Iman on Breaking into Modeling: 'They Eat Their Young'
There's no doubt that Iman is an icon.
She single-handedly kicked open the doors for models of color the world over. She's CEO of a multi-million dollar cosmetics business. She's had a 30-year career (so far), and she's also a mother and wife.
But, in an exclusive interview, she tells our sister site Black Voices that there is one role that still makes her uncomfortable. The Somali stunner also reveals how she was discovered (she was not a "jungle princess" as is the common folklore goes), the rigors of breaking into modeling ("they eat their young") and those African American models who paved the way for her.
For more inspiring interviews, visit Black History Month on Black Voices.
She single-handedly kicked open the doors for models of color the world over. She's CEO of a multi-million dollar cosmetics business. She's had a 30-year career (so far), and she's also a mother and wife.
But, in an exclusive interview, she tells our sister site Black Voices that there is one role that still makes her uncomfortable. The Somali stunner also reveals how she was discovered (she was not a "jungle princess" as is the common folklore goes), the rigors of breaking into modeling ("they eat their young") and those African American models who paved the way for her.
For more inspiring interviews, visit Black History Month on Black Voices.
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Tags: Black History Month, black voices, BlackHistoryMonth, BlackVoices, iman
Tags: Black History Month, black voices, BlackHistoryMonth, BlackVoices, iman
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Ejai Hall pronounced ej, 1-11-2011, 1:06PM
I used to use I Iman makeup. Not the regular line. I loved it. I went to Sephora one day and was advised that this portion of her makeup was being discontinued. Needless to say I was very disappointed. It seems that when you finely find some this you really love its discontinued. I purchased all they had in my color in that store which was 7 bottles. I then went to a few other Sephoras but did not find to many in the color that I needed. I then went back to a few stores and purchased some light and dark colors and tried mixing them. It was not the same. If the line was continued or bought back please advise. I have worn makeup since I was sixteen when my grandmother allowed me to wear it. I'm 67 now and it is still important to me. I even worked at the old Broadway store in Puente Hills, Ca and managed the Fashion Fair counter but it could not touch her I-Iman product line.
Thank you and Happy New Year
Ejai Hall
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