The modeling industry is extremely competitive and demanding, beauty standards are increasingly difficult to achieve and perfection more difficult to achieve, however, over time, an interesting gap has opened up for the inclusion of bodies, different faces, hair and beauties; because after all, it is subjective and who are we to judge someone about whether or not they are beautiful.
Thanks to this new normal and flexibility, modeling has become a different world than the one we knew 20 years ago and the famous it modelsthey are appearing more confident in their work and not just in their appearance.
The case of Nyadak “Duckie” Thot became quite well known for her skin color and that is that the model has some heart attack features, stealing and attracting the looks of all the places she goes. The Australian-Sudanese model has come to be compared to a Barbie doll, due to her delicate and symmetrical face.
Her life was not easy at all, as she comes from a family of refugees from South Sudan, although she was born in Melbourne, Australia in October 1995. She and her six siblings as well as her parents have had to overcome the obstacles of their situation. and get the best out of it.
In fact, her older sister, Nikki, was the one who introduced her to the world of fashion. She was already working as a model and on some occasions she took Duckie to photo sessions, that’s where her interest came from to follow the path of her sister.
When she was only 15 years old, she was already working and in 2013 she took the opportunity and competed for the Australias Next Top Model program, she did not win but she became known at a more professional level.
Modeling opportunities in Australia weren’t many, so she decided to leave her family and everything she knew behind to move to New York. Her luck smiled on her and she got her first job on American soil with the renowned makeup artist, Pat McGrath.
In 2017, she was part of “Duckie After Dark” a photo shoot where she looked like a flesh and blood Barbie but with black skin and impressive features. The photo went around the world and her image became the tip of the iceberg of a prominent career.
Since then he has not stopped and many important doors have been opened for him, he has worked for Moschino, Oscar de la Renta and Fenty Beauty. In 2018, Duckie made her runway debut at the famous Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show and she has also been featured in renowned magazines such as Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar.