Even on the highest end of the runway, there are black models.
Because skin color aside, their body proportions are too anti-heavenly: their heads are not large, and their legs are long enough. The whole person looks like a fine satin horse, silky and bright.
However, the reason why these black people can stand on the runway and show their charm unscrupulously is thanks to the "hard work" of a predecessor.
This predecessor is not Lao Mi, who is known as "one of the world's top five supermodels", but Iman from Somalia.
As the first black model in history to enter the New York fashion circle, Iman's excellence is beyond doubt.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been hand-picked by Michael as the heroine of her MV;
Not to mention, Iman, who has been married twice, can also make David Bowey, a rock star who likes men and has a heart, become an obsessive husband!
Black Pearl Iman, a supermodel from Somalia
Iman was born in Somalia in 1955. Compared to many of his peers, Iman won at the starting line.
Although there were four other siblings in the family, Iman's father was a diplomat and his mother was an excellent surgeon. The parents' education of Iman: leniency and severity.
Growing up in such an environment, Iman not only had good academic performance, but also was bold and confident.
While studying at university in Kenya, Iman, who was wandering the streets with his classmates, was picked up by photographer Pete. Pete told Iman that she was from the United States and that if she wanted to be a model, she would definitely be on fire.
To Pete's compliments, Iman thought he was a liar.
As we all know, the attitude of the United States to blacks at that time was not very friendly; not to mention that there were no black models in the fashion circle at that time. So, after a few hurried words, Iman was leaving.
Seeing that Iman did not eat this big cake, Pitt had to use a "trick".
He promised Iman that if he took a good set of photos, Iman would receive an honorarium of $8,000. $8,000 in the early 70s was definitely a lot of money!
Tempted by money, Iman could not help but be moved.
When the film came out, the effect was better than Pete had imagined.
Iman has an elegant temperament, a good head-to-body ratio, and exquisite facial features. Although she had never shot a fashion blockbuster before, she had a great sense of lens.
So, for the next 4 months, Pete lobbied Eman whenever he had time.
Under Pitt's "temptation", Iman, who has been arranged by his parents to get married, has the idea of going outside.
Before Pete returned to the United States, he left her contact information and told her that she must contact her when she had the opportunity.
At the age of eighteen or nineteen, he is not afraid of failure and likes to try something new. After a few sleepless nights, Iman desperately got on a plane to the United States with the courage of divorce.
Initially, Iman had heard insulting nicknames in the mouths of his peers; and, compared to models of other skin tones, Iman couldn't even find a beauty product that suited him.
After several blows, Iman also had the idea of giving up.
But soon, she broke new ground in the fashion industry. Iman has a good appearance and outstanding stage style.
Compare the same actions, different models, you can understand the gap. By that time, Iman was already a leading figure in the modeling industry.
Major fashion brands are waiting to be "pampered" by Iman, and she is the "queen" that cannot be ignored on the runway.
At this time, even Michael Jackson, the king of the world, came to the door to cooperate with Iman.
At the end of 1991, Michael was preparing to make his own MV", Remember The Time. The plot goes like this: a magician is killed by falling in love with the egyptian pharaoh's favorite concubine.
After several selections, Michael is ready to ask Iman to be the heroine of his MV.
As soon as it was released in February of the following year, the song reached the third place on the singles chart; Iman in the MV also crossed the circle.
The audience is sighing: such a pet concubine, a look makes people intoxicated! It makes sense that a magician will be moved.
When his career reached its peak, Iman's feelings also came to fruition. That year, Iman married David Bowey, a rock star who admitted to the outside world that he liked men.
3 Married to David Bowey, after marriage sweetly loved for 24 years
David Bowey, the founder of glam rock. Before him, no male rock singer dared to release himself like this: wearing heavy makeup, skirts and high heels.
And, the key is: David Bowie, who is dressed like this, is not only not a woman, but has a different kind of charm.
Therefore, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Grammys, which is a king that cannot be ignored in the history of music. However, how successful David is in his career, how scummy he is emotionally.
At the age of 23, David took his first wife. Soon, he had his first child.
As a father, David became less mature, but crazier: he drank heavily, smoked contraband, and admitted to the outside world that he liked men.
At that time, the media speculated that David had a close relationship with a male guitarist in his band.
So, when David was caught cheating on his wife's scene, his wife collapsed. She was fed up with "widowed parenting" and didn't want to be tormented by jealousy beyond recognition.
As a result, the two officially divorced. After that, David was a well-known prodigal in the circle.
Such a crazy David made his friends around him feel that he was burning passion with his life. A friend proposes, introduces him to a partner, has a girlfriend bondage, and maybe the situation will change.
In this way, David, under the arrangement of the barber, met Iman.
Recalling the blind date many years later, David sighed: Seeing Iman's first face, I couldn't help but have a crush on her; throughout the dinner, I always wanted to talk to Iman on the phone.
David is handsome and is a well-known rock star. More importantly, David understood Iman well.
David reassured Iman of his two failed marriages, saying that I had been ridiculous too; Iman said that the model was a youth meal, and he wanted to change careers and was afraid. David will also answer: life is constantly meeting new challenges.
In the face of such a thoughtful and handsome man, where can Iman still hold on?
In 1992, Iman married David. David at the wedding was also kind to his mother-in-law and the father-in-law.
David was 8 years older than Iman, so he often said he had to spoil his wife: he tied his shoelaces on his knees and often prepared small surprises. When I was ridiculed by a reporter about marrying a 3-married black model, I could also reply: marrying her is the proudest thing for me.
Under the flash, David is no longer the superstar who spends his heart, but has become an obsessive husband who only has a wife in his eyes and is willing to walk behind her.
He would listen to Iman's advice to quit smoking and drinking; he would stay away from contraband in order to accompany Iman and his children; he could even adjust his rest time as much as possible and exercise with Iman.
Love is about making each other better.
In 2016, David, who had been treated several times, unfortunately passed away. Iman, who was holding his hand, cried so hard that he couldn't stand up straight.
Because the memories of the past are too sweet, in the 24 years of love, Iman feels happier than ever. Under such circumstances, where could Iman accept such a blow?
Therefore, she refused to call David a "dead husband" and raised a puppy with a different pupil like David.
Three or four years later, Iman slowly adjusted to the days without David. Occasionally, she would attend events, and Iman, who was sixty-five or six years old, looked younger than his peers.
But she said that there would be no one else for the rest of her life, and that she would only love David.
The necklace he wore around his neck was probably Iman's last obsession. Because she said, David was in her heart and never left.