ナイジェル・バーカーのインスタグラム(nigelbarker) - 2月27日 00時29分

"I grew up with a model in the house, which explains a few things about me. My mother, who is half English and half Sri Lankan, was almost crowned Miss Sri Lanka in 1960 at seventeen. When another contestant complained that my mother was biracial and should not be able to enter the competition—my grandmother had been cast out from her own family for marrying an Englishman—she was disqualified. Undeterred, my mother went on to build a successful career modeling in her native country and abroad, and it was very hard won. At eighteen, she used the money she earned from posing for Pakistan International Airlines and Ceylon Woman magazine, from swimsuit modeling, and from acting in films such as The Bridge on the River Kwai to bring her mother and sister over to England with her when she emigrated in 1961.

The world saw my mother as a beautiful woman, and I certainly did too, but I also saw the hard work and dedication it takes to maintain a career as a model, especially while raising a family. My mother was passionate about what she did and very driven. She was also kind to the people she worked with as well as to those around her—and remains so to this day. The same effortless beauty she showed in pictures extended to her life off camera, so I grew up with a strong understanding of the power of grace and charm and a belief that modeling could be a valuable endeavor, as well as a good opportunity for me. I didn’t yet understand how her work affected others out there in the world, but her influence over me, and my appreciation of her career, was certainly profound." - From my new book Models of Influence - 50 Women Who Reset The Course of Fashion. I'll be signing books this afternoon in Grand Rapids MI from 4-7pm at AK.RIKKS and giving a talk and book signing at Barnes & Nobles from 7pm - hope to see you there! #ThrowbackThursday #Mum

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