VOGUE AUSTRALIA | AUGUST 2020 | RAISING VOICES
IN HER OWN WORDS:
I was born in Kenya. My family moved here when I was about eight. I grew up in Melbourne. I started modelling probably around three-and-half-years ago now. I was always into fashion but my family’s quite academically driven so I never participated in anything fashion-related until I started modelling. I studied business at Monash University and I have also started journalism. I launched POCC mag, which stands for People of Colour Collective, in August 2018 … The whole ethos behind it is there has to be a POC on the team, whether that’s the stylist, the make-up artist, the producer or the photographer. It was just mainly making sure that diversity is represented in all spectrums of the industry rather than just the face of a brand, which is generally what a lot of organisations usually do.
Photographed by James Robinson