9 Models on Racism & Privilege in the Modeling Industry | The Models | Vogue

Anok Yai, Adesuwa Aighewi, Paloma Elsesser, and more talk about fashion’s issues with diversity and representation.
Featuring:
Adut Akech
Fran Summers
Kerolyn Soares
Kaia Gerber
Ugbad Abdi
Adesuwa Aighewi
Anok Yai
Paloma Elsesser
Jill Kortleve
Director: Shaina Danziger
DP: Marcus Burnett
Producer: Gabrielle Reich
Audio Recordist: Ana M Fernandez
Editor: Victoria Mortat
Color: Jaime O’Bradovich at Company 3
Sound: Ric Schnupp at Soundtrack NY
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[@Vogue]

This video was filmed before social distancing and stay-at-home recommendations began taking hold in the U.S.

[@djshockafrica4330]

I would love for Vogue to do a compilation commending brands that integrate diversity e.g. H&M, Ralph Lauren, Gucci, Range Rover, Cult Gaia, it is just wonderful and modern when multiple nationalities are represented

[@chelseagirl278]

@@djshockafrica4330 WHO CARES how about selling FASHION

[@rubyjane753]

K Hanna why r u on a vogue video if you’re against selling fashion ahaha

[@BrandenLuisDiaz]

♥️Great Video🙂

[@narayogini3241]

@@BrandenLuisDiaz Hello

[@user-nc3gh9pu6j]

The irony is strong with this one.

[@user-nc3gh9pu6j]

Vogue perpetuates exactly what these models talk about destaining in this industry

[@user-nc3gh9pu6j]

I can't see the comment anymore but someone said they should've interviewed Anna and...the way they read my mind😳 haha.

[@campkira]

the industry on look.. care about race... well yeah.. it alway depend who the customer.... in this case.. rich white woman... paid by rich white man... i wonder what model would i used...

[@edilawitseyoum2501]

FRR

[@xfairy3800]

Yes

[@eshaniupadhyay1828]

Vogue doing a piece on racism is like Apple doing a piece on paying fairly to workers.

[@alhamdouwachoukroulilah6333]

So true omgg

[@xoxosalma6303]

Ikr

[@_sadgirl_8730]

lmaoo ikr, it's an oxymoron

[@alhamdouwachoukroulilah6333]

@@lalc2883 yzah just for the diversity critzres

[@alhamdouwachoukroulilah6333]

@@lalc2883 Vogue and Us vogue

[@Vanessabobessa10]

"Do you think race is being used as a trend?" "Is the sky blue?" Talk baby! I love those two

[@in.themeantime.]

that line filled me with so much life

[@yesmaam3536]

Bugs me how vogue is trying to “talk” about these issues when they are the problem lol.

[@thatoneblackgirl487]

Ong

[@allegra1898]

Well, they need to adapt with the made changes in the world in order to keep up and be seen in a favorable light 😂

[@bbybee]

This whole video is performative. Vogue has been anti black for a long time. And continue to be so.

[@NellieLynnDaveah]

exactly

[@welliminitnowso]

10000$

[@richfree6059]

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[@SRBOMBONICA86]

They are more anti asian

[@chelsea2080]

@@SRBOMBONICA86 Then I wonder why they have a Vogue for Asian countries and not any African countries. For example Vogue Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, India, China, Thailand and Hong Kong with strong representation of Asian models in those countries

[@pierrerobyn-spencer2714]

"Race is being used as a trend" omg thats a fact!!!!!!

[@shikhamourya5810]

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[@thesacredibis6723]

"Is the sky blue? asked the model."

[@fartunhassan8777]

Yes

[@ssejnosnikrap366]

adut spoke pure facts at the end lollll she literally was saying to vogue themselves that THEY are the ones who need to change 👀

[@orlanek6015]

Jess Parkinson STAN adut

[@shikhamourya5810]

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[@roji18]

I'm so sorry but Kaia Gerber is too privilege to be in this video. And what ever she's saying is based on what everybody is speaking.

[@Belihoney]

That's what I was thinking. In a way, it kind of shows how the industry is unwilling to competely let go of old ways and revamp. No one was pressed to hear what someone like Kaia has to say this topic (no shade seriously) but they some how had to shoe horn her in because the industry has picked her as the model of the moment. It makes this effort come across as very disingenuous as a result and gatekeepers will gatekeep I guess.

[@napperforlife2020]

Why are you sorry? You're right, why is she even in the video? Also why are there only black and white women?

[@hyeronymus]

I mean that's true

[@hyeronymus]

@@napperforlife2020 you blind?

[@floatblue8588]

100%! Most unimportant opinion on this topic.

[@amaraarinze]

All these models are so beautiful

[@watermelon6093]

True. That's why they're models😂

[@ceboiawabisabi1262]

JAJAJA sis, they are models, they are supposed to be 😂

[@watermelon6093]

@@ceboiawabisabi1262 stop copying my comment SMHHHHHHHHH

[@ceboiawabisabi1262]

@@watermelon6093 it's obvious, I was going to respond that anyways 😂

[@johnseng9636]

Really?

[@GnomeOfArgentina]

Vogue and the modeling industry literally discriminate based on physical appearance. Where are the dark-skinned Mexican indigenous women, dark-skinned Indians, little people, amputees---models with cleft palette, missing teeth, "large" noses, acne, etc.? Only people within a certain mold get picked. All the types of people I listed can be model-worthy. This is the rich and privileged pretending they struggle like us plebs. It's all just rich, relatively thin girls with good skin.

[@missnoneofyourbusiness]

If I remember correctly, in Mexico they used brown indigenous women to catfish on their followers on IG about the time Yalitza Aparicio was popular. They would post a "cover" and hype about the next number and people would go "Oh they're.putting indigenous women on their cover! Yeah!" but then the next print cover was ye olde whitexican model.

[@GnomeOfArgentina]

@@missnoneofyourbusiness Yeah, I remember that one-off. It's all just quickie pandering, but, at the end of the day, they still stick to a particular type of model.

[@RoxanneLavender]

A lot of rich people who would buy the pieces are older women as well, not skinny, not tall. So one would think they'd at least try to sell to their biggest customer base, the people most likely to spend $50,000 a pop on a cocktail dress, those older wives of industry tycoons.

[@Belihoney]

@@RoxanneLavender those old women WANT to look like the young models though. That's the problem. It's apart of the marketing of the aspirational life style/ look. As women, we have been brainwashed to think that youthful women/ girls is the only beauty that matters or is the highest kind of beauty. The women of that tax bracket have the money to chase it and the chase has become a lifestyle in its self. Its not changing with their generation because they see that look as aspirational and something that they can achieve given their resources. Maybe with ours (I'm a 94 baby) when we get to that age, it will change.

[@hyeronymus]

I swear and things aren't gonna change before a while

[@bosespeaks111]

Vogue you need to hold yourself accountable for all of these experiences they have had. You are one of the biggest media outlets and have a big fashion platform... so are y’all gonna do something or are you gonna keep using emotional trauma of black models for views and likes. You guys need to diversify your production teams, makeup artist and corporate. This video infuriated me ! Vogue needs to be held accountable for encoring this system of white supremacy in the fashion industry

[@chelseagirl278]

LOL omg you are a comedy act

[@dapolin7673]

Preach

[@campkira]

they had not make much money since people just don't buy magazine...

[@Em-pl7gd]

Period.

[@hkcinyahoe]

so why did vogue cut ties with pyer moss when he made a blm show ?

[@baby_g2552]

👀👀

[@othellojoseph608]

@green panda "Organizational beliefs" of dismantling racism? Why wouldn't these companies like to be associated with an organization that calls for the dismantling of racism?

[@lalc2883]

Did they cut ties with him? They gave him the CFDA Fashion Fund in 2018. He wasn't as big at the time.

[@c.c.l.9139]

@@othellojoseph608 they call for a lot more than that

[@othellojoseph608]

@@c.c.l.9139 Such as?

[@rainyrae1296]

“A lot of these questions should be asked toward the people of power in the industry” This comment hit the nail on the head. It’s cool they are asking models these questions, but leadership needs to be asked hard questions and held accountable

[@GSDream]

No racism. No homophobia. No sexism. No violence. No closed minds . No bad vibes. No excuses. ❤️Speak up, stand up ❤️keep it bright.

[@chelseagirl278]

you forgot loads: no ageism, no catism, no filetofishism.

[@ceboiawabisabi1262]

No speciesism

[@chelseagirl278]

@@ceboiawabisabi1262 no dogism, no peanutbutterism, no tofuism. No bigmacism

[@missnoneofyourbusiness]

@@chelseagirl278 #pickme

[@joschmo1389]

You forgot Pedophilia-Phobia.

[@taffyscloset8155]

Inclusion is great but unless you have black ownership in the fashion and beauty Industry this will always be a big problem. You need prominent black designers with their own fashion brands, black owned fashion magazines... look at what Pat McGrath and Rihanna are doing with their brands. Ownership is key.

[@stephthephilosopher7945]

Facts

[@GnomeOfArgentina]

Seriously, people should be the change they want to see in the world. Rihanna understood that and made a great makeup line.

[@chelseagirl278]

go ahead and make one and stop crying

[@MundM777]

Preach!

[@revivedcorpseofrasputin4337]

Be the change you want to see.

[@hornsofplenty]

“the gate holders don’t look like the casting” THAT PART PALOMA

[@calistafalcontail]

Paloma only shows that even an average chubby aunty can call herself model now. Actual supermodels are people like Anok Yai...not her.

[@Sonmmmxuan]

Meanwhile vogue barely chose any Asian models to feature and it seem like they only see Liu Wen as the only Asian model ever. (No hate to her, just fact)

[@esther4482]

Adesuwa is half Asian. So many Asians excluding her just bc she’s not light enough, which is part of the problem

[@SRBOMBONICA86]

@@esther4482 NO,we need light skin pure Asian models with monolids ,they are the MOST discriminated

[@iwuvpiesgaming9164]

@@SRBOMBONICA86 they are not the most discriminated.

[@joonsilver8432]

lmfao and name 5 indian models big in the united states. bet u cant

[@MichouThe]

@@SRBOMBONICA86 lord connot even hide the racism/colorism.

[@mayar_2192]

The fact that they don't even have privacy when they're changing....

[@brittnipeters8175]

"Is the sky blue" iconic statement

[@briterry4961]

I find it so ironic that Vogue posted this. There's literally a Vogue magazine cover trend going around of people making themselves the cover, which was started by a black model trying to advocate for more diversity. Make a video on what YOU'RE doing as a company to change the industry.

[@Dom-sx6lc]

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THIS VOGUE

[@hyeronymus]

That's ridiculous...

[@petruskafranova]

Bri Terry thats exactly what this video is about ??? Pointing out issues and giving opressed models platform

[@benjaminjackson9449]

@@petruskafranova but these models aren't oppressed. If they really wanted to do something they would talk to lesser known models of color or better yet, sit down and address how they plan to fix this as a magazine. But they have done none of that.

[@petruskafranova]

benjamin jackson i meant oppressed " types" of models...like oppressed by dark skin or by size, etc

[@thecommentsection5617]

I see Anok I click !!!!!!

[@_r3137]

Same

[@78vette11]

Yep!

[@ameliah8758]

Let's just comment on ur profile pic

[@SuperToocool4skool]

She is so pretty it hurts.

[@shekinahnsabimana7789]

Same ❤️❤️

[@gayatrisharma647]

Kaia Gerber talking in a video on privileges in the modeling industry don’t sit well.

[@djsummerstreets.5983]

Wdym no hate I just don't understand

[@marilyn1984]

@@djsummerstreets.5983 her mother is Cindy Crawford

[@kisshaddad8086]

@@djsummerstreets.5983 her mother is supermodel cindy Crawford

[@MrJbee1982]

Why was she even in this video??

[@barbiedumma]

I don't even understand why do people divide others by their skin tone. Stupid

[@bestbootyever23]

It’s honestly not about skin tone; it’s about the race..there’s a difference between an Indian and a black person

[@campkira]

selling thing...

[@bestbootyever23]

dil oreo further explain please

[@berenicelaurino4381]

EXACTLY

[@j.jauffret2315]

@dil oreo I agree with all your points... But when was Colombus a racist? If you are referring to Scientiifc racism, name people like Spencer

[@itgirlarchive]

why didn’t they have kaia speaking on her privilege but had her speaking on everything else in other videos

[@pierrerobyn-spencer2714]

The white privilege in the modelling world is so present

[@NellieLynnDaveah]

and the acting industry also

[@syamsiahamanah2057]

Not just in modelling but everything its gonna be easy:(

[@mymydigitaldiary]

it’s so crazy bc it’s present in every single industry

[@uteen.pun.magarni]

@Tobby Isiba And everybodys following them.It is upto you whether you do or don't.Human Being Matters.

[@nikvlai9730]

Hhyuna Sseo what?

[@555starangel_]

All of the girls here are stunning, some of the best models of this generation, if you ask me. Walk, looks, all of it!

[@jeancarnegie4332]

I cannot agree less.

[@heymikkao]

Vogue said that's enough activism for today ✨

[@Belacroix5]

3:43 umm are you seriously telling me that through all the planning and organisation of a fashion show, especially fashion week, there are no black hairdressers for black models. Really?

[@toukisacecard6532]

Well contrary to belief there are black hairdressers in fashion week tho even the white hairdressers actually also know how to correctly style black hair just as black hairdressers know how to style white hair. They basically know how to style any type of hair

[@WordsofHarmony]

me is awkward no. Black hairdresser can do white and black hair. You are lucky to find a white hairdresser that knows black hair.

[@ramonribeiro2663]

it was so powerful and representative seeing a Brazilian model speaking her first language in a vogue video. makes me so proud 💕

[@axstnnice759]

Adut Akech had some really words.

[@Ultra1884]

Kaia Gerber? Seriously? She comes across as so pretentious

[@claudiaberko1982]

As the last model said , we keep having this same conversation over and over again. How about you try interviewing some casting directors and designers in the industry and ask them why they don't want diversity.

[@JoiaLynai]

This 👏🏾

[@tahirarahman4491]

Awww Vogue is so innocent, right?

[@uteen.pun.magarni]

They are so so so innocent like a devil.😫😫😫😫😫😫🤒🤒🤒🤒🤒🤒🤒🤒🤒🤒🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

[@4evermaya_]

Anok is absolutely STUNNING!

[@jungwoosbodyguard3577]

Model : stop starving us Vogue : uploads the video , doesn’t change a thing

[@calistafalcontail]

"Starving us???" Actual supermodels look amazing and not chubby/obese like Paloma...they dont have to starve themselves, they are often discovered the way they are. Anok Yai is as stunning as she was the day they found her.

[@Crisallado]

That Anok girl looks so powerful and her words before the video ends where she stated that it's vogue which also needs to change. Vogue didn't even cut that part hahaha.

[@midnightlady6167]

She's adut akech

[@maddiemub]

"We're not animals , were not machines"....well said 💖💖💖 A huge to respect to all of them💜💙💞😊☺️

[@Idieah]

I love how vogue is the one doing this interview but are also APPART of the problem lmao

[@vegetarianlegend]

great video but could've included some male models, since they're a minority within the industry and they'd have a different perspective as well.

[@ThePhillipAlexander]

Agreed 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@katgreer6113]

Exactly.

[@katgreer6113]

@semi true Slowly but surely.

[@mariamarkina3386]

holy adut akech was so powerful when she just smiled at the camera i got chills man

[@Anna-bx2wm]

Why do we divide people by their skin color???

[@MissRoee]

@My Subliminal Results No, because we ARE different. Racism, blind or intentional, does exist and when people say they don't see colour or want a world where we don't see colour.... that's part of the problem. You need to see someone's story and acknowledge it and the ways it has shaped their opportunities, treatment and life. Of course we should love everybody, but that happens by seeing their story and their colour, like it's not a bad word or like we all need to blend into one culture. Because when we accept all cultures, we DO all look different and that's beautiful.

[@chelseagirl278]

@@MissRoee give it a break

[@MedusasSnakePit]

Aahana swaraj research on the history of racism and you will see why

[@oken6325]

@@MissRoee Nope I respectfully disagree with your 3rd sentence. This might never happen, but I want to live in a world where no "story" would be need to be acknowledged based off the colour of my skin. I want to become very successful without people (1)seeing me as the "black guy" who made it despite all the odds or (2)acknowledging my struggles. I wish I could live in a world where no story would need to be told or acknowledged due to darker skin. I wish darker skin colur was irrelevant to opportunities, treatment and life. IF "colourblind" can give me this then I am all for it.

[@Anna-bx2wm]

@@MedusasSnakePit Hmmmm

[@RTmcno]

Lmao not vogue talking about racism in the fashion industry, when they’re the gatekeepers and set the standards 😏. The bar stays on the floor huh?

[@haddyjammeh1613]

don’t forget light skin privilege too

[@aw.9292]

Vogue.. sweetie.. y’all have been in the gang for a while and y’all are JUST now speaking about racism and discrimination in the fashion industry? Are you deadass 😐

[@amayahunter4939]

I felt the part were she was like it’s always black this or black that🙄. Sometimes I just wanna be called a strong woman and not a strong black woman . I am proud of being black but I don’t need a constant reminder

[@andrewalker1745]

Fam, this conversation needs to be lengthened. Big up for the chops of this interview that is ever so relevant. I feel this, I know this. Thank you ladies for speaking up and thank you Vogue for facilitating this. The times are changing.

[@Moneyyeye]

when paloma mentioned that the casting being diverse and the crew not being diverse, i immediately thought of the jacquemus photos that went viral.

[@balIls]

wait can u please tell me what photo?

[@Moneyyeye]

@@balIls it was the shoe they did in the lavender fields during Covid I think it was in France and the entire crew /bts was white . But the models were mostly brown or Asian

[@balIls]

@@Moneyyeye oh yeah, i watched it and then the photo came out and i was like 😐

[@priyachhetri]

LOVEEE THIS!!! Please put it on igtv it’s very important

[@Belihoney]

It would be great if you could interview casting directors for once. We've heard what the models think and its obvious by listening once again, not much has changed.

[@elel890]

Ok, literally this is about ‘Racism and discrimination’ in the Model industry. But funny thing is, there is none ‘Asian’ models on the screen instead appearing some caucasian models. Interesting. Because I believe there is a lot of Asian models who experienced about racism and discrimination more than other models of race.

[@uteen.pun.magarni]

They have mongolians face.Most of asian have mongolians face.🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️I don't know but they are good i guess because we are different with different features.

[@myswagobsession]

I wrote a letter to different magazines about the lack of diversity on their covers. I was OBSESSED with fashion magazines but it was rarrrrrrrrrrre occasion when I would see a woman on the front of it that was a woman of color. For years, during my teenage years, it would be Beyonce, Rihanna, or Halle Berry that had multiple Vogue covers. Mind you, these stars all had the same skin complexion and were three of the many black celebrities that could have been featured. It was so frustrating. Eventually I just stopped buying magazines all together because I couldn’t get past the cover without feeling like “ I “didn’t matter. I think even this video is a trend, because what real change is being made? Vogue, do you really care or was this an opportunity for you to jump on a bandwagon to receive viewers. Although it’s a dope thing to be culturally and racially diverse with your business it still seems to me that it’s more of a “oooh BLM now, let’s join in on this money maker”.

[@saidamuthmainnah6626]

Thanks so much for subtitel

[@fionahhhh]

Thanks for this video!

[@rollsroyce5400]

3:38 😫 I love Anok and Adesuwa

[@arianaamores7147]

Beautiful video thanks 🙏🏽

[@MissRoee]

We ARE different. Racism, blind or intentional, does exist and when people say they don't see colour or want a world where we don't see colour.... that's part of the problem. You need to see someone's story and acknowledge it and the ways it has shaped their opportunities, treatment and life. We should love everybody, but that happens by seeing their story and their colour, not by ignoring it like it's an uneasy word or like we all need to blend into one culture. Because when we do accept all cultures, we DO all look different and that's beautiful.

[@tammy5127]

i absolutely love this comment and i 100% agree!!

[@nyael7306]

@@azaabazha660 How

[@blessinondieki]

Adut Akech inspires me so much I love her

[@Ariellesoreos]

I love this💗 thank you vogue for sharing this important message

[@mxrvelvidz6058]

Lots of the things they said, I can relate to as a model. Especially when one of them talked about makeup artists not having a shade any close to their skin color. That has happened to me more than once… this is a HUGE PROBLEM that we NEED to fix.

[@siredisoncristobal7405]

That ending statement of Adut is wow!

[@Destiny_Echols]

“It’s time for you to do what you need to do because you’ve heard us say over & over again what needs to change & what needs to happen. So now just do it.” Wow. Thanks for making this video. This is literally changing generations to come.

[@urban_rose4096]

7:00...that's so true. That's probably why we still, even tho we need these instances to grow and change gradually overtime, haven't seen the 'change' one would expect

[@jonayoung6214]

Me gustan las muchas perspectivas de todos. Fue bueno contar aquí las muchas opciones.

[@yaya101able]

They are so right! Couldn't have said it better... These questions should be asked to the ppl in power!

[@jamzyy]

Very enlightening

[@rivalz229]

adut’s eyes and eyebrows at the end are telling us all the teaaa YES GAWDDESS

[@dashiajames1882]

That dark skinned model literally looks like Lupita Nyong'o... but all these models are beautiful..!!

[@madajafarmer5414]

Thank you for letting them speak on this platform

[@Brainhoneywalker]

This was excellent. It struck me so powerfully.

[@ttoharr]

This Is such an important message thank u vouge for using ur platform for good

[@360Magazine]

Beautiful piece ❤

[@hana-ko9ow]

2:50 this girl is amazing. just so pure and oof 🥺❤️

[@fannytelesco]

So inspiring👍🏼

[@kittythadoll]

adut is my favourite little angel, and we *must* protect her at all costs!

[@manujemima]

Great Video!

[@blacklatin904]

It took 5 minutes for me to find any connection to the subject matter. The two ladies that spoke together spoke the very true facts. Vogue is clearly complicit

[@dancer9773]

These girls are inspiring 💕

[@Joensvazquez]

Very awesome content.

[@cassidymariep]

so powerful

[@katie3092]

lol

[@swatisdailynuggets1488]

Great Job, Vogue

[@loveamirazainab]

soooooo goood!!!

[@saruulsar3600]

So happy that she mentioned Asian girls. Racism is not about only black people. Nobody talks about Asians. They book Asians only because there's a lot of customers and rich people in there not because they re actually interested.

[@kwesinjoku8940]

All my African queens in the Caribbean, South America, North America, and Africa just know that you are loved and your chocolate is the radiation of the epitome of African beauty. ❤❤

[@mariarosalesortega6910]

i love how anok, adesuwa and adut talked about this, tell em!!

[@sandrafils2861]

Thx Vogue this was necessary 🙌.

[@ezwriter101]

I thought the interviews with the models was thoughtful and spot-on.

[@lentitudes]

U need to do a whole series about this topics.

[@a.clemons]

okay let me just say… They all have such beautiful hearts and souls, and amazing resiliency ON TOP of being so gorgeous❤️❤️❤️.

[@rathisewsunker2783]

These beautiful women speaking out is so powerful

[@juliasocas8657]

Love it😍

[@elviramadsen]

I love when vogue do videos where they voice models and their opinion. 💗

[@tziyoung24]

They went about this in a beautiful way.

[@chatp89]

Loved it

[@precioustraveler]

Adut’s words are beautiful.

[@carloscomentando2020]

son mujeres hermosas....no impota la mirada ignorante de otros....les mando un cariño inmenso desde Buenos Aires....son bellas por dentro y por fuera

[@jessicavillegas5456]

This breaks my heart

[@caseykayon3701]

amazing

[@stayinghealthy5311]

Love all of you

[@claudianzau4212]

Love that the brazilian model was allowed to speak portuguese. Native portuguese speaker here