THIS IS ICONIC. WHY IT PAYS TO SPEAK UP. JOURDAN and NAOMI spoke up (at a risk to their careers) and this is the result...JOURDAN DUNN was revealed recently as the first solo black model to grace the cover of British Vogue for more than 12 years - an amazing 146 covers had been and gone since Naomi Campbell appeared in 2002 without a black solo model cover. In addition, Jourdan’s collaboration with NAOMI CAMPBELL for BURBERRY is epic for more reasons than one - it marks the first time the fashion house has exclusively cast black models in a campaign. Jourdan has previously revealed her struggles in the industry having been turned away from shows who told her they didnt want, any more black girls. She said in an interview last year: I want to talk about what goes on. A lot of people are scared to speak up. The people who control the industry … say if you have a black face on a magazine cover it wont sell, but theres no real evidence for that. Its lazy. Burberry chief creative and CEO, told Telegraph Newspaper: Naomi and Jourdan - two great British icons, two strong, beautiful women and the two perfect faces for our new campaign. It is, as always, a real privilege to work with them, IT PAYS TO SPEAK UP. In the words of Martin Luther King: “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. Naomi Campbell, Iman, and Bethann Hardison writing an open letter to Vogue in September 2013, urging them to acknowledge in the time lapsed since the last solo cover for a black Brit. They wrote: No matter the intention, the result is racism. Not accepting another based on the colour of their skin is clearly beyond aesthetic. Last year, Forbes announced that Jourdan was the 10th highest paid model, making an estimated $4m last year and beating world-renowned beauty Cara, who earned $3.5m. Top Black Models.x
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