Ubah Hassan - Vogue Italia Got It Right

Written by Shirlene Alusa-Brown | January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Ubah Hassan, a Somalian model, was chosen to be part of the historic issue of Vogue Italia which featured some of the hottest names in the model world.  She held her own among famous names like Alek Wek and Liya Kebede, and proved she has what it takes to be a model icon.

She signed with Click Management Agency in New York in 2007 and was the model of the week on Models.com in May of 2008.  In July of 2008 she was one of the models in the black issue of Vogue Italia (not bad for a newcomer).  She closed Ralph Lauren’s spring show in New York and is now part of a Ralph Lauren ad campaign.  Busy lady, and we can see why!

Tags: , Alek Wek, Click Managment, Liya Kebede, Ralph Lauren, Ubah Hassan, vogue italia

Liya Kebede does Photo Shoot in Mali

Written by Shirlene Alusa-Brown | May 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Liya Kebede was spotted in Mali doing a spread for Vogue Magazine. Titled “From Here to Timbuktu”, the shoot seems to be opening up the discussions, once again, about using black models in the otherwise blandly pale landscape of modeling. It also raises the question about whether the people that are in the shoot with her will be getting paid for their part in the shoot, after all, Vogue will be making money off the pictures. My guess is that they don’t get a cent…..sigh! » Read more…

Tags: , Alek Wek, Iman, jourdan dunn, Kadiatu, Kadra Ahmed-Omar, Liya Kebede, Nnenna Agba, Noella Coursaris, Oluchi, Teiko Dornor, Vogue, vogue italia, Yasmine Warsame, Yordanos Teshager