When I decided to start modeling, I moved to New York in search of a place where I belonged. I didn’t know what type of model I should be, since modeling has specific lanes you can land in—fashion, commercial, swimsuit, beauty. I kept working shoots, and the beauty community eventually found me. I didn’t know I could be a beauty model until they told me.
The beauty industry accepted me from the beginning, and I’ve met so many amazing people through it. Coloured Raine—founded by Loraine Dowdy, a black woman—was one of the first beauty companies to gave me opportunities. There was also AJ Crimson, and I worked with Jeffree Star for many years. They helped make me who I am today.
This story is from the September 2020 edition of Playboy Africa.
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