NEW YORK–Behind the glamour and limelight of the modeling industry exists a dark underbelly of body shaming, drug abuse, and discrimination. One veteran of the business left all of that behind, starting her own agency to include women of all sizes, races, and backgrounds---and to create positive change in the modeling and fashion industries.
Like a lot of models, Briauna Mariah got into the game at a young age. One of her mother’s coworkers suggested the 15-year-old approach a modeling agency in Seattle, Washington. She was told she had too much “baby fat” in her cheeks, and that she should return in six months.
