In 2015, she stunned the world and became an icon for women with natural hair everywhere when she became the first Victoria’s Secret Angel to strut the catwalk in her natural ‘fro. Now, Angolan Maria Borges has gone one better by becoming the new spokesperson for beauty giant L’Oréal Paris!
A leader in the beauty industry, L’Oréal has
already partnered with beauties like Borges joins Blake Lively, Susan Sarandon, Jennifer Lopez, Eva
Longoria and Liya Kebede as it starts moving towards a more diverse
demographic. So far, Maria has already
starred in campaigns for the Hydra Genius and Infallible Lip Paint launches and
there’s more to come!
She has been
modeling since 2010, when she won the Elite Model Angola search. On top of
starring in the new campaigns for L'Oréal,
Maria has also modeled for Chanel, Balmain, and Givenchy. Part of her
new role is the opportunity to introduce new talent to the industry. This new
face was Olamide Ogundele from
Nigeria, who made her runway debut at Paris Fashion Week.
