African news outlets are following the continuing story of the lack of black models in Western fashion. There are fewer black models on runways and in magazines now than in the 1980s and '90s. But the director of South African modeling agency Models International, Lisa-Jane Owen, claims that this problem has not infiltrated Africa. "There are many black models in South Africa," she says. "Within our context, there definitely is no 'racism' towards black models." Does that mean that New York, London, Paris and Milan are more racist than South Africa? A summit (like the one in New York this fall) will take place in London next year, allowing industry insiders to get together and discuss the dearth of black models, who's to blame, and what can be done about it. [All Africa]