Glamour September cover celebrates body-positivity and diversity

Move over Kate Moss, Cindy Crawford and Naomi Campbell, these are the NEW ‘supers’ shaking up the modelling industry (and they’re all proud of their curves)

• Glamour’s September issue celebrates diversity and body-positive movement 
• Issue celebrates ‘The New Super,’ five plus-size US-based models size 12, above
• Features models Alessandra Garcia-Lorido, Yvonne Simone, Solange van Doorn
• Also on the cover: models Seynabou Cissé and British born Iskra Lawrence 
• The five women discuss the need for more diversity in the world of fashion  

Catwalks were once dominated by Naomi, Kate and Cindy. 

But these five fresh faces have been hailed as the new ‘supers’ – and they’re shaking up the modelling industry. 

US-based beauties Alessandra Garcia-Lorido, Yvonne Simone, Solange van Doorn, Seynabou Cissé and Iskra Lawrence, are all featured on the cover of the September issue of Glamour magazine. 

Each model was chosen because she is making waves in the fashion industry – and represents the future of body diversity and inclusivity. They are also all plus-size, meaning they strut their stuff in a US size 12 (UK size 16) or above. 

Here, a closer look at Glamour’s pick of the ones to watch…   

Meet the new ‘Supers:’ Glamour featured the five models, which they introduce as new supermodels for a new age. Left to right: Yvonne, Seynabou, Alessandra, Iskra and Solange 

The September issue of Glamour Magazine celebrates diversity and features five plus-size models on its cover. Left to right: back: Iskra Lawrence, Seynabou Cissé, Alessandra Garcia Lorido. Front: Solange van Doorn and Yvonne Simone

Alessandra Garcia-Lorido 

Age: 28 

Alessandra Garcia-Lorido, the daughter of actor Andy Garcia, said she did not attract as much attention as other children from the rich and famous, as she was ‘chunky’

Where you know her from: She is the daughter of actor Andy Garcia, and starred in several movies, including Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again. 

She walked for Dolce and Gabbana, posed for Emily Ratajkowski’s line Inamorata, and participated in the Gap denim campaign for fall 2019. 

Alessandra explained she felt she had been treated differently to the other offspring of the rich and famous in her teenage years,’ namely that she was not getting as much media attention. 

‘I felt like I was never allowed to be in those spaces because they weren’t even thinking about it; they were never looking at the ‘chunky’ daughter of a celebrity ever.  

Having now walked for Dolce & Gabbana and posed for fellow model Emily Ratajkowski’s line Inamorata, the model feels that if publication are giving diverse models the cold shoulder, they are doing a disservice. 

‘I’m a size 12,’ Alessandra added. ‘I don’t represent girls that are size 22. I don’t know what that feels like, and I shouldn’t be speaking for them. I shouldn’t be representing them. I can represent myself; if they relate, if they are inspired by me, then great.’  

Solange van Doorn

Age: 20 

Solange van Doorn will soon appear in a campaign for Victoria Secret’s Pink and has posed for Calvin Klein and Savage x Fenty 

Where you know her from:  Calvin Klein ‘#Mycalvins’ underwear campaign, Savage x Fenty, and IMG New York 2019 Polaroids/Portraits. 

Solange is set to appear in a campaign for Pink, the sister brand of Victoria’s Secret, and has appeared in Rihanna’s underwear line Savage x Fenty. 

And while she welcomed the step forward in her career, saying ‘I wanted one of us to conquer this,’ she also admitted she felt restricted in her line of work because of her size.  

Seynabou Cissé 

Age: 24

Seynabou Cissé posed for Vogue and Sephora and said she felt the fashion industry needed to be more diverse 

Where you know her from:  She posed for American Vogue’s July 2019 edition, walked for Chromat and Christian Siriano, and was at the centre of a Sephora campaign.  

Seynabou, who’s spoken repeatedly about diversity within the fashion industry, explained she had often been selected for job as a token of diversity. 

‘White plus bodies are much more acceptable,’ said Seynabou, the new face of Sephora.  

‘It always kills me when I’m at a job and I’m painfully aware that I’m the token person [of color] in the room. That’s always hard.’ 

Yvonne Simone 

Age: Unknown 

Yvonne Simone appeared on America’s Next Top Model in 2012 and walked for Chromat and Cushnie in 2019 

Where you know her from:  Was on 2012’s America’s Next Top Model, walked for Chromat and Cushnie during the 2019 New York Fashion Week  

Yvonne said she felt there was a consensus within the fashion world that plus-size models were not seen as ‘high fashion.’ 

‘Why can’t we be cool and wear cool clothes and not have to smile down the runway,’ she asked.  

Iskra Lawrence

Age: 28

Iskra Lawrence is a US-based British model who is an AerieREAL global role model and worked with American Eagle Outfitters and L’Oréal 

Where you know her from: Modelled for AerieREAL, American Eagle Outfitters and l’Oréal.

She regretted that plus-size women were often more further sexualise than others, and that body-positivity campaigns still tended to cater to the smaller end of the plus-size spectrum. 

‘I can’t promise you that you’re [always] going to feel represented…So I want people to know if you can’t see yourself, you can still be it, you can still do it,’ she said.  

‘You might need to be that representation,’ she added. 

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