Lakishmi Menon is a 28 year old model from India. She is a true beauty. My last blog displayed her international success of a spread in French Vogue, but she has recently had success in the U.S. landing on the cover of the May 2009 issue of US Vogue.
The question to ask after finding out this model is from India is: Why is she on the Internatural Hair blog if her hair is straight? For one, Menon's hair is all Na-tur-A. For two, she is not from America. For three, her afro imitation in French Vogue is a big deal. You know you have arrived when one is imitating your style... in this case naturals.
So have we, as naturals, arrived? It's hard to anser that question with an honest yes, but we do know that our popularity is steadily on the rise. A great hint at this being true is Chris Rock's new documentary coming to HBO, click here to see trailer. Interestingly enough this documentary travels to India and investigates the import of Indian Remy hair to America.
For more information on Lakishma Menon click here.
Wow. I'm a little shocked. I though the photos from the last post were of an African-American, or at least someone of African decent. They say the best form of flattery is to be mimmicked.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love her.
ReplyDeleteShe put India on the map.
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