British
supermodel of Jamaican heritage, Jourdan Dunn is truly an icon of her time. At just
26 years old, she is already a veteran of the modeling industry after being
scouted at age 15 by Storm Model Management in London.
Jourdan has been awarded “Model of
the Year UK” in both 2008 and 2015, and “Model of the Year” by Harper’s Bazaar
US in 2013, for her dominance of the modeling industry, walking hundreds of
designer runways, and fronting major fashion and beauty campaigns worldwide. Not to mention starring in TWO Beyoncé
videos, and appearing as herself in Zoolander 2”!
Jourdan was the first black model
to appear solo on the cover of Vogue UK for February 2015 in twelve years, and
is applauded for being vocal about racial discrimination in the modeling
industry. Dunn is on Forbes’ list
of highest earning models for 2014 and 2015 – no mean feat considering the
barriers that have existed throughout her career for non-Caucasian models. In 2015 Jourdan was named a face of
Maybelline NY, starring in their campaigns throughout the world.
Jourdan became a mom at age
nineteen to her son, and was so focused and determined to support her child
that she went right back into modeling three months after giving birth. This supermodel
– and mom - knows her way around the kitchen and has turned her cooking passion
into a series called “Well Dunn”, joining fellow models and other celebs
cooking up their favorite foods on Jay Z’s You Tube channel.
We love Jourdan for using her
power and influence to help break down the barriers in the modeling and fashion
industry, making careers possible for a wider range of women that truly
represent all of us, and proving that beauty is colorblind!
Jourdan
Dunn’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialjdunn/
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