Mayowa Nicholas Is The Cover Star For Schick Magazine’s Fashion Issue

Mayowa Nicholas is the most sought-after model out of Nigeria at the moment and as she covers Schick Magazine‘s latest issue, she shows us why the fashion world can’t get enough of her.

The 19-yeas-old was photographed by Remi Adetiba for the issue looking very svelte and modelesque.

In the accompanying interview, Mayowa talks her proudest moments, dating as a model and diversity in the industry among other things.

See excerpts below.

On her Proudest Moments: “My proudest moments are getting signed to Elite Model Management because that birthed my career and shooting the Fall/Winter 16 Miu Miu campaign in London. I also still can’t believe I walked Chanel. I was really gunning for it and I was so shocked when I got word that Karl Lagerfeld was at the fitting. I never thought I would be in that position.”

On Diversity within the International Modelling Scene: “If I walk into a casting with five black girls already there, I know I’m not guaranteed that spot because the designers will pick just one or two of us. [Black models] have to work so much harder to get that spot, some brands are embracing us now but it’s certainly not where it needs to be yet.”

On Dating: “I think people have this misconception that models get guys easily but it’s so hard. First of all, we move around too much to keep anything stable, we think we’ll be back home in two months but our booker could keep us for another four months and then you don’t get to see your boyfriend.”

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