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We weren’t seeing ourselves in the papers at all. We figured we were there just to make up the numbers

— Janelle "Penny" Commissiong

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Responsibility dictates behaviour and winning never dictated how I lived my life.

It’s an issue that’s touched the whole world, with protests everywhere, wherever there are people of colour.

The George Floyd incident was a perfect storm — for the world to see and understand that these changes have to be made.

No fillers, no replacements, no substitutes."This seems miraculous in a world she recognises as revolving around instant beauty at all costs.

Except we never saw a black contestant on the cover.

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