It seems that the time models with the appearance of Cindy Crawford gone. The baton of the beauties with puppet faces was taken by girls whose appearance does not fit into the generally accepted standards.
These girls never even thought that they would become famous models. In childhood they were subjected to cruel ridicule of peers and hated their reflection in the mirror. But fate made them an incredible surprise.
Keithin Stickels
29-year-old Keitin Stikels suffers from a rare genetic disease: cat's eye syndrome. This disease is congenital and is often accompanied by face disfiguration, scoliosis, heart and kidney problems.
Despite the non-standard appearance, Kaitin was able to become a popular model. Recently she took part in a photo shoot for the magazine V Magazine. Photographed by the famous photographer Nick Knight, who previously shot stars such as Kanye West, Lady Gaga and Kate Moss. Photosession with Keithin Nick tried to contribute to the fight against imposed stereotypes.
Salem Mitchell
The 18-year-old resident of Los Angeles has become popular in social networks because of her numerous freckles.
"I became popular thanks to people who mocked me. I have a lot of freckles, which are not a problem for me, but many people, apparently, have never seen freckles before. They said that I look like a banana or a cheetah ... "
However, the mockery did not break the girl. To spite her wits, she uploaded photos to the network, where she posed with overripe bananas, and signed them: "they look like me."
Soon the photographer became interested in the girl, and on February 2 she signed a contract with the prestigious model agency Ford Models LA. Now her offenders bite their elbows!
Natalia Castellar
The 17-year-old Puerto Rican Natalia Castellar suffered from her incredibly thick eyebrows. They brought her a lot of suffering, causing ridicule of others.
Tired of bullying, the girl even wanted to shave her eyebrows. But after the famous model agency Next Model Management concluded a contract with her, everything changed. Now Natalia boldly states:
"I like my eyebrows, they distinguish me from other models. They are my trademark ยป
Hoodia Diop
A native of Senegal, Hoodia Diop is called a girl with the darkest skin in the world. Since childhood, she used to hear insulting nicknames such as "blackie" or "goddess of the night." Hoodia's relatives suggested that she use skin-lightening creams, as many Senegalese do, but she did not want to go against nature. Also it has appeared the rights! Her appearance suited many photographers, and now prestigious modeling agencies in Paris and New York want to cooperate with Hudia!
Diandra Forrest
Diandra Forrest - the famous African-American top-model albino. It advertises popular brands, is shot in clips, participates in various TV projects. The childhood of the future model was unsweet: because of the humiliations that she constantly suffered from her peers, her parents were forced to take her out of ordinary school and give it to a specialized school.
Molly Bair
As a child, Molly Bair was constantly teased by her classmates: the girl was incredibly thin, tall, had a "strange" face with a very high forehead, a tiny mouth, a monobloc and protruding ears. She did not even dream about any career of the model, and when a scout of a prestigious modeling agency approached her and invited her to take part in the show, she came to a state of shock. And after a week the girl defile on the podium. "Alien" (so nicknamed the new model) was a real sensation in the fashion world.
Now Molly is very much in demand: she is removed on the covers of fashion magazines, takes part in fashion weeks, advertises world brands. However, she still has many ill-wishers who write insulting comments to her photos like:
"The Spitting Goblin"
"And this is a model! She would star in the horror movies! "
However, Molly herself and severely criticizes her appearance, calling herself "a mixture of stranger, rat, demon, goblin and gremlin"
Brunette Moffy
The English model of Brunette Maffy, from birth, has a marked strabismus. It became its main "chip". In 2013, the girl was shot for the cover of the magazine POP-this was asked by the editor-in-chief of their mutual friend. After the publication of the magazine on Moffi, attention was drawn to the staff of the modeling agency Storm (it opened the fashion world to Cindy Crawford, Kate Moss and Karu Delevin) and signed a contract with her. The girl immediately became a favorite of photographers. The owner of the mysterious look is liked to shoot without makeup, under natural light.
The girl understands that strabismus is her main highlight, and she does not hurry to do the operation before her eyes.
Ashley Graham
At 12, Ashley Graham, a girl with a non-standard figure, caught the eye of the scout model agency Wilhelmina Models. Since then, Ashley's life has changed. A clumsy fat woman, accustomed to being a target for the evil jokes of classmates, has become a popular model.
Ashley does not complex at all because of its appearance and does not hesitate to advertise even underwear!
Winnie Harlow
Vinny Harlow has a rare disease - vitiligo. On her skin are many large, dyed-out areas. When Vinnie was a little girl, her peers were laughing at her, calling him cow, Dalmatian and zebra. Because of these bullying the girl changed schools many times and even thought about suicide.
In 2014, a photograph of Winnie from Instagram caught the eye of Tyra Banks. The famous supermodel was shocked by the appearance of the girl and invited her to her show "American Top Model". Already after several issues Vinnie became incredibly popular.
Melanie Gaydos
This is, perhaps, the most unusual model from our list. Melanie suffers from a rare disease of ectodermal dysplasia, which disfigured her face, deprived her hair and teeth. Despite the repulsive external data, the girl is quite in demand among fashion photographers. She is invited to take part in various provocative photo shoots and projects. Of course, she has many detractors who are not shy in the expressions and write to her various mucks. But Melanie's friends insist that she is so strong and pure in heart that she does not pay attention to stupid ridicule.