Did you know???

Ugandan model Kiara Kabukuru had one of the longest CoverGirl campaigns of any black model.

Discovered in a shopping mall in Los Angeles when she was only sixteen years old, Kiara went on to walk for Chanel, Balenciaga, Sonia Rykiel, and Dolce & Gabanna before appearing on American Vogue’s July 1997 cover:

She recently appeared in Italian Vogue’s All Black Issue:

And currently lives in New York City.