British - Model | May 18, 1992 -
I never would have dreamt in a million years that I would have young girls coming up to me at Glastonbury or on the streets of L.A., New York, London, and telling me how much GurlsTalk or seeing my picture in a magazine means to them, as a woman of colour.
Adwoa Aboah
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How can our industry better represent the reality of our larger community and provide our next generation a proper example of what they see around them every single day? This representation should also look beyond race and include those of all body types, religion, sexuality, and gender identification.
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It's really difficult seeing your role model or your parent cry.
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I just wanted to jump out of my body sometimes and be someone else.
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School was unbelievably painful. It was five years of being pretty sad.
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I don't mean to sound cocky, but I just wear what I like and don't try to focus too much on trends.
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I would like to give acting a go. I studied it for a long time; I just want to make sure when I do it I am able to put in as much effort as I do to modeling.
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The best part of going out is always getting ready with your friends.
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I think if you don't like being in your skin, it doesn't matter how many times people say you're beautiful, how many jobs you get, or whatever it is - I just didn't want to be Adwoa.
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Gurls Talk is my baby. It's just about opening up a space within schools where we as women and girls can talk about whatever we want.
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Even when I first started modeling, my loyalty to those girls like Molly Goddard, Ashley Williams, and Dilara Findikoglu was important. I like to support them as much as I can. For me, it's as important to walk in their show or wearing their clothes as it is doing a Marc Jacobs show.
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I've been really lucky with the shows that I've done and the diverse line-ups I've been included in.
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