Fashion Quarterly

Yara Shahidi

Every once in a while you meet someone extraordinary – someone who makes you sit up a little taller just to get on their level. Sometimes, it’s their ability to mesmerise even the most sceptical with their Hollywood smile. Other times, it’s the passionate way they talk at length about matters close to their heart, while finding what makes others tick. For American actor, social activist and Bobbi Brown ambassador Yara Shahidi, it’s the unique combination of both that has many saying she’s the voice of a generation, and Oprah Winfrey calling her the future President of the United States of America, all before she’s even turned 20.

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