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Supermodel Ajak Deng is saddened there isn’t more work for dark skinned girls in Australia’.



MELBOURNE supermodel Ajak Deng’s manager says the Australian fashion industry prefers to spend big budgets on “caucasian girls” rather than “dark skinned” models.

Stephen Bucknall, of FRM Model Management, said he struggles to book Australian jobs for Deng, who has starred overseas for Louis Vuitton, Jean Paul Gaultier and Valentino, and will feature in 2016 campaigns for Givenchy and Marc Jacobs.

Bucknall told Confidential: “Ajak has said to me many times, it saddens her there isn’t more work for dark skinned girls in Australia, as she would like to book more work here.

“The budgets probably aren’t big enough for (Deng), because she’s a big money earner, but they will spend the money on a Miranda Kerr or a Jess Hart.

“They’ll book the big caucasian girls, spend the big dollars, and fly them in from LA, but I’m yet to see them book a dark skinned girl in that way,” Bucknall said.

He added: “The Australian market doesn’t want to take the risk of using darker models as mainstream models. But if you go to New York, you’ll see African American, Asian, and all these diverse cultures. Australia just doesn’t get it.”

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High fashion model Ajak Deng announces that she has quit modelling and is moving back to Australia



Deng came to Melbourne, Australia, in 2005, after her family fled Sudan as refugees. Her mother died of malaria in a refugee camp in Kenya whilst they were waiting to be resettled.

The model has previously been outspoken about racism she had encountered both in Australia and overseas. In 2014 she told Elle that she had experienced racism her 'entire life.'

'I go back to Melbourne and think I’m going home and someone will say “You don’t belong here” and I’m like “Well I grew up here. What do you mean I don’t belong here?' she told the magazine.

White out: Stephen Bucknell, Deng's manager, has said that the Australian fashion industry won't spend 'big money' on dark skinned models

In 2014 the model tweeted about racism in the international fashion industry, claiming that she was 'kicked out of Balmain for being black.'



Deng followed up with a tweet saying 'I know a lot of black models would rather kiss someone's a** than being honest but guessed what? I do not gaged a damn f*** [sic].'

The tweet, and Deng's account, were later deleted.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3461002/Melbourne-model-Ajak-Deng-announces-Instagram-post-s-quit-modeling-moving-Australia.html



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This is so fucked up. She's absolutely beautiful.

[GLOCK]

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[Rxxf]

i wish she would have stayed and pushed through
but i could only imagine how taxing it is to go through that

there needs to be more people behind the scenes to make things change

[.betterwiseup]

She's stunning.

[BAPHOMET.]

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[throwintheTAL]

these speakin errors

[SUPREME]

giving up wont help

[AIDS!]

giving up wont help

not everyone can take that constantly though
Being told 'no' over and over again because your too dark
It's demoralising

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why doesnt she move to another market?

[Herb.]

why doesnt she move to another market?

yea the business of dark skinned black models is booming in other areas

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why doesnt she move to another market?

yea the business of dark skinned black models is booming in other areas

i didnt say it was booming but they did preface the entire article by stating:

He added: ?The Australian market doesn?t want to take the risk of using darker models as mainstream models. But if you go to New York, you?ll see African American, Asian, and all these diverse cultures. Australia just doesn?t get it.?

[mauza]

giving up wont help

not everyone can take that constantly though
Being told 'no' over and over again because your too dark
It's demoralising

[Herb.]

why doesnt she move to another market?

yea the business of dark skinned black models is booming in other areas

i didnt say it was booming but they did preface the entire article by stating:

He added: ?The Australian market doesn?t want to take the risk of using darker models as mainstream models. But if you go to New York, you?ll see African American, Asian, and all these diverse cultures. Australia just doesn?t get it.?

ahh.

but did u skim over this part

The model has previously been outspoken about racism she had encountered both in Australia and overseas.

She's well aware this isn't just an "Australia" issue. Maybe it's more pronounced there but this is an issue that even Naomi and Tyra have spoken on.

[CHOKE]

Weird because there were a lot of dark skinned girls on the runway last year

[Myron]

giving up wont help

right... Unless she was jut over modeling period.

I would have stayed where they used that unique look.

sidenote:  the difference between the "look" of african models and african american models are so different.

slavery really did change our features.