Regge and dancehall music, Usain Bolt, and now, models. Jamaica is an island nation of just under three million people with a cultural reach that goes so far beyond its borders, it's positively global. And let's not even talk about the past few Olympics, where Jamaicans have consistently asserted their dominance as some of the world's fastest runners. But if Dewight Peters has anything to say about it, Jamaica will also be known for having some serious modeling talent. The island held its annual Style Week in Kingston at the end of May, and it was just as much of a showcase of Jamaica's designers as it was their models.
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Jourdan Sherise Dunn born 3 August [1] is an English supermodel and actress. She was discovered in Hammersmith Primark in [1] and signed to Storm Management in London shortly thereafter. She began appearing on international runways in early Jourdan Dunn was born in Brent , London, [8] and grew up in nearby Greenford with her mother. Jourdan is of Jamaican , Grenadian , and Syrian ancestry.
Deftly knifing a window through the tender pith, he inserts a straw and hands the fruit across the counter at Dinga-Fling, his roadside stall outside this drowsy coastal town. Selling coconuts is his livelihood, and Mr. Steele, 21, says it is a good one, though neither as promising, lucrative or downright implausible as his other. It was just over a year ago that Mr. Steele was scouted at his stall by a modeling agent, who detected in his whippet frame and chiseled cheeks the same potential that soon led him to sign an exclusive contract to walk in a fall runway show for Saint Laurent.
Having headed home for Christmas, the London-based photographer set out to put her visit to good use, shooting a series of street cast models and friends around the island, in a bid to portray its wildly diverse communities. Sitting down with each of the people featured, she also discussed with them their experience of living on the island, and how they hope to see it developing culturally in the years to come. I wanted to celebrate darker skin, and bring those people to the forefront. Whether we want to believe it or not, colourism, classism, and violence are real issues back home. My style icon is probably my cousin Shanae.