Of course, she's not alone. Lilah Pearsons, a former model and current radio host on a popular London station, shared a few screenshots from her days on the runway. In two casting requests, both memos noted that models with Afros need not apply. "All except Afro - would like girls with quite a lot of hair ," one read. And in the other, " all lengths and colours " were fair game...all except Afros. Now, it's important to note that these are from 2011 — and a lot has changed since then. But, it's also incredibly important to recall these issues, if only to raise awareness of how far we've come — and how important it is not to take leaps back.