And I'm not just talking about the Williams sisters. In Italy, they sure do. An interesting interview on The Root with modeling agent Bethann Hardison, who says that less isn't more:
I'll tell you one thing. The girls aren't inspirational if they aren't the best they can be. We have to work harder to find amazing girls. Tall and pretty doesn't cut it. Mr. and Mrs. Designer, you're hurting us. I'd rather you have no black girls than two black girls who aren't up to par. Every agency has the one black girl they send out. You can't send out one black girl. You've got to send out 10 black girls and hope that two are liked, that's what it takes, it takes quantity to discover quality, that's the edge that the white girls have.
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