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  • In fashion, there's a lack of strong male images. And there's a huge lack of strong African American images. I noticed over the past thirteen years, Ralph and those guys have used guys that looked similar to me. And I was happy for those guys, but eventually I said, 'Enough is enough, I'm just going to go in and take my job back.'

    "Tyson Beckford on Modeling, Zoolander, and Racism in the Fashion Industry". Interview with Jonathan Evans, www.esquire.com. January 17, 2014.