Quote

I'd only started noticing that something had gone wrong when I got a call from Naomi [Campbell], she called me and said, You gotta do something about it, it's really bad, they're not using any models of color.

Bethann Hardison

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Bethann Hardison
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: September 30
Activist
Model
New York City
New York
Really
Models
Color
Started
Called
Naomi
Call
Campbell
Gone
Noticing
Wrong
Gotta
Something
Using

More quotes by Bethann Hardison

Image
People weren't meaning to be racist, but they didn't know. Action signals change, not intent. So when someone feels like they're not getting a fair shake, you gotta speak on it.
Bethann Hardison
Image
We don't have a watchdog in fashion, we don't have HR to go to, so it is important to get that word out to someone whether it's an agent or someone like me and we should all come together and figure out what we can do.
Bethann Hardison
Image
That's why Black Lives Matter thinks I'm so great. The fact of the matter is that everything is consciousness. This conversation is important.
Bethann Hardison
Image
A woman who has style doesn't necessarily need designers - designer wear. A woman who has style can put on any frock or dress or pant or whatever and still bring something to it.
Bethann Hardison
Image
Activism has to remain active. That's the trademark slogan and that's the mantra, because if your foot doesn't stay on the pedal, the car will stop.
Bethann Hardison