Model shares journey of collaboration with top fashion brands

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – From dressing up within apparel shops as a kid to now staying the encounter of world manner models and nationally acknowledged hair care manufacturers, Destiney Williams is dwelling out her teenage aspiration.

Initially, modeling was a laughed-at aspiration that the Jackson indigenous barely regarded as a senior in significant school when her buddy and photographer, Justin Hardiman, approached her with the suggestion.

“I experienced often believed modeling remaining Victoria Mystery, tremendous sexy, and that was not me at all,” reported Destiney.

Persistence eventually led to her to start with modeling shoot, and after graduating from Murrah in 2017, she turned her concealed expertise into a job and climbed the ranks of notoriety in the marketplace.

It was her photoshoot entitled Milk that caught the eyes of trend executives, news stores and social media. The pics captured in Vicksburg by Hardmin gave ode to the Black attractiveness that exists in Mississippi– an attribute Destiney struggled to see inside herself as a child owing to the world’s excellent of splendor standards.

“I was often told currently being a Black woman from Mississippi, that I did not have the seem, that I was often missing a little something,” said Destiney.

The viral moment of Milk altered the trajectory of her daily life in ways she under no circumstances imagined, equally individually and skillfully.

Fast forward to now, Destiney has collaborated with pure hair product or service business, Creme of Mother nature, lifestyle and sportswear apparel, Champion, on the internet garments store Stitch Fix, and other compact companies.

In addition to serving as the poster lady for important vogue corporations, she can now insert ‘Rue Model,’ a expertise-phrase adopted by garments manufacturer, Rue 21, to her list of gigs.

Williams stated the collaboration was a pinch-me aspiration for her 13-calendar year-old self who stood in front of the dressing home mirrors at Rue21 striving on dresses placed on mannequins and a instant of confirmation that she can do anything at all.

“It’s so remarkable since that was my most loved manufacturer growing up. That was my place– I by no means shopped any place else other than Rue 21.”

Destiney encourages every single Black woman to desire and to know that there is not a dream also major that can’t be achieved.