Fatima Siad for Arise #13 by Itaysha Jordan

"Beauty" by Itaysha Jordan
Arise, Fall 2011
Makeup : Paull Innis; Hair : Dante Blandshaw
Model : Fatima Siad

 One of my favorite ANTM contestants in a beauty enditorial!

"Wild Thing" by Photographer John-Paul Pietrus
Arise Magazine, Spring/Summer 2011
Styled by Sabrina Henry
Model : Rose Cordero

 ARISE is a global style & culture magazine that celebrates African achievement in the realms of fashion, music, business and politics. It is a monthly quality glossy, sold at newstands in London, New York, Washington DC, Paris, Milan, Nigeria and South Africa. ARISE is aimed at readership from the global African diaspora that share an interest in the cultural triumphs and positive social developments coming out of the continent.  It is the herald of modern Africa and its global cultural echo. It aims to redress the imbalance in the portrayal of Africa, by much of the international media, by communicating the landmark successes that Africans, and people of African descent, have achieved in fields as varied as fashion, business and politics.

"Le Rendez-Vous" by John-Paul Pietrus

"Le Rendezy-Vous" by John Paul Pietrus
Arise Magazine, December 2010
Stylist : Sabrina Henry
Models : Ataui Deng, Ajak Deng
Note : the models are not related, but both hail from Sudan.
Ataui Deng is the niece of supermodel Alek Wek