Fatima Siad (SOMALIA/ETHIOPIA)
New York Model Management / 5'9.5"
Because she wrote an autobiographical essay titled "Vulnerable Beauty: Finding My Voice", where she spoke openly about female genital circumcision and her hopes to make it change.
"Yeah, people think I look like Iman." I never said, 'I think I look like Iman.' We look a little similar, but we don't look that much alike. I was quite flattered to be compared to a supermodel, but at the same time I feel like it didn't help me at all... I want people to know me as Fatima. I don't want to be known as 'Baby Iman.' I want to make a name for myself."
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Nyasha Matonhodze (ZIMBABWE)
Elite Model / 5'11"
Because she is not even 18 years old and is graciously glamorous.
"I find it difficult to see myself and think that I'm a model. I feel blessed and honoured to keep getting that next step in my career. I've met amazing people that keep supporting me and pushing me further and further. It's like a dream, no matter how good I do, it's still so surreal for me."
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Diandra Forrest (AFRICAN-AMERICAN)
Elite Model Management / 5'11"
Because she was a 'different' child and now she is the beautiful Albino Supermodel.
"I'm a model, but I'm not a model just because I'm albino," she said. "I have the look, the body and it's just something that I've strived for, that I've always wanted to do."
