Over time, brilliant designers, world-famous magazines and famous models, of which only a few are African-American, have represented fashion. The fashion industry is one of the most demanding industries ever created. On the one hand, designers need to be unique, professional, consistent, and most importantly, famous, to keep up with the industry. On the other hand, models must be beautiful, with unique personalities, and most importantly, slim. Before the civil rights movement, white American models and designers represented the fashion industry until famous models such as Naomi Campbell and Iman Abdulmajid entered the industry. They were the most influential models in the 80s and 90s with their personal contribution to the industry. Beauty didn't just bring goods and happiness; it also brought controversy and discrimination. White models made up the majority of the population during this year's Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. According to Grace Austin, the designers used patterns that wouldn't overshadow their clothes, in other words, using patterns that "will blend seamlessly into a piece, cute but featureless." Famous designers like Mark Jacobs, Michael Kors, Ralph Lauren, Donna Karan and Salvatore Ferragamo are some of the famous designers of the 21st century. Each of them was able to present their collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week 2013, in New York, both in spring and autumn. According to statistics, white models accounted for 87.6% of the population. Considering that non-white models have been added to the fashion industry since the civil rights movements of the late 1960s and early 1970s, the average seems pretty low. In addition to that, the number of models who participated in the show supports the theory of Aus...... middle of paper ...... the Biography Channel website. December 1, 2013, 7:06 am .Noveck, Jocelyn, Evatt Nicole, and Samantha Critchell. “The Black Model campaign brings more diversity to the New York Fashion Week runways.” 16 09 2013: 1-5. Network. November 20, 2013. .Prabu, David, Glenda Morrison, Melissa Johnson, and Felicia Ross. “Body image, race and fashion patterns, social distance, and social identification in third-person effects.” Communication research. vol. 29 .n. 3 (2002): p. 270-294. Press. “White on Black: Grappling with Race in Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, and South Africa.” Films on demand. Films Media Group, 2004. Web. December 2. 2013. .