Dji Dieng

Dji Dieng (b. July 13th) in Thiès, Senegal is a French supermodel.

Early life

Dji Dieng was born in Thies (Senegal) and was raised in Senegal, France and United States of America. Dji got into the modeling industry when she was discovered by a talent agent in Paris.

Career highlights

Dji moved to Paris and Milan, where she learned Italian language perfectly and later moved to New York City. In her early career stage she signed with Metropolitan. She then moved to Paris, to further her career. She also appeared in music videos with Supermax.

Magazines and newspaper around the globe GQ, La Repubblica, Metro and Madonna, qualify Dji as one of the few, true supermodels and new Naomi Campbell.

Dji's role as Goodwill Ambassadress for the UNESCO Children Villages and UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka is exemplary, and her further social engagements as icon for the HIV Prevention and Breast Cancer Prevention are honored with the AWARD FOR HUMANITY 2007.

Longest Legs

Dji is known as "The Model with the longest legs", measured with an outseam of 125cm

Hairstyles

Dji is the topmodel with a variety of great looks, and changes frequently her hair style and is considered as trendsetter in the black communities. Her hair changes (style, length and colour) and for the way she can transform herself in front of a camera.

Miscellaneous

* Photographers around the planet said of her, "There is not another model in the world as professional as she is. Out of 40 pictures taken, there are 40 top pictures for publishing. With other models more than 400 photos are needed to be taken to get 1 good photo" They said, when comparing models, that Dji Dieng was the "top of the tops".

*She appeared in the advertising campaigns of Make-up Forever, M.A.C., Clarins Cosmétiques, Coca-Cola Light, Alfa-Romeo, Vivienne Westwood, J&B, and many others.

*In 2005 she won the Canon ProFashional Awards.

*In 2007 she was honored as a Goodwill Ambassadress with the Leading Ladies Award held in Austria.

*When she is not on the catwalk she is an advocate for HIV/AIDS and breast cancer awareness. Every year she participates at the biggest HIV Prevention Charity Event Life Ball http://www.lifeball.org.

*Bestowed with the AWARD FOR HUMANITY, Dji Dieng plays a leading role in HIV Prevention throughout the world.

Magazines, newspaper, TV

*http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2006/08/20/pow05.asp (UNESCO Peace Fashion Show by Dji Dieng)
*http://photogallery.tiscali.it/donna/player.php?idg=9303&id=119236&r=0
*http://www.fashionwindows.com/fashion_models/2007/dji_dieng.asp
*http://www.news24.com/City_Press/News/0,,186-187_1753694,00.html (Dji at Nokia Fashion Show)
*http://www.jurgita.com/models-id114932.html
*http://www.persoenlich.com/news/show_news.cfm?newsid=63132

Campaigns

Supermodel Dji Dieng had been chosen as icon for different advertising campaigns as:

*Make-up Forever
*Clarins Cosmétiques
*M.A.C.
*Coca-Cola Light
*Vivienne Westwood
*Alfa-Romeo / FIAT-FERRARI Headquarters

References

*http://www.dji.li Official Website
*http://www.myspace.com/djidieng Official Myspace
*http://www.ccr.li Official Management Site
*http://www.myspace.com/djibypaulprinz Dji's collection
*http://www.wft-forum.com/index.php?showtopic=6308
*http://www.repubblica.it/2006/08/gallerie/gente/erede-campbell/1.html?ref=search La Repubblica, Italy
*http://www.ilgiornale.it/a.pic1?ID=280708 Il Giornale, Italy
*http://www.sonize.com SoNize Shoe Webpage / Dji Dieng Advertising