Longing to stride down international runways often collides with reality of conservatism and lack of structural support.
Longing to stride down runways of international fashion weeks often collides with realities of conservatism and lack of structural support.
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Juba, South Sudan – Growing up, Khloe Nyanda and the women and girls around her were taught “to be small and not take up spaces”, the 21-year-old says.
But the model and law student at the University of Juba followed her own instincts, and role models who showed her that a different way was possible.
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