India, Nov. 7 -- A nok Yai, 27, has been named Model of the Year 2025 by the British Fashion Council, ahead of its Fashion Awards ceremony on December 1 in London - a win that firmly seals her place among fashion's modern icons. The South Sudanese-American model, who made history as the second Black woman to open a Prada show after Naomi Campbell, has spent the past year fronting campaigns for Balmain, Mugler and Estee Lauder, while ruling the runways from Paris to Milan. Her win comes a year after American model and influencer Alex Consani made headlines as the first transgender model to take home the same honour, a moment Yai had publicly celebrated, even as she spoke about the fatigue of constantly battling beauty standards and representation barriers in fashion. HTC...