Top 10 Sexiest African Women - 2008

Written by Shirlene Alusa-Brown | October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment

African women carry themselves with grace and elegance and a strong sense of self. They exude a strong essence of self assurance, handle themselves with a dignity that is hard to deny, and still manage to ooze sexy.

Africans come from many races and, this year, the list embraces all the Africans that make us the diverse continent we are.

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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…

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