Model
Since her modelling career kicked off in 2018, Philip has become a force for representation as the first black trans disabled woman to be signed by a major agency.
Model & Activist
With a breakthrough year behind her, scoring campaigns for the likes of Chanel and Marc Jacobs beauty, the-model-turned-creative director is now seeing through her personal mission to promote the beauty of African culture.
From dancing at the VMAs to becoming the first black male model to walk for Chanel, the Jamaican-Ghanaian model has been making waves ever since he was scouted on Instagram in 2015.
Singer
In addition to her decades-long career in the music industry, the singer's avid love of couture and outrageous outfits have made her an unexpected icon of fashion week street style.
Rapper
Since her video calling out Kanye West’s politics went viral in 2018, the buzzed-about rapper artist has used her creative platform to reiterate the socio-cultural origins of hip-hop, and starred in an ad campaign for Calvin Klein.
Actor
One of the highest-paid actors in Bollywood was featured on the April cover of American Vogue and has become a red carpet mainstay by mixing Parisian haute couture labels with homegrown Indian designers.
The accomplished model and ‘Pose’ star has used their visibility to foreground the crucial issue of transgender rights.
Having walked the runway for the likes of Givenchy, Versace and Fendi, he joins only a few models of South Asian origin to break into modelling and has been outspoken about colourism in the industry.
The disabled model has appeared on the cover of Teen Vogue and is an advocate for equal access and representation in the industry.
Model & Businesswoman
After her breakout season as Tom Ford’s exclusive for Gucci in 2000, she has covered many magazines and is an ambassador for the World Health Organisation.
Singer & Rapper
The musician is an advocate for body positivity and self-love, making diversity the focus of her music, drawing the support of Marc Jacobs and scoring an Elle magazine cover.
Singer-Songwriter
The Colombian reggaetón star with more than 45 million Instagram followers has made a bold foray into the global fashion world with his experimental style, striking a partnership with Dsquared2 along the way.
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