Amamodeli aphezulu kwakudingeka ahlinzekele izinkontileka ze-podium nezigidi zamantombazane abakhubazekile. Kwenzeka kanjani lokhu?
Eminyakeni emihlanu eyedlule, izwe lokulinganisa alizange linikeze ithuba elilodwa kumuntu owahluke ezindinganisweni zakhe ezinzima. Isimo sokuqala sezindaba sakwazi ukushintsha amantombazane enhle: ubuhle be-XXL ubukhulu manje buzuza okungenani amamodeli amaningi we-podium nemingcele ka 90-60-90. Isibonelo sabo sabakhuthaza abamele ubulili obuhle, abakwazanga ukucabanga ukuthi ukwehluleka kwabo kuzoba izici.
Ruby Allegra
Njengoba kunjalo njalo ezweni lanamuhla, isibonelo sikaRuby Allegra saqala umsebenzi wakhe ngokubhuloga: esiteshini sakhe se-Youtube, wakhuluma ngezimpawu zomhlaba wemikhiqizo yobuhle nobuhle. Waqaphela futhi wamenywa kumaphrojekthi amaningana omphakathi aklanyelwe ukusiza amantombazane ngeziphambeko zokubukeka ayeka ukuzizwa engaphansi. Kwelinye lazo, okuthiwa i-Underneath singabesifazana, wafakaza ngokuphelele - futhi akazange azizwe enamahloni. Ukubambisana naye kwakunokuthanda abaqambi base-Australia kanye nabaculi abazenzayo.
I-Niall DiMarco
Inombolo yababhalisile yindoda enhle enezinwele eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, ebomvu nomuntu onobuhle kunomunye wamanethiwekhi omphakathi isondela ezigidini elilodwa. Ube ngumqoqo wezinye zezinkathi zonyaka "Amamodeli aphezulu ngesitayela saseMelika", ngokushaya bonke abadlali. U-Niall wakwazi ukufaka isithakazelo kuma-agent kuphela, kodwa futhi nabaqondisi: waqala izinkomba ze-TV namaphupho wokusebenza kumafilimu. Ukwehluleka kwakhe kuyisithulu ngokuphelele, kodwa akamvimbeli ukuba abe uphawu lwezocansi.
Paola Antonini
Izwe lafunda ngokuthokoza kwamazithombe aseBrazil lapho izembozo zomagazini zanqotshwa u-Adriana Lim no-Alessandra Ambrosio. Kodwa ngisho abakwazi ukudlula ithemba labo abaneminyaka engu-21 ubudala abadumile okuthiwa uPaola Antonini. Ulahlekelwe unyawo lwakhe engozini yemoto, kodwa hhayi ukholo kuye. U-Paola uhamba kakhulu, uhola i-Instagram-akhawunti futhi ubonisa izingubo ezigumbini zaseBrazil. U-Antonini utshela abaphikisayo ukuthi bayameluleka ukuba agqoke ibhulukwe, hhayi ibhayisikili:
"Phakathi kwezinketho zokuhlala ngingenakujabula futhi ngijabule ngokuba ngiphilile, ngakhetha okwesibili."
Cathy Knowles
Umfundi wezomthetho eNyuvesi yaseNewcastle eNgilandi ulwela amalungelo abesifazane abakhubazekile ngesibonelo somuntu siqu. U-Katie Knowles oneminyaka engu-26 usebenza njengesibonelo kanye nosayizi, ususwe ngenxa yokuthengiswa kwemikhiqizo futhi kusiza inkampani yamamodeli we-Diversity ukucinga nokwenza abadumile babantu abanokubukeka okungabonakali. Amandla owaziwa nguMoya uyamangaza: kusukela ebuntwaneni uhlezi nezinhlungu ezimbi ngemuva, okuqinisa ngokukhula. UCathy uhleka:
"Angiqondi abantu abacabanga ukuthi ukukhubazeka kusivimbela ukuba siphile ngokugcwele."
Rebecca Marin
Esimweni sikaRebbecca Marin, owaba ngumfanekiso wokuqala nge-bionic, ungathola ukudubula kweCosmopolitan, InStyle, Teen Vogue kanye ne-People Magazine. Ezalelwe emhlabeni ngaphandle kokubambisana, le ntombazane yaba nengxenye ekuhlolweni kodokotela futhi yathola ingalo elawulwayo. Njengenxusa yenhlangano yomphakathi, uhambahamba emhlabeni wonke futhi ukhuthaza izingane ezinokuhluleka okufanayo. Njengomhlahlandlela - unyaka usuvele ubhekene nomkhiqizo wezimoto zeToyota.
UJack Ayers
Umqeqeshi womuntu siqu waseBrithani Greater Jack Ayers wake wabona umbono show on Youtube futhi wayefuna ukuba yingxenye yalesi ibhizinisi. Inkontileka naye yaphethwa yi-London agency Models of Diversity, okusebenza noCathy Knowles. UJack wabamba iqhaza kwiviki lezemidlalo eLondon naseMoscow. Uthi iphupho lakhe limelela uhlobo oluthile lwezingubo noma izicathulo zabakhubazekile. Ngesikhathi sakhe samahhala, usasebenza namakhasimende, ekwenzeni ukudla nokuqeqesha.
URobin Lambert
Impumelelo yezemidlalo kaRobin Lambert izothandwa ngamantombazane angenayo izinkinga zempilo. Yena, njengoJack, usebenza njengomqeqeshi futhi maduzane uzokwenza emidlalweni elandelayo yama-Olimpiki phakathi kwabantu abakhubazekile esigabeni sokugijima ngezihlalo zabakhubazekile. ULambert wayevame ukuhamba ukuze aqondise umgomo wokukhangisa, esebenza njengesibonelo sezingubo zabesifazane. Ukuphila okusebenzayo uRobin akaphazamisi ukuxilongwa kwakhe: ngokushesha ngemva kokuzalwa odokotela bamtholile u-cerebral palsy.
UVictoria Modesta
Umculi we-Bionic kanye nomodeli uVictoria ngesikhathi ezalwa eneziqongo zikaMoskalova: wazalelwa eLatvia, kodwa abazali bakhe bamyisa eLondon. Ngemuva kweminyaka engu-15 engasebenzi kahle ekukhusheni kwesisu, odokotela bakhononda ukuthi uVictoria kumele athole impilo yakhe yonke. UModesta wanquma futhi wadlula umlenze wakhe ukuhamba ngendlela evamile. Ngomlenze we-bionic lula ukuphatha: manje uVictoria uyinkanyezi yamaqembu wezinhlangano zamazwe ngamazwe neMilan Fashion Week. Isiqubulo sokuphila salodumo:
"Ukukhubazeka kungaba ngokocansi!"
Gillian Mercado
UGillian oneminyaka engu-27 ubudala wachitha iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-15 esesitulo sabakhubazekile. Lapho esekhulile, wayekwazi ukuhamba, kepha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi isimo sakhe se-muscular dystrophy saba nzima kakhulu futhi sahlukumeza intombazane ithuba lokuhamba. Abazali bakhe babelindele ukuthi azame ukuzibulala, futhi u-Mercado ngokwakhe wanquma ukuba ngumuntu ogcwele. Akazicabangi ukuthi ulinganiselwe: uhambela iviki lezemfashini njengesimenywa esivamile, uhola ibhulogi mayelana nezitayela futhi isuswa kuma-ejensi amaningi wokukhangisa.
Cathy Mead
Isibonelo nge-Down syndrome uKathy Meade ubheka imfashini ibonisa ukuthi uyamkhathaza: usebenza ngokukhethekile ngemikhiqizo yobuhle. Ubuhle be-Beauty & Pin-Ups bubheka ngokukhethekile imikhiqizo yokunakekelwa kwezinwele futhi ngokuphindaphindiwe ukhetha uK Katie njengobuso bemikhiqizo emisha. Umdlali we-Paralympic owayengumdlali wesibindi akamesabi ukuhlola umdwebo wezinwele kanye nezinwele: ukholelwa ukuthi ufundisa abesifazane ukuba baziqhenye ngokwezibonelo zabo. Isibonelo sokulingisa, lapho ehlala khona, uMead ubiza uJennifer Lopez.
Jamie Brewer
Umlingisi oneminyaka engu-32 ubudala nomlingisi uJamie Brewer unesifo esifanayo noCathy Meade. Wakwazi ukufeza impumelelo ephawulekayo kuneCathy: Jamie wabhala ezinkampanini zechungechunge lamahlelo "Indaba yaseMelika yokuthuthumela" futhi yaba yinkanyezi ku-TV. Ngemuva kokuthandwa kwakhe, wabizelwa eNew York Fashion Week futhi wazinikela ukugqoka izingubo zakhe. UJamie, osanda kukhishwa ngokugqugquzela abantu abakhubazekile, uthi:
"Nginomuzwa wokuthi ukuzibekela isibonelo kuyisikhuthazo esihle."