If Karolina Kurkova wore a $10 million (1,150 ruby roses and 1,600 emerald leaves) before she became an angel...There is definitely a wild card for the Hadid sisters.
*blasts it into the universe and doesn't care about the riots that come after*
I don't think it is about denial of talent. I think it is more about which type of beauty can be obtained through makeup and surgery which is what economically drives the beauty industry. For example, big lips and butts which were seen as ugly and ghetto on black people by the majority of white people until they realized they can either achieve that same look through surgery or working out....then it became beautiful.
There is a whole history of what dark skin means in China/Asia that is not directly related to Africans. There are racist/prejudices everywhere but there standards of beauty goes way back...........I mean Asian model markets are just not my favorite(I skip over them entirely because I am not into the teen/youth/baby face shit) but I stan for the culture because it's a past life thing.
I am surprised to see Romee there because "tanned" skin even on white people are not favored by the Chinese modeling market....at all. Point. Blank. Period.
Being an Angel takes away a lot of opportunities to do other things so I am not surprised most models do not want to do it and I do not blame them. I would choose a HF career too over VS especially since being an Angel now is nothing like it use to be
I feel like....especially when it comes to beauty....people want someone closest to what they can become with makeup or surgery. Even if Jasmine was highly sought after in China(I won't say Asia because they Japan/S. Koreans/etc. all have diff. beauty standards)...Jasmine's beauty would be considered unattainable because of how rich and deep her color is. But I mean.....there is now a procedure that can make you "African."
Literally, they have "melanin injections" on the market. I know in Russia they have an injection/procedure to reverse high levels of melanin production in someone who is much darker than the average Russian...aka African.
I noticed the "In The Middle" celebrities like Rihanna and Beyonce draw crowds....then there is always perceived social importance of race that comes into play as well. I have that complexion and it is widely praised among Asians or at-least the ones I came across or around. It's weird but whatever.
I need to find this clip. 😂