As a young black woman modelling in Hong Kong, Harmony Anne-Marie Ilunga rarely saw anyone who looked like her in the magazines. "I would walk into an agency and they told me that they prefer white models to black models," Ilunga, who moved to Hong Kong as a child refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, told AFP. Ilunga said she has found male black models are more sought after, seen as "cool, much more stylish”. "At least there is a conversation," she said, describing how one parent thanked her for her work and the impact seeing a working young black model, had on her daughters. Male black models are more popular than females.

Source: Bangkok Post November 26, 2020 08:48 UTC