This six-part
modelling competition which started last
week on BBC3 explores the reasons why
disabled people appear not to have a role to
play in the beauty and fashion industries.
The series
features eight women with disabilities
competing to prove to a panel of industry
experts that they have what it takes to be a
mainstream fashion model.
Ouch!,
the BBC's award-winning disability website,
joins forces with
BBC
Learning to bring the rarely
discussed topic of disability within the
beauty and fashion industry into the
spotlight.
The aim is to
raise awareness about disability and
increase the profile of disabled people in
the media. There is more information at
www.bbc.co.uk/missingmodel
.
