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Ep. 5 – Era of One Black Model Per Runway | Supreme Models

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The 2000’s and the White Out. Casting agents, celebrities, fashion designers, magazine editors, and top Black models discuss the White Out, the years between the mid-nineties and mid-2010’s when the Black model disappeared from the fashion runways.

Supreme Models is a 6-part documentary. New episodes premiere Mondays.

Music Featured:
“A Thousand Cuts”
Written by Ruby Ibarra and Macaraeg Angelo Ancheta
Performed by Ruby Ibarra
Courtesy of Ruby Ibarra Entertainment, LLC.
By arrangement with Blue Buddha Entertainment L.L.C.

“Serenate”
Written by Frederik Helmut Wiedmann
Courtesy of MicDrop

“Wise Up”
Written and performed by Kent Carter and Brooke Archilla
Courtesy of ALIBI Music

“Are You Ready”
Written by Chaz Mason, Maggie Szabo and Stefan Lit
Performed by Lady Sway
Courtesy of Gravelpit Music

“7000 Miles (remix)”
Written by Ruby Ibarra and Julio Cesar Morado
Performed by Ruby Ibarra
Courtesy of Ruby Ibarra Entertainment, LLC.
By arrangement with Blue Buddha Entertainment L.L.C.
0:00 The Whiteout
3:06 The Casting Gatekeepers
6:00 How To Make Money As A Model
10:00 Papa Edward’s Story
12:08 Sessilee Lopez
13:43 The Coalition
18:54 The Rise Of Social Media

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27 Comments

27 Comments

  1. B E

    October 17, 2022 at 4:56 pm

    🖤🖤🖤🤎🤎🤎🤎🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

  2. THE MODEL GENE

    October 17, 2022 at 4:57 pm

    A big thanks to Bethann Hardison, Edward Enninful, Steven Meisel, and the others who continue to use their influence to push against the wall of racism that Prada spearheaded for so long. Most of those same gatekeepers who refused to book black models are still working, but now are simply checking off the POC boxes in the castings, replacing the models the next season. Sessilee Lopez spoke about being too dark for clients, but now many only want to book the darkest skinned black models because they are “edgier” and they want a black background to contrast a brightly colored garment.

  3. Mariya 0ver L!ve🔞

    October 17, 2022 at 4:58 pm

    Joan Smalls mentioned Jourdan Dunn and Chanel Iman being the only black models on the runway and I recall very well that time frame of fashion. I have loved them as models since then

  4. Danaya Azure

    October 17, 2022 at 4:59 pm

    This is such an amazing series I’m about to follow and support all of these models right now!! Thank you Vogue and thank you #YouTube

  5. Megan

    October 17, 2022 at 5:02 pm

    Im sorry but being afro Latina and being black is not the same thing. The irony of a video speaking of black representation and so many women in the video are mixed. That is not the same thing as being black. I get it but at the same time I don’t get it lol

    • Ambre

      October 17, 2022 at 5:35 pm

      Aren’t afro latinas black? There are black women in Brazil who could definitely pass as my cousins and I’m fully african. I guess its a spectrum

    • iroegbu chinenye

      October 17, 2022 at 6:35 pm

      Hmm you have to realize it’s one fight at a time. Have you ever fought for someone other than yourself??? Bet it would be hard….anyways there are many light skinned girls that are totally black

  6. Dena Rendall

    October 17, 2022 at 5:21 pm

    The fact they were repeatedly told “we are not using black girls this season” is insane. Willingly, explicitly disclosing their discrimination.

  7. Vanessa G

    October 17, 2022 at 5:26 pm

    I love this series so much, it’s amazing! so interesting and well put together, every woman in this video is so incredibly beautiful/ strong.

  8. Abraham Nasiri

    October 17, 2022 at 5:33 pm

    I need some designers and most importantly anna wintour to sit on that chair and explain themselves cus there’s no way only casting agents were the problem. I was so deep into high fashion gossip during the late 00s and early 10s and we always heard about designers and fashion editors getting what they want, they were the sugarbabies of investors, metaphorically and literally sometimes, so how come you wanted more black models but conde nast said no because they didn’t sell like anna once said, look at franca she did a whole issue!

  9. Bertín Vera

    October 17, 2022 at 5:35 pm

    Joan Smalls !!! So much love 💗 💗 💗 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷

  10. Tré Diaz

    October 17, 2022 at 5:37 pm

    The 90s were not great for Black models either.

  11. Rita 22 y.o - check my vidéó

    October 17, 2022 at 5:41 pm

    This is such an amazing series I’m about to follow and support all of these models right now!! Thank you Vogue and thank you #YouTube

  12. Loretta Gray

    October 17, 2022 at 5:44 pm

    This is amazing 🤩

  13. Monish Raj

    October 17, 2022 at 5:45 pm

    ALL THIS IS JUST LEGENDARY!!

  14. Kunta Skulu

    October 17, 2022 at 5:54 pm

    Argh, I remember the supermodel era. At school we’d pretend to be in fashion shows and just style our hair and uniforms differently. The Naomi Campbell walk was essential!

  15. W K

    October 17, 2022 at 6:01 pm

    so good, thank you.

  16. carmen coke

    October 17, 2022 at 6:05 pm

    i wish alek wek, jessica white and liya were in this. it was so good 👏

  17. Baudrian

    October 17, 2022 at 6:08 pm

    stunning job!

  18. iroegbu chinenye

    October 17, 2022 at 6:31 pm

    I totally get the disdain for influencer models. Because wheew…

  19. LightUponLight

    October 17, 2022 at 6:31 pm

    Love this series… Wow! And I remember well this era and how it eventually changed. The rise of social media ….

  20. LedomStyle

    October 17, 2022 at 6:38 pm

    Wow eye opening, heart breaking, yet so educating about what was going on during certain periods. As a model, it was hard for me to break into the industry because “ we already have a model that looks like you” kept being used. Now I understand. it makes since when everyone in this video kept talking about certain time periods when black models weren’t getting recognized as much. I’m just now getting my “ just due” but I have more work to do! I loved this segment, I can’t wait for more!

  21. lucas mix

    October 17, 2022 at 6:41 pm

    I love to hear something from miuccia

  22. reginaspanties

    October 17, 2022 at 6:43 pm

    oh my, thank you so much for this! im not a model, im not black, but we gotta start talking about how toxic fashion industry could be for non white people in RECENT history. so grateful for this.
    and of course, all this amazing women, who went through so much, too much, and today they are standing here so proudly and beautifly.

  23. Touch. Me. I Will Turn You

    October 17, 2022 at 6:47 pm

    Every episode of this series I hope it’s not the last! LOVING it.

  24. MegaSickcat

    October 17, 2022 at 6:55 pm

    I absolutely loathed the skinny white girls just walking like zombies…there was no reason to watch them on the runway…They were boring.

  25. SANDY MILLER

    October 17, 2022 at 6:57 pm

    Thank you Iman for this eye opening beautiful series of the intelligence and beauty of our Black Queens. Changing fashion and the world.

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