was just 14, walking home from school in south London. At 17, Anderson was already walking for Marc Jacobs. Since then, she has built an impressive portfolio and even became the first Black British Victoria’s Secret Angel.
But despite all of her accolades and achievements and the fact that it’s 2021, Anderson’s career is still affected by her race.
A week ago, the model uploaded a video to her social media, revealing her experience at a runway show where the glam team was so ill-equipped to work with her skin tone and hair type that she had to do it herself.
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28-year-old model and fashion entrepreneur Leomie Anderson was first scouted when she was just 14
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But despite her impressive resume and the fact that it’s 2021, her career is still affected by her race
Recently, Anderson shared a video with her online followers to show that “being a black model is doing other people’s jobs and not being paid for the extra work”
Anderson’s clip has racked up over 3 million combined views on TikTok and Twitter
@leomieandersonAnd this is why I carry a full makeup kit wherever I go for work #blackmodel #modellife #modeltok #blackmakeup #fyp #leomieanderson♬ Monkeys Spinning Monkeys – Kevin MacLeod
And sadly it isn’t an anomaly
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Image credits: leomieanderson
As others responded to it with more similar stories
People think the fashion industry needs to do better
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