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This Agency Represents a First for Muslim Models in the World

Nailah LymusCC Image courtesy of Trenton Kelley on Flickr

Summary: Named Underwraps, Nailah Lymus’ business is the first global agency for Muslim models

Source: Emirates Woman

Writer: Emma Day

The world’s first modest modelling agency celebrates a turning tide in the fashion and beauty industry.

“I feel like I’ve been waiting for this moment since I was a little girl — the moment when we are in.”

And indeed, it has been a long wait for stylist-turned-model-scout Nailah Lymus, who started pushing to see more diversity in the fashion industry when she launched her agency in 2012.

Named Underwraps, Lymus’ business is the first global agency for Muslim models, and represents a number of women who want to work in the industry without compromising their faith or values.

Read the story at Emirates Woman