Photography by Lea ColomboFashion / IncomingIntroducing Our London #dazedModelInsiderLondon Fashion Week has arrived, and with it our next model insider - Malaika FirthShareLink copied ✔️September 13, 2013FashionIncomingTextDazed DigitalMalaika Firth backstage at NYFW Almost two decades ago Naomi Campbell shook expectations as the face of Prada. That was 1994, also the year that Malaika Firth was born, perhaps less significant until you consider that this 19 year-old has just re-awakened those headlines again by being the first black model to feature in a Prada campaign since that year. Now, in her hometown, the half-Kenyan, half-British @MalaikaFirth will be taking over as our next #dazedmodelinsider, but before you start following her on and off the catwalks of London fashion week, we invite her for a little pop quiz. Prada AW13 campaign, shot by Steven Meisel Who would you rather live with Alexander Wang, Marc Jacobs or Raf Simons? All of them in a hippy commune! What's the last thing you walked out of? A red eye BA flight to London Fashion Week. What's your poison? Junk food. What's been the most surreal experience you've had backstage during fashion week? When everyone surrounds you and starts doing your hair plus makeup….to have that amount of people transforming you is quite surreal. Have you ever missed a show? No, I’m always professional. If your clothes could talk right now, what would they say? Sexy. What is your guilty pleasure during fashion week? Alone time while people do my makeup and I can zone out. What's in your bag right now? Purse, sunglasses and a book called “I Declare” by Joel Osteen. What's the best thing you've Instagrammed? My baby cousin. What's the worst thing you've read on twitter? I ignore negative vibes on twitter. What shows are you most looking forward to? I love shows…so any shows I’m grateful for. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREBárbara Sánchez-Kane is descending to hell through the mouth of a volcanoA24’s The Drama hoodie is the new Marty Supreme jacketLVMH Prize 2026Inside an exclusive celebration for the semi-finalists of the LVMH PrizeAre wearable sex toys the next frontier in fashion?In pictures: Paris Fashion Week street style in all its gloryLyas: ‘I’m really bad at keeping my mouth shut’MerrellMerrell 1TRL trades the trail for Shoreditch to launch Moab Slide WovenWhich fashion designer would you pass the aux to?Nafsika Skourti is making clothes for the future of PalestineBenetton has revived its iconic 70s denim line Jean’s WestWNBA champion A’ja Wilson: ‘I want to win everything’Harry Styles and the curse of the queerbait wardrobeEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy