R Magazine, Ex-TeenArt_Issue 1_Authenticity Mar. 2015 | Page 13

A difference that
leads to success
Diandra Forrest was spotted in the Bronx in New

York when she was in high school, at the time
when she was persecuted by her classmates
because of her difference. Today, aged 25, she
keeps signing modelling contracts across the
world.

Albino beauty

Diandra is very tall and very skinny. She has an
atypical beauty as she is suffering from a skin
disease: albinism. This specificity is particularly
marked in the Gazelle because she is AfroAmerican. Her skin, lacking of pigment, is in
contrast with her African features. Her hair is
naturally blonde,
Her skin complexion is ivory and her eyes are green. This beauty, not in line with the usual
standards, managed to get her a place in the popular arts andfashion industry.

DIANDRA FORREST//FASHION