{"id":342127,"date":"2015-03-03T09:30:46","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T01:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/unique-beauties-6-unconventional-models-know-342127.html"},"modified":"2019-05-04T03:06:39","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T19:06:39","slug":"unique-beauties-6-unconventional-models-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/galerie\/unique-beauties-6-unconventional-models-know-342127.html","title":{"rendered":"Unique Beauties: 6 Unconventional models you should know"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>When you think of a <a title=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/beauty\/whats-new\/silver-hair-trendy-colour-74510.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/beauty\/whats-new\/silver-hair-trendy-colour-74510.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">model<\/a>, most likely you'd think of a tall statuesque and unattainable East European beauty, as seen on countless\u00a0<a title=\"www.mariefranceasia.com\/beauty\/get-the-look\/london-fashion-week-2015-best-beauty-looks-runway-76089.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/beauty\/get-the-look\/london-fashion-week-2015-best-beauty-looks-runway-76089.html#post-76089\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">runways<\/a>\u00a0for countless fashion weeks.<\/p> <p>The <a title=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/lifelove\/entertainment-lifelove\/downtown-divas-real-heroin-chic-54642.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/lifelove\/entertainment-lifelove\/downtown-divas-real-heroin-chic-54642.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">modeling world<\/a> has quite often been critiqued for being too homogenous and accused of giving young women around the world unhealthy self-images due to its casting processes. As <strong>Edna Mode<\/strong> from <em>The Incredibles<\/em> said: <em>\"Supermodels. Heh! Nothing super about them... spoiled, stupid little stick figures with pouffy lips who think only about themselves.\"<\/em><\/p> <p>However, in recent years the modeling scene has been given a good shake up with unique faces and even deformities which have turned into a identifying and individual characteristic that sets these models apart from the rest. Gone are the years where only goddesses like <strong>Elle Macpherson<\/strong> and <strong>Iman<\/strong> walked the runways.<\/p> <p>From models with vitiligo to even amputees with high fashion prosthetics, these ladies do not fade in the background defying the odds to become true supermodels.<\/p> <p>Here are a few you should know about that have embraced their industry 'flaws' and flourished into unique and powerful individuals.<\/p> <p><em>Cheryl Lee<\/em><\/p>  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The modeling industry has been critiqued for being too homogenous and unattainable but here are 6 beautifully unique models smashing all the norms of beauty. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":77123,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"The modeling industry has been critiqued for being to homogenous and unattainable but here are 6 beautifully unique models smashing 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