Model agencies exposed for recruiting women in refugee camps – IOTW Report

Model agencies exposed for recruiting women in refugee camps

Screenshot: It seems as though scouting in supermarkets and shopping centres just isn’t cutting it anymore for a few of the world’s biggest modelling agencies. Instead, as revealed by The Times in a shocking new investigation, it is refugee camps they’ve been scouring for fashion’s next big thing.

In September of 2022, South Sudanese 23-year-old Achol Malual Jau left her home in a Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya and headed to London, having been promised a shimmering future and supermodel stardom status. Jau graced the runway in a beautiful golden gown, but “just five months later,” she was back in the Kenyan camp. The young woman’s career as a model had failed. Jau was then handed documents from her agency detailing a debt to them of approximately €3,000.

And she is not alone. There are dozens of similar stories. For instance, Nyawal Puot Chuol, 19, was flown to Paris Fashion Week with two other refugees, only to return home just six days later. Chuol’s physical condition was deemed too malnourished to continue working. more here

7 Comments on Model agencies exposed for recruiting women in refugee camps

  1. Watching some of the fashion shows on youtube I noticed all the skinny Africans.
    Probably don’t have to pay as much. They’re already malnourished so no dieting required.

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  2. Modeling agency directors:

    You people get out there to those refugee camps and find some new faces. We don’t want big boobs, shapely legs, hourglass figures, beautiful skin and hair. NO, get us some real skinny ones with no meat and dark skin. If they look diseased or abused, even better.

    Skinny, dark, and starving is the new look for next spring’s fashion trends…now get your asses out there and find them.

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