London
(ANI):
Supermodel
Naomi
Campbell
has
slammed
magazines
like
Vogue
for
sidelining
black
models
by
giving
preference
to
fair-skinned
women.
The
stroppy
supermodel
said
that
'it
is
a
pity
that
people
don't
appreciate
black
beauty'.
The
37-year-old
admitted
that
she
herself
finds
it
difficult
to
get
a
chance
to
appear
in
the
cover
page
of
the
London
issue
of
Vogue
magazine.
"Black
models
are
being
sidelined
by
the
major
modelling
agencies.
It
is
a
pity
that
people
don't
appreciate
black
beauty," Times
Online
quoted
Campbell,
as
saying.
"Even
myself,
I
get
a
raw
deal
from
my
own
country
in
England.
For
example,
I
hardly
come
on
the
front
pages
of
the
London
Vogue
magazine.
Only
white
models,
some
of
whom
are
not
as
prominent
as
I
am,
are
put
on
splash
pages.
I
don't
want
to
quit
modelling
until
I
find
that
black
models
get
equal
prominence
and
recognition
by
the
world
media
and
information
instruments."
She
added,
"I
believe
there
are
pretty
girls
from
your
lovely
country
who
can
grace
the
international
catwalk
and
the
front
pages
of
fashion
magazines
with
proper
strategies." Campbell
is
now
planning
to
start
her
own
modelling
agency
in
Kenya
to
look
for
African
faces.
However,
she
agreed
that
it
would
take
time
to
being
the
change
in
the
industry.
"You
can
look
through
all
the
big
magazines
and
see
hundreds
of
models
and
not
see
a
single
black
one.
So
anything
which
increases
the
pool
of
African
talent
is
a
good
thing,
but
it
will
be
a
while
before
we
see
a
big
change
in
the
industry,"
she
said.