Non-standard appearance of the photo. Successful models with an unusual appearance (14 photos). Mexican with Japanese roots Issa Lish
If you think that you are not beautiful enough for a modeling career, carefully study the photos of these girls and down with all the complexes. If a before the world glamor opened its arms only to ideal beauties, today, in search of new forms, its representatives have gone very far from generally accepted norms and canons. Now not only simpletons have a chance, but also real ugly girls.
One of the most successful models, which clearly does not have the canonical beauty, is the Dutch Daphne Groeneveld. Today she is in the top 50 most sought-after models in the world and is featured on the covers of leading glossy magazines. And all this despite the fact that Daphne's face is from ideal proportions very far away: her eyes are set too wide, but too plump lips treacherously expose far from ideal dentition. At the same time, the star of the podium not only does not hesitate about her teeth, but as if on purpose constantly demonstrates them to the camera. Her fellow American model does the same. Lindsey Wixson. This young lady has even more reasons to visit an orthodontist, but the girl is in no hurry to solve problems with her teeth. Today, Lindsey is the face of the Prada and Alexander McQueen houses, and at each photo shoot she appears in front of the cameras with her mouth slightly open, as if on purpose showing off her beauty flaws. By the way, the model is also in no hurry to veil her funny slightly protruding ears - Wixson wears her hair tied up in a bun without hesitation and tucks her curls behind her ears.
American Lily McMenamy- lover smooth styling, although almost any girl in her place would prefer lush curls ... Lily, on the other hand, is by no means shy about her elven ears. Moreover, she was able to make the ears part of the image. By the way, the girl also adopted overly plump lips. Continuing the theme of non-standard ears, one cannot fail to mention the owner of the most round and protruding - an American Molly Bair. Today she is considered one of the most promising young models. Well, what about without the queen of the protruding Irish Laura O'Grady! The girl was teased all her childhood because of her strange round ears, and today she is one of the top most sought-after models in the world.
To the category of atypical beauties, who do not seem to have any clearly repulsive features, but they can hardly be called beauties, it is worth including another rising star - Kelly Mittendorf. By the way, according to the model herself, photographers in working with her are attracted precisely by the fact that she is not at all afraid of experiments and she does not care how she looks. Apparently, the girl really owes her contracts to the fact that her appearance is unusual and plastic, which gives wide scope for the imagination of stylists and photographers.
Another type of models whose appearance is both attractive and repulsive are the so-called alien beauties. These include a 25-year-old Ukrainian Masha Telna, which is considered the owner of the largest eyes in the world. As a child, little Masha was constantly teased, but she believed that her unusual eyes were a virtue, not a disadvantage. Our compatriot can be attributed to the same "aliens" Lisa Ostanina, for which the nickname "unearthly elf" has already been fixed. Only a Mexican would dare to challenge him Issa Lish, known not only for its unearthly appearance, but also for its close friendship with the houses of Marc Jacobs, Dior and Givenchy. These young ladies probably also had a hard time in school years- they were teased, given offensive nicknames, and certainly no one believed in the possibility of such a deafening career. However, the African-American model had the hardest time of all. Deandre Forrest who suffers from albinism. To tell the whole world about how difficult it is to live with such a violation, the girl came to the Tyra Banks show “America's Next Top Model”. Today, Daindra is a sought-after top model, she is filmed for gloss and proves by her example: if there is great desire any goal is achievable.
But from time to time there are models that do not fall under these standards, and fashion brands hire people with an extraordinary appearance.
Here are the models whose appearance, age, rare disease or imaginary flaws once again Prove that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Chantelle Brown-Young or Winnie Harlow, 19, is a Canadian model who suffers from a rare skin pigmentation disorder called vitiligo. She participated in the popular television show America's Next Top Model's, and then began to represent the clothing company Desigual.
The girl proves that in the world there is a place for girls with any skin color.
Shaun Ross was born in the Bronx, New York, becoming the first modeling business an albino male model. He was originally a dancer with the Alvin Ailey Theater Company and then began modeling at the age of 16.
He appeared on the show famous model Tyra Banks and has also modeled for major fashion publications such as Alexander McQueen and Givenchy, Italian Vogue, Paper Magazine and Another Man. Sean also took part in the video clips of Katy Perry "E.T.", Beyoncé "Pretty Hurts", Lana del Rey "Tropico".
“I would never have thought that I could be a model, because in my eyes, the way society has painted it for me, I am completely abnormal, unacceptable and ugly,” he said.
Model Ashley Graham from Nebraska has been on the scene for several years, but her career breakthrough came in 2014 when she signed with IMG Models along with four other plus size models.
Since then, she has been featured on the covers of famous magazines such as Voque, Harper's Bazzar, Glamour, and Elle, and in 2016 on cover of Sports illustrated.
Ashley, who wears size 54, is classified as a plus-size model, but in recent times In the fashion industry, more and more began to think about what size a plus-size model can be considered from.
The girl herself declares that she loves herself for who she is.
When you first look at this model, it is difficult to understand what is special about it. In fact, she is him.
Andrej Pejic was born in Bosnia, but at the age of 8 he moved with his mother and older brother to Australia. In 2007, Andrei was noticed by an agent when he was working at McDonalds.
Pejic began his career at the age of 17, not only as a man, but also as a female model, appearing in the menswear and womenswear shows of Jean Paul Gaultier, DKNY, Jeremy Scott and Marc Jacobs.
In 2014, Andrej Pejic changed gender and became Andrija.
Alex Minsky is a former infantryman who lost his leg in a mine explosion in Afghanistan.
As a result of the incident, Alex fell into a coma for 47 days, he had a traumatic brain injury, numerous burns and amputation of his leg. “My injuries were so severe that I thought I would be a vegetable for the rest of my life,” he said. After the death of his brother, he fell into a long depression and became addicted to alcohol. However, after some time, Alex was able to overcome his habit and began to visit gym, where one photographer spotted him.
Since then, Minsky has appeared on the cover of numerous magazines, and through his story, he tries to inspire others to never give up on their dreams, even in the face of tragedy.
Jillian Mercado is a custom model, fashion blogger who has been in wheelchair due to muscular dystrophy.
She applied to participate in the Diesel campaign, and soon became interested in her. artistic director Nicolas Formichetti company, and the girl was invited to participate in the brand project.
Gillian was initially worried about how people would react to photos of her in a wheelchair, but the reaction was positive and many supported her.
Carmen Dell'Orefice is an 83-year-old model of 70 years who first appeared on the cover of Vogue magazine in October 1947 at the age of 16. She posed for Salvador Dali and worked with renowned photographers such as Cecil Beaton, Norman Parkinson and Richard Avedon.
Carmen has appeared on the covers of V Magazine, Vogue Italia, Harper's Bazaar and Vanity Fair. As a child of immigrants, she broke out of poverty by achieving a brilliant career.
Del Orefice is an important reminder that beauty doesn't always depend on age. The model herself is not afraid of age, believing that the older she gets, the more true to herself she becomes.
Moffy, despite her beauty, talent and youth, is not like the usual supermodels, as she suffers from strabismus. Physical handicaps most girls deserve jobs in the modeling industry, but Moffi's strabismus, a disorder in which her eyes look in different directions, helped her find a job.
Moffi became famous after shooting on the cover of POP magazine and conquered everyone with her unconventional beauty. Later, the modeling agency Storm signed a contract with her, which at one time opened Kate Moss.
Rick Genest, known by his nickname "Zombie Guy" - Canadian actor, artist and model was born in Quebec. Unusual in that his entire body and head are covered with tattoos. He got his first tattoo at the age of 16, and later Montreal tattoo artist Frank Lewis turned his body into a work of art.
Rick was soon spotted by designer Nicola Forimchetti and appeared in Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" video. He also began presenting Thierry Mugler's fall/winter collection at Paris Fashion Week.
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Nowadays, modeling agencies are increasingly trying to move away from the ideals of beauty imposed on society and invite people with unusual appearance. It is with such unusual models This post will introduce you to us.
Winnie Harlow is a former contestant on the reality show America's Next Top Model. The girl suffers from vitiligo - a violation of skin pigmentation. However, it was her illness that served as the key to the world. haute couture. At the Paris Fashion Week, designers released Harlow first on the catwalk, thus expressing their positive attitude to her unusual appearance.
In early June, the international media discovered Ava Clarke. A young model with albinism has become a real find for designers. Eight-year-old Ava's parents are African American. FROM early childhood doctors feared for the health of the girl, believing that she would lose her sight. Now the novice model is not only absolutely healthy, but also successful. In addition to fashion photo shoots, the girl also shoots for various social projects dedicated to albinism and the problems faced by people with a congenital absence of melanin pigment.
The gender-neutral appearance of the world's first androgynous fashion model Andrey Pejic brought him worldwide fame. In 2014, he asked to be identified as Andrea and underwent several gender reassignment surgeries. As a result, the Serb became a woman, but continues to inspire famous designers for various creative experiments. Pejic is involved in campaigns for brands such as Marc Jacobs, Michalsky, Rosa Clara and so on. This is the first androgynous fashion model to appear for Vogue.
British model Moffi Hardy, who suffers from strabismus, has attracted designers Claire Barrow and Margaret Howell and is regularly featured on the covers of various fashion magazines.
60-year-old Philippe Dumas, for whom the modeling business has always been an unattainable goal, still found his place in the sun. Due to the fact that the photo of the pensioner was liked on social networks, agencies drew attention to him, and now the owner of a well-groomed gray beard works with the Parisian URBAN Talents & Models Agency, takes part in numerous projects and filming.
“As a child, I hated my freckles because I was teased because of them. I tried to hide them in order to at least briefly join the company and feel like everyone else. Do not follow the opinions of others and do not let society turn you into a different person. It all starts with love and self-confidence,” model Joyja admitted on Instagram. She is represented by the international modeling agency Kitten Agency.
Casey Legler will compete with any muscular fashion model. A woman filming for men's projects has revolutionized the fashion world. On the catwalks, she demonstrates clothes exclusively for the stronger sex. She took part in the filming of L'Oréal, designer Odile Gilbert, Numéro Homme magazine and so on. She is represented by the New York agency Ford Model.
19-year-old model Molly Bair is called the "symbol of anorexia." A lop-eared girl, who can hardly be called pretty, is appreciated at shows around the world. She represented the collections of Moschino, Jeremy Scott, Alexander Wang, Vera Wang and many others. Molly herself calls her image a mixture of an alien, a rat, a demon, a goblin and a gremlin.
Young model April Star, like Winnie Harlow, suffers from vitiligo. Despite this, the girl has already managed to participate in fashion shows and photo shoots. April's account on the social network Instagram has 116 thousand subscribers.
Britain's Victoria Modesta had to have her leg amputated to the knee. Despite this, the 28-year-old model is quite successful on the catwalk and is working on her third music album.
Despite her non-standard appearance, Alice Delial, who, in addition to modeling, plays drums in a rock band, has joined the Chanel fashion house. A girl with a height of 168 centimeters walked the catwalk of London Fashion Week in 2016 and participated in the L "Oreal project. She is represented by the NEXT Model Management agency.
Fashion model Sean Ross has worked for most of the major fashion publications. Including British GQ, Italian Vogue, i-D, Paper, Another Magazine and so on. An African American with albinism often faced ridicule from others, but this did not stop him from becoming one of the most recognizable models of our time.
Sarah McDaniel has abnormal pigmentation of the iris - heterochromia. But that didn't stop her from being featured on the cover of Playboy's March 2016 issue.
Charlie Barker's hair color changes with the same frequency with which she receives proposals from photographers. The 20-year-old social media star with over 616,000 followers on Instagram became a revelation to the fashion world in 2015. Moving from London to New York, Charlie represented Diesel.
Olesya Iva
Streetcasting, search for models through social networks, participation in shows and advertising campaigns of trans divas and people with disabilities physical abilities- in last years the fashion industry is getting closer and closer to real life, and instead of ideal faces and figures, personalities with character come to the fore. The blurring of beauty is followed by the phenomenon of next door models: it is easier for us to associate ourselves with the brand if things are represented by those who are similar to us. Behind the ongoing changes are modeling and casting agencies that promote atypical beauty. We talk about five young and important.
Anti agency
British agency Anti Agency was founded in 2013 by Tank Magazine fashion editor Pandora Lennard and stylist Lucy Green. The first models were their own friends, and then ordinary Londoners joined them. Lucy and Pandora are looking for all the wards without leaving home - in in social networks. The agency's website reads: "Anti Agency models are not just clothes hangers, but personalities with character and individual style." One of the rules in the agency is that “anti-models” do not come to castings in all black, as is customary, but in the clothes that they like. In addition, the guys do not bring a portfolio with them, but instead chat with the customer at ease. Today, "anti-models" are featured in campaigns and shows by Nasir Mazhar, Marc Jacobs, Topshop and DKNY, as well as appearing on i-D pages, LOVE, Purple, Tank Magazine, The Pop and Wonderland.
JAG Models
Lord Inc.
Lorde Custom Models Agency was founded in 2013 by Indian Nafisa Kaptownwala. Her idea was simple - Kaptownwala wanted castings to reflect the diversity of human types that exists in real life. The stumbling block for Nafisa was the dominance of the white model industry and the low desire of fashion houses to work with models, for example, of African descent. So the priority for Lorde is the promotion of Africans, Indians and children of other races. To draw the attention of designers to the problem, Nafisa created the ironic hashtag #allwhitecast, which she puts under photos of her models on social networks. The hashtag is accompanied by captions like "Designers are hiring models of African descent to show street culture and fashion, not real variety of beauty." Nafisa believes in change, and her still young agency is already being called one of the brightest and most promising players in the market.
AM Casting
Angus Munro started his modeling career in one of the most famous agencies - Elite. Here he hunted for new faces and helped build the careers of young supermodels Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer and Christy Turlington, and also promoted Anna Rubik. In 2010, teaming up with another strong player, Dazed & Confused casting director Noah Shelley , Angus founded one of the most influential casting agencies in New York, AM Casting. Here it is worth explaining: casting agencies are an intermediate link between a modeling agency and a customer. This season, AM Casting is in full swing. It is they who are responsible for the casting of the Kanye West collection show for adidas Originals in New York, for which they collected more than fifty models of different gender, race and not always standard model parameters. Among other things, the latest shows of Kenzo and Rick Owens, Matthew Williamson, Joseph are also the work of AM Casting.
Few people in the world do not possess the appearance Miranda Kerr, completely satisfied with himself or his figure. If a person had the magical ability to change his appearance, every second person would hasten to change the nose, the shape of the eyes, the shape of the face or the length of the legs in order to reach the standards dictated by glossy publications and screen stars.
Sometimes obsession with our appearance and a simple inability to accept ourselves as nature created us leads to complexes, self-doubt or unnecessary plastic procedures. But wise people able to turn their shortcomings into features. I propose to get acquainted with the most non-standard models from the world of fashion and, by their example, learn not to be shy about their external data.
Devon Aoki
Half Japanese, half German and English, Devon Aoki used her exotic appearance to transform her into a business card in the fashion industry. With a height of only 165 cm, with a heart-shaped face and freckles, she conquered the world's catwalks and fashion publishers. On the this moment Devon has collaborated with brands such as Hugo Boss, Moschino, Ungaro and Fendi. For several years in a row, Lancome chose her as their face of their company. In addition, she is considered the muse of the famous photographer Mario Sorrenti.
Devon successfully combines her modeling career with film work. On account of her roles in the films "Sin City", "Double Fast and the Furious" and "Mutant Chronicles".
Candice Huffine
American Candice Huffine, with a height of 180 centimeters, has not at all model parameters- 96-83-108. But this did not prevent the girl from conquering the fashion industry and glossy magazines. Her career began in 2010 with filming in clothing catalogs for obese women. And in 2011, she already appeared on the cover of the most prestigious fashion magazine Vogue.
For a long time, Candice was the most successful model in the plus category. As a recognition of her achievements in her modeling career, the girl was invited to take part in the shooting of the Pirelli calendar, for which only the world's best models are always selected.
Lily Cole
The Englishwoman Lily Cole, it would seem, has not at all model appearance. She has a rounded flat face, thin lips, far set eyes, freckles and curly red hair.
Lily herself admits that she never felt beautiful and suffered peer bullying because of her hair color. But then the girl tried to love herself for who she is, and live in harmony with her appearance.
At the age of 14, the girl received wonderful advice: contact a modeling agency and try yourself in this industry. As a result, Lili signed a contract with Storm Models.
Now the model works for such global brands as Chanel, Hermès, Longchamp, Cacharel, Topshop, DKNY, Jean Paul Gaultier, Versace, Alexander McQuee, John Galliano and Louis Vuitton, adding the names of new designers to its track record every year.
She also repeatedly appeared on the covers of Vogue (USA, Italy, UK, Japan, Republic of Korea), Citizen K, Numéro, V, and in 2004 Lily was recognized as "Model of the Year".
Recently, the girl tries her hand at cinema. She even received leading role in Terry Gilliam's fantastic film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, where Lily was accompanied by Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Heath Ledger and Colin Farrell.
Markita Pring
Markita Pring is another well-known American model of the “plus” category, who managed to overcome self-doubt and complexes due to excess weight and achieve success in the fashion industry. If the girl's mother had not persuaded her 15th daughter to take part in a modeling competition, Markita could have been ashamed of her appearance for the rest of her life.
At the competition in Toronto immediately noticed gorgeous girl with forms 91-83-114 and a height of 180 centimeters, and offered to move to New York to pursue a career.
Marquita took part in the show of Jean Paul Gaultier himself, and also starred for Vogue Italia magazine with the great photographer Steven Meisel.
moffi
A girl from the UK, named Moffi, has really model parameters: slim figure 91-66-91cm, height 173cm, and Beautiful face in addition. But the girl has a strabismus from birth, which makes her look quite remarkable.
For the first time, she got on the cover of POP magazine on the recommendation of a friend, and the crazy idea turned into a life's work for the girl. Moffi was noticed in the modeling agency Storm Model, which once promoted Kate Moss, and signed a contract with her.
Now the girl is actively filming for various brands and glossy magazines, promoting non-standard approaches to the concept of beauty.
Robin Lawley
Australian green-eyed beauty Robin Lawley already knew at the age of 15 that she wanted to become a model. The girl's height of 188 centimeters, parameters 99-78-104 cm and a stunning face forced modeling agencies to literally fight for Robin. She is now represented by agents in New York, Great Britain, France, Milan and Germany.
During her short career, she managed to appear on the covers of glossy publishers Vogue Italia, Vogue Australia, Madison, Elle (France), Marie Claire and Revue des Modes. Also, Robin became the first model of the plus category, who participated in the promotional campaign of the famous American fashion house Ralph Lauren.
Lindsay Wixon
American girl Lindsey from Kansas dreamed of a modeling career since she was 15 years old. Having a very non-standard appearance (wide-set big eyes, snub nose, plump lips and a gap between her teeth), the girl believed in her future. She sent a video resume to models.com, where Lindsey was instantly noticed. She was immediately invited to shoot for Vogue Italia, and after the release of the magazine, designer Miuccia Prada instructed the young model to open the show of her Prada 2010 collection, and later made Miu Miu the face of the brand.
In 2011 alone, the girl took part in 57 spring-summer shows.
Now Lindsey collaborates with such fashion houses as Mullberry, Anna Sui, John Galliano, Alexander McQueen and Versace.
Lindsey herself claims that she was never embarrassed by her reflection in the mirror and did not try to change it.
Tara Lynn
Tara Lynn Wilson began her career as a Canadian actress, and only at the age of 28 did she become famous as a plus model. Now she is considered the most popular plus size model of the 21st century.
The first photo shoot that changed Tara's life took place in 2010 for Elle and V Magazine. The next day, the girl literally woke up famous and in demand in the fashion world.
According to the model herself, in college she for a long time struggled with complexes about being overweight. But over time, the girl realized that her full body can be beautiful and sexy too. When Tara was able to accept herself for who she is and began to live in comfort with herself, real success came to her.
A line from a popular song by Lady Gaga says: "We are all beautiful in our own way, because the Lord does not make mistakes." Do not be shy about your appearance and love yourself, because everyone deserves their cover of a glossy magazine!