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Mexican Model Karen Vega Is Bringing Oaxacan Pride to the Fashion World

At 18 years old, Vega’s modeling career is already off to a strong start.

At 18 years old, Karen Vega is off to a strong start with her career in fashion. The Mexican model, who is from Oaxaca, got her big break when she recently appeared in the pages of Vogue Mexico’s July issue, becoming the first Oaxacan model to do so in the publication’s history. “It was a great surprise, from the moment I received the invitation,” Vega says. “The day I had the magazine in my hands and I could see my portrait in print, my family was incredibly happy. It was a dream that we thought was very far away or, perhaps, would never happen.” And like her milestone achievement, Vega’s work is just getting started. The Mexican beauty plans to continue using her platform to provide much-needed representation for her culture in the high-fashion world.

Vega was born and raised in a small southern village in Oaxaca, Mexico, where she still currently lives. “It has a lot of folklore and traditions,” she says. “From when we were young, we participated in all of our community’s traditional festivities, so we grew up singing, dancing, and enjoying the celebrations. Living here is very inspiring because there is always a lot of color and artistic expression everywhere.” Vega only began modeling professionally recently, but she’s been dabbling in the profession since she was a child. When she was young, she would often serve as the fit model for dresses made by Pompi Garcia, an Oaxacan designer who produced his clothes in her grandparents’ sewing workshop. “I think that was when I became interested in the world of fashion,” she says. “I always enjoyed trying the designer’s dresses, having photos taken, and being asked to pose.” She got her first professional break when she was then asked by Garcia to model for one of his new collections. “From that moment, I knew that I had the talent to be a model,” she says.

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