To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
There were so many restrictions on what it meant to be a black model
Please log in to add to collections.
The Super Models

There were so many restrictions onwhat it meant to be a black model, and she had to really...

There were so many restrictions on
what it meant to be a black model, and she had to really fight a system that essentially said
you had to be white to succeed on the runway
or in fashion magazines

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:03.502
There were so many restrictions on what it meant to be a black model,
00:00:03.502 --> 00:00:05.588
and she had to really fight
00:00:05.588 --> 00:00:08.883
a system that essentially said you had to be white
00:00:09.592 --> 00:00:12.999
to succeed on the runway or in fashion magazines.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:48
Uploaded
Apr 21, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

Movie Summary

Follows Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington revisiting their modeling careers and how they disrupted the '90s fashion scene.
S01 • E03 Pepsi was such an iconic American brand, it was a Super Bowl commercial. - The Super Models 00:07
Pepsi was such an iconic American brand, it was a Super Bowl...
S01 • E04 People in Africa and the Middle East and India... - The Super Models 00:10
People in Africa and the Middle East and India...
S01 • E03 [indistinct chatter] - The Super Models 00:15
[indistinct chatter]
S01 • E02 So, I was at the time working for Mr. Saint Laurent, - The Super Models 00:07
So, I was at the time working for Mr. Saint Laurent,
S01 • E01 My mother understood how important fashion was to me, - The Super Models 00:20
My mother understood how important fashion was to me,
S01 • E02 Mr. Saint Laurent had always been supporting - The Super Models 00:07
Mr. Saint Laurent had always been supporting
S01 • E03 [crew chattering] - The Super Models 00:10
[crew chattering]
S01 • E02 I didn't know what type of power Yves Saint Laurent had. - The Super Models 00:08
I didn't know what type of power Yves Saint Laurent had...
S01 • E04 I was a part of that, too. And I don't... I feel ashamed for that. - The Super Models 00:06
I was a part of that, too. And I don't... I feel ashame...
S01 • E04 So, when I work now, - The Super Models 00:07
So, when I work now,
S01 • E02 I didn't know that Yves would say something. - The Super Models 00:08
I didn't know that Yves would say something.
S01 • E01 No one needs to go to modeling school to be a model. - The Super Models 00:05
No one needs to go to modeling school to be a model.
S01 • E03 [Denis Leary] I want half-hour specials about Cindy. - The Super Models 00:05
[Denis Leary] I want half-hour specials about Cindy.
S01 • E02 {\an8}It was very hard to do, - The Super Models 00:10
{\an8}It was very hard to do,
S01 • E01 It's ironic that my parents let me go to Japan - The Super Models 00:08
It's ironic that my parents let me go to Japan
S01 • E03 I want long drawn out, slow motion shots of Cindy walking, 24 hours a day. - The Super Models 00:10
I want long drawn out, slow motion shots of Cindy walking, 2...
S01 • E01 They wouldn't let me go on the school ski trip. - The Super Models 00:06
They wouldn't let me go on the school ski trip.
S01 • E02 And the next thing I knew, I was in New York - The Super Models 00:07
And the next thing I knew, I was in New York
S01 • E04 Where I am in my life right now is really focusing on those emerging markets - The Super Models 00:21
Where I am in my life right now is really focusing on those ...
S01 • E03 Well, the men fantasize the most about Cindy Crawford. - The Super Models 00:06
Well, the men fantasize the most about Cindy Crawford.