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5 things you probably didn’t know about breakout Yeezy model Amina Blue

The model sits down for a heart-to-heart with CR Fashion Book

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Amina Blue has definitely had a good run over the last year or so, having been plucked out of relative obscurity and catapulted onto one of the most-watched runways in fashion history for YEEZY SZN. She’s been co-signed by two of the (now) most powerful names in fashion, Carine Roitfeld and Kanye West. She featured among Carine’s chosen ‘Girls’ editorial for the latest edition of the CR Fashion Book and even though she exposes her body and some of her opinions via social media, we get to know even more of her with her recent interview with Carine Roitfeld’s team. We’ve highlighted some of the key quotes below but you can read her full interview here.

01. She thinks Kanye is misunderstood

“I definitely think he is misunderstood. He, like many of us, has a vision that we want to make into a reality. There should be no judgement when someone is doing everything they can to be great.”

02. She's vegan... and thinks you probably should be too

“I stand behind my choice simply because no animal deserves to die for a meal, especially when there are so many delicious alternatives to meat/dairy products… I do think everyone should adopt a vegan lifestyle or at least become aware of the effects that eating animals has on both our health and the environment.”

03. She got her start as a video girl

“I started with doing some urban modelling. I was cast in a few music videos. I started there because of my body shape and all my tattoos; I didn’t think it was possible for me to do any other type of modelling because of that.”

04. She wants to get into real estate... kind of

“I am also interested in real estate. I always had a dream to have beautiful homes all over the world. Even if I can’t live in every single one of them there are always people in need of a home, maybe I can help give them that.”

05. She's actually a really positive person

“I may not smile in my pictures, but in person I am a very happy and extremely positive person. You would have to get to know me to see that side of me.”