Haute Of Africa: The Top African Models Taking Fashion’s Center Stage

The Unsung One: Georgie Badiel
Christened “Gorgeous Georgie” by Models.com, Badiel, 23, was discovered in her native Burkina Faso. She has since smoldered in editorials inVogue Russia, Interview, Arise and Elle.  She’s stomped the prestigious runways of Oscar de la Renta, Diane von Furstenberg, and Tracy Reese, even closing shows for Halston, Phillip Lim and Chado Ralph Rucci. So why hasn’t this girl graced a cover yet? Badiel takes an admirably humble stance on the subject, telling former model turned activist Bethann Hardison, “If the job is mine, it’s mine—nobody will take it from my hand.” She adds of her job: “How lucky I am to show how a woman can be like—elegant and chic.” A great attitude for a gorgeous girl.