Naomi Campbell, a black supermodel with lots of experience, believes the recession has reduced the number of possibilities for black models to get work.
The supermodel is sure advertising executives “don’t dare” risk losing sales and prefer to avoid hiring black models in their campaigns.
She told Sunday Telegraph:
This year, we have gone back all the way that we had advanced. I don’t see any black woman, or of any other race, in big advertising campaigns.”
Let me remind you that last summer, the 39-year-old beauty graced Vogue Italia’s Black Issue, in celebration of black women, but despite the fact she was very positive about the shoot at first, she is now concerned about the impact of the financial crisis onto the fashion industry.
She said:
That made some noise but, unfortunately, we are the same as before. People, in the panic of recession, don’t dare to put a girl of color in their campaign, full stop.”
Naomi seems to be right about that as fashion designer Bruce Oldfield feels the same way.
He said:
It’s absolutely true that black models will not be as popular for advertising companies and magazine covers as white girls.”
