A transgender model fired by L’Oreal for making comments about systemic racism on social media has been chosen as the face of a new campaign by a rival beauty brand. On Wednesday the British firm Illamasqua announced she was fronting its new campaign based around gender fluidity. In the wake of Bergdorf’s sacking, the black model and DJ Clara Amfo quit a L’Oreal campaign in solidarity. Announcing her new role on Instagram, Bergdorf wrote: “Excited to announce that I’m one of the faces of the next Illamasqua campaign. Speaking to the Guardian earlier this month, Bergdorf said: “The most ridiculous thing is that you call out racism and they respond with more racism.

Source: The Guardian September 13, 2017 16:37 UTC