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Before she was walking for Vivienne Westwood, Tory Burch, Jason Wu, Rachel Roy, and Charlotte Ronson and gracing the pages of Marie Claire, Essence, and Nylon Flaviana Matata was a child in Shinyanga who claims her life was changed by education. Now she's changing the lives of others.

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In an exclusive interview with Hello Beautiful the fresh face explained how she went from watching on the Midwestern sidelines to strutting down Manhattan runways.

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“If somebody said to me five years ago that I would model in my underwear I would tell them you’re nuts,” said Holmes.

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In an exclusive interview with Hello Beautiful at the 4th annual Brown Girls Love Power Day conference Jade Nikaylah Williams shared the story behind her embracing her 4C hair, her desire to promote natural beauty, and always being a camera hog.

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Before she was arriving on sets looking for a chance to represent major beauty brands like Ouidad, 19 year old Lavida Webbe was staging full fledged photo shoots with her friends for fun.

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On her first fashion show: “I loved it! Even though it was a scam I loved it!,” she exclaimed. “I loved being on the stage. I loved taking the photos at the photoshoot. I was like I want to do this for the rest of my life!”

Isis King was the very first openly transgender person to appear on America’s Next Top Model stealing the show in every shoot with her doe like eyes. 

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Cheyenne Maya-Carty's career started with a summer night in a skate park and it's been full of Cinderella moments ever since including getting booked for the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

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Agency: Wilhelmina Instagram: @OliviaLBurgess Claim to Fame: The former dancer has been seen in campaign for brands like Nike and Yeezy and walked the NYFW runway in a boundary breaking season for Chromat.   The majority of models are used to having their professional value defined solely by their bodies. It’s a wholly predictable occupational hazard. […]

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This plus size model is also a mom holding down a full-time job helping autistic children.

There was a time when Barbie wasn’t brown. She didn’t have full lips, or a gap between her teeth. Then came Iesha Hodges.

Good manners and motivation hint that there's more to the Golden Barbie than meets the eye.