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Black Girl With Long Hair
Meet 23-year-old Aamito Stacie Lagum, the model whose lips caused a racist uproar on MAC Cosmetics’ Instagram page Wednesday.
Aamito began modeling at 16 and won the first season of Africa’s Next Top Model in 2013.
Since then Aamito’s career has taken off. Now a resident of New York, Aamito has walked in shows for multiple designers including Lacoste, Marc by Marc Jacobs, J. Mendel, Rag & Bone, Bottega Veneta, Lanvin, H&M, Giambattista Valli, and Hermès.
In 2014, she became the first model of color to open the show for Balenciaga.
She has appeared in i-D, Interview, Love, W, British Vogue and Vanity Fair magazines.
In November 2015 she was actor and rapper Donald Glover’s date to the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards.
Of the backlash her lips received on MAC Cosmetics’ Instagram account, Aamito had this to say on her Instagram account;
“My lips giving you sleepless nights. On @maccosmetics IG. Thankyou @maccosmetics for this killer color and to that makeup artist .ama get me 3 of these.”
Fan art celebrating her lips has already been created.
Continue to slay queen. Let the haters hate #youmad #yeahyoumad #whereisyourmacadtho
16 Responses
She’s gorgeous. Why would her lips cause a problem? Not only have I seen bigger, but in the fashion world, they should be used to it. Hello? Naomi? Beautiful, bee sting lips.
Gorgeous girl.
The model in the MAC ad is actually Maryse Kyelem 🙂
Except, not really.
http://www.glamour.com/lipstick/blogs/girls-in-the-beauty-department/2016/02/model-maryse-kylelem-responds-racist-comments-mac-instagram
actually, no it is not. She spoke out saying as much.
Love, love, love her lips!!
Love the artwork and her response. Haters just go to the pit of hell where you belong!
love love love it
Has MAC made any statement denouncing the racist comments on their Twitter?
I personally don’t really feel it’s necessary. It’s not a partnership like Manny Pacquiao and Nike (had). I do, however, think Mac should post more pictures of Aamito’s lips on their Instagram account!
Her lips are everything!!!! Wow!!! They are splended. That is one of the most beautiful lips I’ve ever seen. Jesus and it’s natural. I can’t stop staring at it. It’s like one of the seventh wonders of the world. It’s gorgeous. Keep on slaying Aamito.
When you’re black lips like hers comes natural…
Not very black person has those lips. What makes hers special is the shape.
Actually Ugo, I don’t see anything special about her lips. They are full and they are beautiful. But personally, I think they are rather short in width.
Aamito is gorgeous and love her response to the haters.