Karen Elson Enjoys A 'Second Bloom' In Pamela Hanson Images For Porter #20 Spring 2017

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Karen Elson Enjoys A 'Second Bloom' In Pamela Hanson Images For Porter #20 Spring 2017

Top model Karen Elson, her twin sister Kate Elson and friend Rachel gather at Karen's Nashville home in 'Second Bloom', styled by Lilli Millhiser. Photographer Pamela Hanson captures the trio for Porter Magazine #20 Summer 2017./ Hair by Reanae Pop; makeup by Janelle Wood

Karen Elson just released her second album 'Double Roses', seven years after her debut album 'The Ghost That Walks'. In a recent interview with Elle, Elson "describes herself as not "your typical model" and "never fitting the grain." It's clear from these analyses that she's been engaged in a process of self-discovery, which has naturally fed her music. The album, Elson explains, is a deep dive into the "tumultuous times" she's gone through, but also her understanding of herself as both an ever-evolving mother and artist. "These things take time," she says. "They really do. I had to get comfortable with my contradictions, and with owning who I am, and owning the woman I've become. And this record is ultimately a real reflection of that."

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Matthew Kristall Flashes Frederikke Sofie In 'The Danish Girl' For Vogue UK May 2017

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Matthew Kristall Flashes Frederikke Sofie In 'The Danish Girl' For Vogue UK May 2017

Model Frederikke Sofie is 'The Danish Girl' styled by Verity Parker in Matthew Kristall images for Vogue UK May 2017./ Hair by Naoki Komiya; makeup by Lotten Holmqvist

Anna de Rijk Is Lensed By Vincent van de Wijngaard In 'Ignite the Night' For Porter Magazine #20 Summer 2017

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Anna de Rijk Is Lensed By Vincent van de Wijngaard In 'Ignite the Night' For Porter Magazine #20 Summer 2017

Model Anna de Rijk is styled by Alex White in Ignite the Night, lensed by Vincent van de Wijngaard for Porter Magazine #20 Summer 2017.

Anthony Maule Snaps Ophelie Guillermand In Bold Colors Head To Toe For Porter Magazine #20 Summer 2017

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Anthony Maule Snaps Ophelie Guillermand In Bold Colors Head To Toe For Porter Magazine #20 Summer 2017

Model Ophelie Guillermand fronts 'The Style Update: Head to Toe Colour', crayola-hues, sleek designs styled by Helen Broadfoot. Photographer Anthony Maule is in the studio for Porter Magazine #20 Summer 2017./ Hair by Ben Skervin; makeup by Justine Purdue

Joan Smalls Sizzles In Swim Secret Spring 2017 Campaign From Smart & Sexy

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Joan Smalls Sizzles In Swim Secret Spring 2017 Campaign From Smart & Sexy

Puerto Rican beauty Joan Smalls models body-sculpting swimwear styled by Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele against the backdrop of Jamaica's blue waters. Chris Colls captures Joan new Swim Secrets campaign from lingerie brand Smart & Sexy. Note that this brand is the house brand of a US, women-owned lingerie manufacturing group. The online prices are fantastic.

Bella Hadid Is Lensed By Terry Richardson In 'Being Bella' For Porter Magazine #20 Summer 2017

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Bella Hadid Is Lensed By Terry Richardson In 'Being Bella' For Porter Magazine #20 Summer 2017

The rapidly ascending model Bella Hadid is styled by George Cortina in 'Being Bella', lensed by Terry Richardson for Porter Magazine #20 Summer 2017./  Hair by Didier Malige; makeup by Dick Page

In her Porter Magazine interview, Bella speaks about her faith, her sexuality and her love life. Earlier this year both Bella and her sister Gigi protested in New York at the #NoBanNoWall protests in New York, and she told Porter: "My dad was a refugee when he first came to America, so it’s actually very close to home for my sister and brother and me. He was always religious, and he always prayed with us. I am proud to be a Muslim.”

With a Dutch mother, Bella's comfort level with her body and nudity follow the country's norms. “My mom is very European, so our whole life we were very open about that stuff. It was just more casual.”

One can't help wondering if the seemingly sensible Bella would have fallen down the same rabbit hole as her buddy Kendall Jenner did in making the now pulled Pepsi commercial. The big Supermodels -- rather than the newly-crowned social media ones -- were known for sharing an opinion about almost everything. One wonders if they would have gone sheepishly into the night of the Pepsi mess. I think not. Even if it was a quiet "Are you sure you really want to do this?" I think Naomi and Christy and Linda would have spoken their minds. None of these girls can just say "I don't like the script. I'm outta here." After all, a contract was signed, and I doubt it gives the girls that kind of leverage. But the Supers would have raised their eyebrows big-time over the insipid, totally tone-deaf commercial that Jenner produced for Pepsi. Why does she only feel anguish now? Was she as tone-deaf as the folks at Pepsi?

Amber Valletta Fronts 'Channel Surf' Lensed By Lachlan Bailey For Vogue UK April 2017

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Amber Valletta Fronts 'Channel Surf' Lensed By Lachlan Bailey For Vogue UK April 2017

Supermodel Amber Valletta is styled by Clare Richardson in Vogue UK's May 2017 cover story 'Channel Surf', lensed by Lachlan Bailey./ Hair by Didier Malige; makeup by Petros Petrohlos

Olivia Palermo Covers The Edit April 6, 2017 In 'New York' By Driu & Tiago

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Olivia Palermo Covers The Edit April 6, 2017 In 'New York' By Driu & Tiago

Olivia Palermo covers The Edit Magazine's April 6th issue, styled in 'New York' by Joanna Schlenzka. Driu & Tiago flash the style icon who talks fashion, future plans, and reality TV with Pandora Sykes./ Makeup by Kay Montano; hair by Earl Simms

Julia Hafstrom In 'The Light of the Morning' By Camilla Akrans For Vogue Italia April 2017

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Julia Hafstrom In 'The Light of the Morning' By Camilla Akrans For Vogue Italia April 2017

Model Julia Hafstrom is pure poetry, styled in gossamer looks by Robert Rydberg. Photographer Camilla Akrans captures 'The Light of the Morning' for Vogue Italia April 2017./ Hair by Erika Svedjevik; makeup by Fredrik Stambro

Myrthe Bolt & Christopher Einla In 'Good Jeans' By Ben Weller For WSJ Magazine April 2017

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Myrthe Bolt & Christopher Einla In 'Good Jeans' By Ben Weller For WSJ Magazine April 2017

Dutch model Myrthe Bolt made her global debut stepping onto Miu Miu’s Spring 2017 runway with big names such as Gigi Hadid, Anna Ewers, and Julia Nobis.  The Next model was featured by Vogue.com in Feb. 2017, after reuniting with Hadid and more for her second show: the Fall 2017 Versus Versace extravaganza.

Myrthe Bolt springs into the pages of WSJ Magazine, joining male model Christopher Einla for a denim story, styled by Margherita Moro. Ben Weller captures the duo in 'Good Jeans' for the April 2017 issue.

Pepsi Pulls Insulting To Activists & People Of Conscience Kendall Jenner & The Good Cops Commercial

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Watching the new Pepsi ad featuring Kendall Jenner in an act of pseudo street activism involving protest and then making nice to a row of cops by offering them a can of Pepsi left me stupefied. And I believe that America is way too pc and am never silent in telling people to get a grip. But I simply cannot believe that such a high-level brand as Pepsi was ignorant as to how our young people and all people of conscience would respond, watching the commercial. If you want to understand why #BlackLivesMatter gets their backs up, this marketing travesty just confirms every stereotype about empathy-lacking whites that I can think of.

All over America black men of every age are dying in the streets because they 'looked ominous'; all over America millions of women are watching our rights being stripped away by the Trump administration, all over the world the Trump administration has further restricted funding for contraception and maternal health, all over America undocumented workers are afraid of the dreaded knock at the door that will lead to deportation . . . Pepsi takes this reality that is front and center in the nation's consciousness and they reduce it to Kendall Jenner (who didn't join the Women's March, unlike Gigi Hadid) giving a can of Pepsi to good cops. If only the issues of the mass incarceration of young black men and Ferguson were this simple. 

Thankfully, the brand came to its senses and issued this statement: "Pepsi was trying to project a global message of unity, peace and understanding. Clearly we missed the mark, and we apologize. We did not intend to make light of any serious issue. We are removing the content and halting any further rollout. We also apologize for putting Kendall Jenner in this position." ~ Anne

Kate, Lara, Irina, Sara Grace, & Birgit In 'Natural Beauty' By Peter Lindbergh For Vogue Germany May 2017

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Kate, Lara, Irina, Sara Grace, & Birgit In 'Natural Beauty' Pt-1 By Peter Lindbergh For Vogue Germany May 2017

Christiane Arp and Clare Richardson style part 3 of 'Natural Beauty' featuring Kate Moss, Lara Stone, Irina Shayk, Sara Grace Wallerstedt, and Birgit Kos. Peter Lindbergh captures this massive fashion artistry project with a cohesive vision for Vogue Germany May 2017. / Hair by Odile Gilbert; makeup by Sally Branka and Stephane Marais for Kate Moss.

Related: Natural Beauty, Part 2; Natural Beauty Part 3

Vittoria Ceretti Is 'Pure' In Paolo Roversi Images For Interview Magazine April 2017

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Vittoria Ceretti Is 'Pure' In Paolo Roversi Images For Interview Magazine April 2017

Top model Vittoria Ceretti is lensed by master photographer Paolo Roversi in 'Pure', styled by Ludivine Poiblanc for Interview Magazine April 2017.

Prince Harry Continues Diana's Work On Landmine Free World 2025 Day April 4

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Prince Harry Continues Diana's Work On Landmine Free World 2025 Day April 4

Prince Harry will speak at the Landmine Free World 2025 reception at Kensington Palace to mark International Mine Awareness Day on April 4. Harry is committed to continuing in his mother Princess Diana's footsteps in pursuit of a world free of landmines by 2025, writes Vogue UK.

Diana was photographed walking through a mine field in Angola to raise awareness of the risk of often lethal undiscovered landmines.