Laura Harrier opens up about modelling industry’s blatant racism

Actor Laura Harrier has described the modelling industry as being "unapologetically racist", revealing that she struggled to book jobs as a teenager due to the colour of her skin. The actor has starred in several blockbuster films including Spider-Man: Homecoming and BlacKkKlansman over the years but first started out her career as a model in New York City aged 18. Opening up about her experience working in the fashion industry, the 29-year-old star told Marie Claire: “Girls have so much more individuality now and different types of women are celebrated. The Chicago-born actor recalled going to casting calls at model agencies in Paris who would sign her but later say: “'Oh, we already have a black girl.' It was just unapologetically racist,” she described the modelling industry. “Fortunately, I think that's changing."

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