Think weight is the only issue on the runway?
It's not.
Diversity, or the lack of it, is just as big of a problem.
The New York Daily News recently did a study about race and ethnicity at Bryant Park fashion shows this season. Of the 70 shows, which had slots for 1,584 models, 13 percent of the openings went to ethnic models. Eighteen shows don't have an African American.
The break down looked like this:
95 are Asian
94 are African American
17 are Latina
Where diversity is never a problem on the runway is at a Tracy Reese show (see above). Reese, who is an African American, makes sure to mix up her model selection with lots of culture.
