Model Shaun Ross, known widely as the first professional male model with albinism, recently shared a photo to Instagram with an incredibly inspiring message. The photo highlighted the beauty in the diversity in black male models and gave a good dose of #Blackboyjoy.
Ross shared a photo showing himself and models Quis Crawford, Mekhi Lucky and Ralph Souffrant. The 26-year-old is featured with Souffrant, on his left, who has a skin condition similar to vitiligo and is covered in freckles. Lucky, who has one blue eye and one brown eye, went viral last year as "Prison Bae" after his mugshot landed him a modeling deal and is shown to the right of Ross. Crawford, who stands behind them, has vitiligo. In Ross’ caption, he wrote that his fellow models are “beautiful men” courageously making waves in the fashion industry.
“I remember when I entered the modeling industry and I was alone I did not believe that I could make such an impact but these beautiful men are just as courageous as me and they will continue to show the world how comfortable they are in their skin…”
This is just beautiful.
