Posts with tag TysonBeckford

Not everyone has jumped on the iPhone wagon! AT&T held launch parties in New York and LA for the new Blackberry Bold smartphone, and the stars came out in droves to both parties.

Move over, Tyra. There's another model reality show looking to transform America's tallest and slimmest models into bonafide supermodels itching to takeover the world with their cat-like runway strut and deep arsenal of modeling poses, or something like that.

Make Me A Supermodel, the show hosted by Nikki Taylor and Tyson Beckford that no one wanted to admit that they actually watched, is gearing up for a second season on Bravo and they're looking to all those who like to play model watcher to help them cast their new group of star mannequin wannabes.

The show recently launched its casting site and they're wanting fans to choose one male and one female to be casted on the second season, which debuts sometime in 2009. While we're confident that you guys will make the right choice, we have to say that Karen and Zohnell are looking pretty posh in their head shot. But we're just saying...


Begin entering your votes, here.

As we've repeatedly documented on this site, their is a clear lack of diversity in the fashion industry. All of the runways, editorials, advertisements, and fashion covers have been completely white-washed for the past eight years now.

It's gotten so bad that former model agency owner Bethann Hardison -- who use to rep supermodels Tyson Beckford and Naomi Campbell -- had to convene two summits to discuss the refusal of some of fashion's most powerful to embrace black beauty. CFDA president Diane Von Furstenberg even sent out a letter prior to fashion week urging designers to incorporate models of all ethnicities onto their catwalks.

However, after the fall '08 fashion season concluded, the runways were as bland as ever.

But just when we thought all was lost, it seems as though somebody has finally gain some semblance of a conscience.