Harlem’s Glory: NY Fashion Week Makes Way For Upcoming Supermodel Glory Quinonez
Naomi. Tyra. Gigi. GLORY. Harlem’s own Glory Quinonez is on her way to supermodel status as a runway trailblazer.
Standing at a demure 4’1” tall, Glory is ready to become the next big thing in fashion as the first Latina model with dwarfism to walk a runway at the iconic New York Fashion Week.
The 34-year-old beauty first strutted her stuff down the runway at Gregory Taylor fashion show in September of 2015, and is still going strong – booking more shows for New York Fashion Week, and even jet-setting off to catwalks in Paris. While model life can be full of fancy frocks, glitz and glamor, Glory is taking her role as a “first” very seriously. “I just want to be that beacon of light,” she muses. “[Inclusivity] is very important because you don’t see little people or people with disabilities walking the runway.”
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