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But Paris Fashion Week is already white!&#8221; said Ndiaye, who is behind the show&#8217;s Adama Paris label and has organised Senegal&#8217;s Dakar Fashion Week for the past decade.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/lifestyle\/files\/2012\/10\/photo_1349549556443-1-0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11148\" title=\"photo_1349549556443-1-0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/lifestyle\/files\/2012\/10\/photo_1349549556443-1-0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/lifestyle\/files\/2012\/10\/photo_1349549556443-1-0.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/lifestyle\/files\/2012\/10\/photo_1349549556443-1-0-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/lifestyle\/files\/2012\/10\/photo_1349549556443-1-0-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><em>Models wearing Adama Paris creations wait backstage before a &#8220;Black Fashion Week&#8221; show in Paris on October 5. 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