Sao Paulo Fashion Week imposes racial quotas

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"The Sao Paulo Fashion Week has imposed quotas requiring at least 10 per cent of the models be black or indigenous. The measure was brought in after intense pressure from anti-racism groups and Brazilian prosecutors who blasted the SPFW's bias to white models.

Previously, only a handful of black models were among the 350 on the catwalk - usually less than 3 per cent in a country where nearly 50 per cent of the population is of African descent."

"We think 10 per cent is very little. And there shouldn't have to be quotas for black models. We want more to see black producers, black stylists, people who work in fashion generally, to be more a part of the market," (organiser Andre de Souzasaid) said.

Article here

Oh, and apparently Madonna's latest squeeze, Jesus Luz, was among the models in the show.

[madrchsod]

1. what? i thought madonna broke up with her boy toy....

10% seems a bit low for brazil.

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2. At the very least 10%.