{"id":33916,"date":"2017-04-14T10:19:04","date_gmt":"2017-04-14T10:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/african-supermodel-maria-borges-on-cover-of-elle\/"},"modified":"2017-04-14T10:19:02","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T10:19:02","slug":"african-supermodel-maria-borges-on-cover-of-elle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/african-supermodel-maria-borges-on-cover-of-elle\/","title":{"rendered":"African supermodel Maria Borges on cover of Elle magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

{Supermodel Maria Borges has tweeted that she is honoured to be the first African woman to feature on the cover of the American version of Elle magazine this century.}<\/p>\n

In an interview with Elle, the Angolan emphasised the importance of diversity in the fashion industry.<\/p>\n

She said the industry was for everyone, regardless of race.<\/p>\n

The previous African woman to appear on the magazine’s front cover was Sudanese model Alek Wek in 1997.<\/p>\n

“It’s an honour to be on the cover of the American Elle, feeling beautiful and rocking my afro!” she said on Instagram.<\/p>\n

{{‘All about inspiration’}}<\/p>\n

Borges also won acclaim in 2015, when as a Victoria’s Secret lingerie model she became the first black woman to display her natural hair “in its Afro state” without being made up, Buzzfeed reported.<\/p>\n

She said that hoped her latest success on the front page of the May US edition of Elle would inspire other women from Africa to follow her example.<\/p>\n

“When I was growing up, I never saw someone like me, and now the other girls can see someone like them. It’s all about inspiration.”<\/p>\n

Ms Borges features as one of six swimsuit models in the magazine, appearing alongside Candice Huffine – one of the first plus-size women to be on the front page of one of the magazine’s special sections.<\/p>\n

In a meteoric rise Ms Borges became the face of L’Oreal Paris in February. She issued a statement at the time pointing out “that a girl who started from the bottom can be an international beauty symbol and be living proof that our dreams are valid”.<\/p>\n

She has been modelling since 2010 and has also appeared for Chanel, Balmain, and Givenchy.<\/p>\n

\"Maria<\/figure>\n

Source:BBC <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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