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I don't usually get too hyped on model news, and no, this isn't an America's Next Top Model rehash.
But I'm glad that Brit Philomena Kwao, 22, won a UK national search for the new face of the high street fashion chain Evans. Kwao, of Ghanian descent, has also been in clothing ads and in spreads in Cosmo. She also has a top modeling contract with Models 1, which has represented Naomi Campbell and other top models like Linda Evangelista and Claudia Schiffer.
And, did I mention she's natural? Naturals, represent!
The Bristol University economics grad, international health management grad student and self-described "geek" is stunning, whether sporting her trademark faded hairstyle or rocking a weave. Though some have dubbed her the UK's first "Black plus-size pin up," I like that Kwao doesn't emphasize beauty over brains.
“I hope to use this as a platform by which I can hopefully empower girls and young women like myself.," said Kwao, quoted in the Daily Mail via Coco and Creme. I also want to be a figurehead for young girls today who sometimes may become disillusioned by ‘the glamorous lifestyle. I want to show them that you can really do it all if you try; that is to pursue your dreams, whatever they maybe and get an education. Your education doesn’t have to suffer! I also want to help spread the message that there is beauty in everything: every shape, colour, size, and height … whatever. We are all beautiful.”
Curvy Models To The Rescue?
Kwao,who is a size 16, is among a wave of "curvier" models who have recently begun to grace magazine spreads and runways. Though designers have for years of focused on size 0 and 2 models, they have begun to rethink their so-called "heroin chic" look and we've begun to see models with slightly more realistic bodies.
Though what the modeling industry calls "plus-size" a lot of times really isn't; it's just average.
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What do you think? Do you think that more designers are embracing "curvier" models? Are more natural models next?
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