Model goes viral after exposing NYFW’s failure to hire Black beauticians

By Blue Telusma, The grio

“And this is why I carry a full makeup kit wherever I go for work,” British-Jamaican model Leomie Anderson wrote.

This weekend, British-Jamaican model Leomie Anderson went viral after she shared a video exposing how poorly prepared New York Fashion Week organizers are to accommodate the beauty needs of Black models.

In the clip, which has racked up over 250,000 views, Anderson shared behind-the-scenes footage of what it was like for her at the Christian Cowan Show at New York Fashion Week. She walked the show last month…

 “I asked who could do black make-up, why do I look like I work in the mines?” she asks via the subtitles on the video before sharing footage of her having to take her make-up off, noting, “I told him it wasn’t my color.”…

“Good try girl but felt ugly af,” she said. “Redid my whole face in 10 minutes, can’t go out sad.”

It’s worth noting that Anderson is no stranger to high-profile fashions shows. She was the first-ever Black model to become a Victoria’s Secret Angel and previously walked for Ralph Lauren, Oscar de la Renta,  Giorgio Armani, Burberry, Moschino, and Chloe among other notables.

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