{"id":7296,"date":"2013-06-04T23:59:42","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T03:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork?p=7296"},"modified":"2013-06-04T23:59:42","modified_gmt":"2013-06-05T03:59:42","slug":"africas-topfive-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/africas-topfive-models\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa&#039;s #TopFive : SuperModels"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"afric-1244881187\" class=\"afric-before-content afric-entity-placement\"><amp-ad width=300 height=250\r\n    style=\"text-align:center;\" type=\"doubleclick\"\r\n    data-slot=\"\/21718337565\/AMP-Banner\">\r\n  <div placeholder><\/div>\r\n  <div fallback><\/div>\r\n<\/amp-ad>\r\n<\/div><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2013\/05\/2AfricasTopFive.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6897 lazyload\" alt=\"2AfricasTopFive\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2013\/05\/2AfricasTopFive.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Known for their beauty, poise and long list of accolades , here are the #TopFive Supermodels from Africa (in no particular order):<\/p>\n<p>1. Yasmin Warsame &#8211; Yasmin Warsame is the Somali born, Canadian raised model who first got her big break in Vogue Italia. Known to grace the covers of Vogue and Elle ,walk the fashion runways for Christian Dior and Valentino and judge <em>Canada&#8217;s Next Top Model<\/em>, Yasmin Warsame has truly earned \u00a0her position in the modeling industry.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2013\/06\/yasmin-warsame-2.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7300 aligncenter lazyload\" alt=\"yasmin-warsame-2\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2013\/06\/yasmin-warsame-2-773x1024.jpg\" width=\"464\" height=\"614\" \/><\/a><\/p><div id=\"afric-4264857756\" class=\"afric-inbody afric-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><!-- \/21718337565\/AFW300 -->\r\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1609524218907-0' style='width: 300px; height: 250px;'>\r\n  <script>\r\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1609524218907-0'); });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2.Charlize Theron- Charlize Theron is the blonde South African beauty who is not only known for her modeling skills, but also for her acting. What we love about Charlize is that she has used her position to become a social activist and philanthropist for Africa. In 2008, Theron was honored by the United Nations as the tenth messenger of peace.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2013\/06\/charlize-theron-1a.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7301 aligncenter lazyload\" alt=\"charlize-theron-1a\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2013\/06\/charlize-theron-1a-1024x819.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"491\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3.Candice Boucher- \u00a0Candice Boucher is the blue eyed beauty that hails from South Africa. Interesting enough ,Candice never had intentions on becoming a model. She truly is the walking proof of a &#8220;discovered&#8221; model after winning her school&#8217;s pageant and a portfolio with a photographer, which was later turned in a modeling agency that caught everyone&#8217;s attention. To date, Candice has been the featured cover for Elle, GQ , Cosmopolitan and South Africa Sports Illustrated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2013\/06\/candice-boucher1.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7303 aligncenter lazyload\" alt=\"candice boucher\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2013\/06\/candice-boucher1.jpg\" width=\"277\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>4. Liya Kebede- Liya Kebede is the gorgeous Ethiopian supermodel whom was discovered by by attending school at the French Lycee. Not only has Liya been the face of tons of magazine covers, fashion spreads and runways, she was also ranked #11 on the Forbes list of highest paid supermodels (what an accomplishment)!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2013\/06\/liya2.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7304 aligncenter lazyload\" alt=\"liya2\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2013\/06\/liya2.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5.Alek Wek- Alek Wek is the Sudanese model who first appeared on the fashion catwalks at the young age of 15. As a member of the Dinka ethnic group in Sudan, Alek and family members fled to Britain to escape the war in Sudan. It \u00a0was there that she was discovered by a modeling scout. From then on, Alek was everywhere. From Tina Turner&#8217;s video, &#8221; Golden Eye&#8221; to the catwalks of Chanel and John Galliano. Alek Wek has achieved a great deal of firsts as an African model, including being the first African model to appear on the cover of Elle Magazine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2013\/06\/Alek-Wek1.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7305 aligncenter lazyload\" alt=\"Alek-Wek1\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2013\/06\/Alek-Wek1-767x1024.jpg\" width=\"460\" height=\"614\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"afric-155689655\" class=\"afric-after-content afric-entity-placement\"><amp-ad width=300 height=250\r\n    style=\"text-align:center;\" type=\"doubleclick\"\r\n    data-slot=\"\/21718337565\/AMP-bottom\">\r\n  <div placeholder><\/div>\r\n  <div fallback><\/div>\r\n<\/amp-ad><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Known for their beauty, poise and long list of accolades , here are the #TopFive Supermodels from Africa (in no particular order): 1. 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