-If you’ve ever watched a fashion show, Alexander Wang or Victoria Secret there always seems to be very few black woman models. This is very problematic and some people try to say “oh well theres not that many”, this is far from accurate. Trust me theres more than just Jourdan Dunn, Winnie Harlow, Naomi Campbell and Tyra Banks. Models like Leomie Anderson, Jasmine Tookes, Riley Montana, Leila Nda and Imaan Hammam are just a few to mention.

-Not only do these woman barely get casted they also struggle when they are casted for a show. For instance many models have expressed the great deal of racism that they face by makeup artists that do not have their shade or do not know how to do makeup on a black woman. For instance Jourdan Dunn has said in the past ” Designers shouldn’t be applauded for having just one ethnic model”. Leomie Anderson has said “I feel like there’s been a lot of situations where black models have been made to feel like second-class citizens during fashion week or during their jobs because, at the end of the day, we feel like it is because of our skin tone.”

-To fix this problem, Leomie Anderson has created LAAP The Brand where she sells merchandise to promote empowerment of women. She also has a blog on the site where women can tell stories of their own lives where they have faces inequality and oppression.