Since Vogue was started in the late 1800’s, magazines have consistently celebrated “thin” as the model figure. Well, thin use to be “in,” but now? It is on the way out. Finally, there is a slow shift from sizes 0 to 6 as being the standard of beauty to sizes 8 and up being the norm. American women, on average, are a size 10 and up. So it’s about time for our magazine culture to represent what we see everyday. Please post your thoughts on this in the comments section. Congrats V Magazine! Even though your concept preceded ours, we admire your efforts, so we can’t hate.

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At the age of 16 she was scouted in her hometown of Buffalo, New York and had gone to Personal Best modeling school, run by Susan Makai, at age fourteen. Then was whisked off to Paris where she signed a contract with the IMG agency. In the next six months she landed campaigns for CoverGirl, Chloé, and Gap.

She was soon walking the runways for New York’s top designers including Ralph Lauren, Oscar de la Renta, Marc Jacobs and Tommy Hilfiger. Tyra Banks dubbed her “the model of her generation. In June 2007 White signed a contract with cosmetics giant Maybelline, making her the first Black model to land two major cosmetics contracts.

She has walked the runways for New York’s top designers including Ralph Lauren, Oscar de la Renta, Marc Jacobs, and Tommy Hilfiger. She has done pictorials for Harper’s Bazaar, Teen Vogue, King and covers shots for Surface and Trace magazines. In 2003, White was chosen for a coveted shoot in Sports Illustrated’s famed Swimsuit Issue. She was also featured in the 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009 issues. In 2005, she became the first African-American model to be featured in three consecutive editions of the annual feature. In addition to working with world class photographers she was the object/subject of several Joanne Gair body painting works in these editions. She holds the distinction of being the first Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model to appear on the cover in a body painting although only as an inset.

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GQ magazine does it again, with a hot shoot of the best non – model actressess in the game right now. Megan Fox has nailed it again with another summer Transformers hit and another hot shoot.

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Carinae Casting, BrandedPR and KISS Magazine teamed up to put together this spectacular photoshoot featuring platinum recording artist Bobby Valentino.

Artist: Bobby V
Model: Sheneka Adams
Photographer: Treagen Kier (Treagenphoto.com)
Make Up: Snai Askew
Hair: Charles Harrison
Location: Hot Beats Studio
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