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Only Black Is Beautiful in Italian Vogue

Posted Jun 19, 08 9:03 CDT in Arts & Living 

(Newser) – Black women spend $20 billion a year on clothes, but the fashion world still harbors a racial prejudice that keeps women of color out of the big glossies. Now noted photographer Steven Meisel has teamed with Italian Vogue to produce a special issue, in which all the models are black and all the articles address black women in the arts. The New York Times reports on the issue's genesis.

Meisel and Vogue's editor said that the rise of Barack Obama was one inspiration for the special issue. Generations of supermodels, from Iman to Naomi Campbell, appear alongside more neglected women whom Meisel hopes will obtain more work afterwards. "What don’t you get?" he asked of one of his models. "She’s a beautiful woman."

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Naomi Campbell appears in a special issue of Italian Vogue that features only black models.   (AP Photo)
Alek Wek appears in a special issue of Italian Vogue that features only black models.   (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)
Iman appears in a special issue of Italian Vogue that features only black models.   (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)
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