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The Five Most Popular Eyes in Modeling

Ben Arogundade | Posted 05.17.2012

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Ben Arogundade

Here is a set of search stats, gleaned from Google's keyword tool -- the most popular eyes in modeling. The top five yields some interesting stats:

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PHOTOS: Black Models Land Major Fashion Campaigns

Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: Black Models, Rihanna, Armani Underwear, Herve Leger, Karl Lagerfeld, Joan Smalls, Tibi, Spring 2012 Fashion Campaigns, Spring 2012 Fashion Ads, Naomi Campbell, Hair-Beauty, Roberto Cavalli, Chanel, Black Voices News

Spring has sprung--at least in the world of fashion. And we're in love with all the fabulous warm-weather-wear campaigns from the top fashion hous...

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Julee Wilson

Film On Iconic Black Models In The Works

HuffingtonPost.com | Julee Wilson | Posted 02.03.2012

Read More: Black Women, Black Models, Coffee Bluff Pictures, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Versailles, Bethann Hardison, Hair-Beauty, Stephen Burrows, Versailles Models of 1973, Deborah Draper, Pat Cleveland, Oscar De La Renta, Black Voices News

It's been almost 40 years since the legendary Versailles models of 1973 shocked the world with their style and beauty--and put American fashion on the...

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Salvador Dali's Favorite Supermodel

Ben Arogundade | Posted 02.04.2012

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Ben Arogundade

The renowned surrealist painter Salvador Dali's meeting with seminal African-American supermodel, Donyale Luna, at his hideaway in the Spanish fishing village of Cadaqués, Catalonia in 1966 marked an amazing moment where art and beauty collide.

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Brennan Williams

EXCLUSIVE: Iconic Playmate, Jennifer Jackson, Talks Life After Baring It All & ‘The Playboy Club’

HuffingtonPost.com | Brennan Williams | Posted 11.25.2011

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Hot on the heels of the popular television series "Mad Men," NBC producers are capitalizing on the recent trend of '60s-era shows with their new drama...

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PHOTOS: Behind The Scenes At Ford's Models Of Color Shoot

The Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Models, Slideadbigshot, Black Models, Models of Color, Ford Models, Damaris Lewis, Bre Joyner, Marquita Pring, Style News

Ford Models has jumped on the celebrating-models-of-color bandwagon with its latest promotion pulling in beauties from the agency's Women, Direct, Lif...

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Sao Paulo Fashion Week Protestors Call For 20 Percent Quota Of Black Models

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 12.15.2011

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Protestors at this season's Sao Paulo Fashion Week called for a 20 percent quota of indigenous and black models to be used on the event's runways, the...

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Top Modeling Agent: Milan & Paris 'Absolutely Don't Want Black Girls'

The Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Models, Black Models, Models of Color, Carole White, Fashion, Style News

In a lengthier article entitled "Is The Fashion Industry Racist? Yes -- And It Goes Right To Its Core," the Daily Mail's Liz Jones sits down with Prem...

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PHOTOS: Vogue Italia Pays Tribute To Black Beauties

The Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 07.05.2011

Read More: Black Models, R'el Dade, Ariel Meredith, Jae Childs, VOGUE Italia, Lily Taylor, Vogue Italia Tribute to Black Beauties, Kelly Moreira, Models, Ubah Hassan, Jasmine Tookas, Cici Ali, Gayle McDonald, Jeneil Williams, Style News

Vogue Italia has continued to celebrate black models with a vibrant editorial in the glossy's May issue. Jeneil Williams, Cici Ali, Ubah Hassan, Ga...

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Top Black Models Pose For Vogue Italia's 'Black Allure' Spread (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Models, Black Models, Black Allure, Sessilee Lopez, Joan Smalls, VOGUE Italia, Chanel Iman, Style News

Vogue Italia cast a bevy of black models in its "Black Allure" spread, which hits newsstands in the glossy's February issue. Ajak Deng, Chanel Iman, A...

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Note to Modeling Industry: Cute Little Black Girls Are Everywhere

Danielle Celena Belton | Posted 05.25.2011

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Danielle Celena Belton

We're here to help the clueless modeling agencies who seem to think black Americans are, you know, hard to find. Even if there are 40 million blacks in America.

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A Dearth Of Black Runway Models At Fashion Week

Reuters | Christine Kearney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Models Diversity, Black Models, Model Diversity Fashion Week, Absence of Black Models Fashion Week, Fashion, Fashion Week, Style News

A dearth of black models strutting the catwalks is a persistent issue in the fashion world and while the numbers have improved, there are still too fe...

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