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JUST 2.5 YEARS INTO HER INTERNATIONAL MODELING CAREER, SOUTH
SUDANESE–AUSTRALIAN MODEL NYADAK “DUCKIE” THOT
HAS STARRED IN CAMPAIGNS FOR FENTY AND L’ORÉAL PARIS. SHE
GAVE US A PEEK INTO HER BEAUTY WORLD.
On being “an only”:
When we talk about
diversity in fashion and
beauty, we often don’t talk
about diversity behind the
scenes: stylists, photogra-
phers, makeup artists. I’m
often the only black woman
on set. I’ll remember doing
the Pirelli calendar [shoot]
with an all-black cast—
RuPaul, Lupita Nyong’o—
for the rest of my life.
On hacking her commute:
I like to put on eye patches—
the ones from KNC Beauty—
in the car on the way
to a shoot to make sure I’m
looking alive and alert.
On her beauty blind spot:
Putting on fake eyelashes.
I love the look of individuals,
but I can’t do them to save
my life, so having a mascara
that can do the job is really
important. L’Oréal’s
Unlimited mascara is great.
On blowing off steam: The
first and last thing I do
every day is pray. When I left
home in Melbourne,
Australia, two and a half
years ago to model, I felt a
bit disconnected. Now
that I have a regular prayer
routine, I’m more grounded
in that space.
On the failure of the
news feed: My family is
from South Sudan. My mom
was pregnant with me
when she left the country
due to the war. Right now
there’s a massacre going on
at home, but you don’t
really see much coverage
about it. People need to
be aware that people’s real
lives are being affected.
—JESSICA CHIA
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BALM DIGGITY
The original soothing, skin-softening petroleum jelly has
been around since the 1800s, but Vaseline wants you to
know that it can still let loose and have a good time. The
limited-edition Gold Dust tin, which is about the size of a
sand dollar, is filled with a peach-colored balm dotted
with a constellation of tiny gold flecks. Just like you’d
expect, it leaves lips silky, moisturized, and (if you look
really, really closely) faintly sparkling. Tapped across the
cheekbones, it also makes a thoroughly modern high-
lighter. Who says a centenarian can’t get down? —J. C.
Vaseline Lip Therapy Gold Dust Lip Tin
Thot is wearing
L’Oréal Paris
Rouge Signature
Lasting Matte
Liquid Lipstick
in I Radiate.
26 ALLURE SEPTEMBER 2019
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