It is common to think that only people with perfect appearance and proportionate features are in demand in the fashion industry. Indeed, once it was so, but in recent years, models with an unusual appearance and a pronounced personality have become popular. It was the non-standard features that helped these girls and boys to become popular and highly paid models.
The history of their successful career proves that it is not so much appearance that matters, but perseverance and the desire to achieve your goal.
A fan of bold photo shoots
Canadian model Winnie Harlow is probably the most famous among models with an unusual appearance and skin color. The reason is that the girl was born with partial depigmentation of the skin (this disease is called vitiligo) and did not even think about becoming a model. As a child, she was teased a lot, she often had to change schools due to bullying by her peers.
The start of her career began with participation in the popular show America's Next Top Model. Before the recruitment of participants, her non-standard appearance was noted by the host of the show, the famous model Tyra Banks, and considered the girl quite promising.
Vinnie took sixth place in the show, after which she was invited to represent the Spanish clothing brand Desigual. She is also often offered to take part in shootings for Vogue and Cosmopolitan. She loves to shoot in revealing outfits and show off her toned figure in a fashionable bikini.
Despite her successful career as a model with an unusual appearance, or maybe thanks to her, the girl often speaks at various conferences, trying to support people like her who are struggling with diseases and complexes.
Supermodel with genetic disorder
Melanie Gaydos has been accustomed to surprised looks and indiscreet questions since early childhood. She suffers from a rare genetic disorder, ectodermal dysplasia, which affects bone formation as well as tooth and hair growth. The adult girl has only three milk teeth and no nails at all. She also partially lost her sight due to the disease - her eyelashes grew in such a way that they damaged the cornea of the eye.
However, Melanie is not discouraged: despite all the he alth problems, seemingly naive, the girl's dream of becoming a model has come true. Among the models-girls with an unusual appearance, she is one of the brightest.
Her unusual career began after she responded to an ad looking for unusual models. Melanie sent some photos of herself taken by her friend. It turned out that the agents were looking for a girl to shoot in the new Rammstein video. Of course, many later thought that the model with an unusual appearance starred in a horror film, and not in the video, but it was he who became the starting point.
After this clip, Melanie literally "woke up famous". Fashion photographers drew attention to her appearance and bright personality.
Now the model is successfully filmed in advertising clothes and accessories, enjoying her favorite work. However, in an interview, she admits that she would like to participate in a fashion show on the catwalk of a fashion show.
Girl in an electric wheelchair
The unique Gillian Mercado is one of the few physically disabled models in the fashion world: she suffers from muscular dystrophy and uses a wheelchair. This makes her stand out among the female models with an unusual appearance, proving that there are no barriers to fulfilling a dream.
However, she was always interested in the fashion industry, so Gillian became a fairly successful fashion reporter. Once she was invited to the casting of the Diesel fashion house, whose agents were looking for a model for a new concept. Of the 22 applicants, it was the bright charismatic Gillian who became the new face of the brand.
African with white skin
What could be more unusual for the perception of appearance than the lack of pigmentation of the skin and hair. In people with light skin coloralbinism manifests itself in white hair and pink skin on the face. African Americans are a little more exotic - yellow hair, milky white skin and green-brown eyes unusual for the race. This description fits what models with unusual looks look like.
It was this atypical appearance that allowed Diandra Forrest to become a popular highly paid fashion model. Surprisingly, apart from the classic face shape and plump lips, nothing in her appearance betrays an African American. As a child, the girl was so harassed by her peers that her parents had to pick her up from public school and continue her studies at home.
Today, Diandra is considered one of the most sought-after and promising models with an unusual appearance. And an unexpected start to her career occurred when photographer Shamir Kan, who is popular in the fashion world, drew attention to her in one of the stores. Pictures of Diandra were striking in their exoticism and openness. The girl began to receive invitations from leading modeling agencies, starred in several popular videos and graced the cover of U Mag.
Not only girls
Similar memorable appearance is the hallmark of a male model with an unusual appearance - Sean Ross. He, too, was born an albino in an African family and experienced many humiliations as a child.
Started off as a professional dancer, Sean Ross decided to try his hand at the fashion industry. He has modeled for major publications such as Vogue, GQ, Another Magazine, walked in many fashion shows, acted in films andclips.
Fabulous appearance
One of the most successful models with an unusual appearance of our time, Laura O'Grady, was teased by her peers as a child because of her protruding ears. The girl was born in Ireland and absolutely did not think about a career in the high fashion industry. What she was worried about as a child attracted the attention of fashion agents to the girl. Now they often shoot for Vogue and appear in Saint Laurent and Giorgio Armani shows.
Unusual exotic appearance Issa Lish agents noted when she studied at the Faculty of Art History and was about to become a sculptor. The first time the girl refused the offer to try herself as a model, then she nevertheless decided. Her first fashion show took place on the catwalk of Saint Laurent. After him, Isse began to receive offers from leading modeling agencies.
Now the girl is more than popular, she participates in all the world's major shows.
Big beauty
Just ten years ago, girls whose parameters differed from model ones did not even have to dream of a career on the podium. Feminine plus-size model Ashley Graham was the first to feature on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, paving the way for plus-size girls into the fashion world.
This photo of a model with an unusual appearance shows that Ashley feels very confident on the set and shows. Especially the model loves to demonstrate beautiful underwear and swimwear. It must be admitted that her feminine forms attractmany fans around the world.
Ashley's career began at the age of 12, when a pretty plump girl was noticed by an I&I agent and offered to try herself as a model. For several years, the girl learned to move and think like a model, gradually getting rid of shyness and complexes.
Since then, Ashley Graham has posed for many lingerie catalogs, has taken part in many fashion shows, and has become the face of Swedish fashion brand H&M. The girl does not tire of showing by her example that the pinnacle of fame can be achieved without necessarily having model parameters.
Slavic elf
The famous model Masha Telnaya began to be called that shortly after her supermodel career suddenly began. This fragile girl with unusual huge eyes was noticed by the owner of a popular modeling agency and offered to go through a casting. Surprisingly, Masha herself did not think at all about a career in the fashion world and was more fond of fashion design.
After the first test shots, it became clear that the girl not only has unique facial features, but also considerable talent and photogenicity. Actually, the growth in popularity of models on the "edge" began with her.
This girl with a fantastic look defiled at world fashion shows of such couturiers as Nina Ricci, John Galliano, Givenchy, YSL. She is one of the top thirty most popular models in the world, and her face has graced the covers of many fashion magazines.
Having worked in the fashion industry for several years and almost reached the top, Mashachose to engage in teaching, happily married and raising a son. However, until now, her name is always mentioned among the 9 models with an unusual appearance.
The girl closing the shows
One of the young fashion models of the fashion world, Molly Bair, in her childhood did not even imagine that she could become a model. The girl has always been distinguished by strong thinness and unusual features. Her appearance is hard to forget: huge eyes on a narrow face, huge eyebrows and small lips, and even protruding ears. However, designers are literally "in love" with this model with an unusual appearance; she successfully collaborates with such fashion houses as Prada, Dior, Sacai, Kenzo, Rochas, Rick Owens, and Chanel. And not only collaborates, many designers want this unusual girl to close their shows without fail. By the way, not all famous fashion models receive this honor.
To date, none of the colleagues could surpass Molly in the number of "closures". Photographers love to work with this girl - she is not afraid of bold experiments and loves to watch how radically her appearance sometimes changes.
On the example of these talented successful models, it is worth considering whether it is necessary to strive to meet the generally accepted standards of beauty, or it is better to preserve your individuality and not be afraid to be yourself. After all, all people are different and everyone is beautiful in their own way.
