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Prêt-À-Poundo: 'Look Of The Day' - African Models

This is a Top 10 'Look of the Day' featuring West African Models.

Everyday we highlight a “Look of the Day” on our Facebook page. We thought that you’d like to see the best of the best all in one spot, so we’ll be routinely compiling some Top Looks of the Day for you. This week, we celebrate our beautiful West African models. A real pleasure on the eyes, they represent and stand for African beauty all over the world. By featuring these beauties from Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Ghana, we want to keep reversing the current mainstream trends by giving black models more exposure. Don't you think they deserve it? Add us on Facebook to see plenty more “Look of the Day” selections.

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