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Fashion & Beauty

Between the frenzied rush of wardrobe changes and photographers readying for shoots, fashion modelling agencies are slowly breaking new ground for Egypt's fashion scene by hiring a more diverse line-up of models.

Egyptian fashion models Mariam Abdallah and Zeina Ehab (left to right) try on clothes during a photo session at the studio of UNN Model Management agency in Cairo. All photos by AFP

Model Ms Abdallah at the fashion shoot.

Ms Ehab and Ms Abdallah (left to right).

Ms Ehab (left) and Ms Abdallah (second left).

Ms Abdallah strikes another pose.

Between the frenzied rush of wardrobe changes and photographers readying for shoots, fashion modelling agencies are slowly breaking new ground for Egypt's fashion scene by hiring a more diverse line-up of models.

Egyptian fashion models Mariam Abdallah and Zeina Ehab (left to right) try on clothes during a photo session at the studio of UNN Model Management agency in Cairo. All photos by AFP

Model Ms Abdallah at the fashion shoot.

Ms Ehab and Ms Abdallah (left to right).

Ms Ehab (left) and Ms Abdallah (second left).

Ms Abdallah strikes another pose.

Between the frenzied rush of wardrobe changes and photographers readying for shoots, fashion modelling agencies are slowly breaking new ground for Egypt's fashion scene by hiring a more diverse line-up of models.

Egyptian models strike a pose during a fashion shoot in Cairo - in pictures

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