Mary J. Russell

Vogue UK‘s latest issue revealed Jourdan Dunn as their first black model cover in the last 13 years (click here if you missed it) and now we are getting a chance to read parts of her interview. The British model talks to the magazine about being a black model in the fashion industry, being a single mother and more. Read excerpts from her interview below: On being a mother and model: I love that one day I am doing this and then I go home to my reality: getting Riley ready for school, doing his reading with him, taking him to the park. For some in this industry their life is their work. The other girls didn’t understand in the beginning why I didn’t want to go out all the time. On being a working mum: You can find the balance being a working mother, but I couldn’t do it without my mum. She is the one who allowed me to go and do my thing. On racism in the fashion industry: It’s hard being a model regardless, and then being a black model. I have heard, ‘Oh, we haven’t shown ,british model jourdan dunn ...ادامه مطلب