Gigi Hadid Faces Backlash Over Latest ‘Blackface’ Photoshoot [PICS]

Gigi Hadid recently posed for the cover of ‘Vogue Italia’ in what appears to be blackface. Many were quick to call out both her and the publication.

By Admin on May 3, 2018

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Gigi Hadid recently posed for the cover of Vogue Italia in what appears to be blackface. Many were quick to call out both her and the publication.

The model’s skin tone is noticeably darker than usual in the picture. Vogue provided a sneak peek of the cover on its official Instagram.

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Sneak Peek at our May Issue ⚡️ on Newsstands Friday May 4th! ⚡️ A story for #HighVoltage 🔌⚡️ power women ⚡️ @gigihadid in @dolcegabbana photographed by @stevenkleinstudio styled by @patti_wilson Full Credits 💡 Justin Martin @justin.e.martin @ Next Models NY #GigiHadid @ Img Editor in chief @efarneti Creative director @gb65 Hair by Ward @ward_hair @ The Wall Group Make-up Fulvia Farolfi @fulviafarolfi Manicurist Honey @honeynailz at Exposure NY casting Piergiorgio Del Moro @pg_dmcasting and Samuel Ellis Scheinman @samuel_ellis Production LOLA Production @lolaproduction Set Design Andrea Stanley @andrea_stanley_ @ Streeter's #dolce&gabbana #stevenklein #pattiwilson

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One user commented:

“This is blackface. How anyone thought this was okay is beyond me. They made you look like a black woman instead of getting a black woman to pose for the cover or letting your natural skin show. This is nowhere close to okay.”

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Another said:

“What is this? Why are you so dark? Looks almost like a black woman and ABSOLUTELY NOT you. You, beautiful yes, the concept, the editing, the amount of tan /skin touching in this picture? Not.”

As Pop Culture states, this isn’t the first time that Gigi Hadid and Vogue Italia have been accused of blackface. In a cover back in 2015, the model had noticeably darker skin while sporting a blue-colored afro hairstyle.

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