Prada Hires First Black Model Malaika Firth Since Naomi Campbell in 1994

Italian fashion label Prada have hired a black model for a new print campaign for the first time since 1994.

Malaika Firth, a 19-year-old Kenyan model, raised in the UK, who has been modelling since 2011, will be seen in the fashion brand's Fall/Winter 2013 advertisement. The last black model to star in a Prada advertisement campaign was Naomi Campbell 19 years ago.