The 19-year-old became the second black model to ever open a Prada show. The first was Naomi Campbell back in 1997. Yes, it's been over two decades since a woman of colour opened a Prada runway.

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Anok took to Instagram to thank Miuccia Prada, along with her team, for the opportunity, writing, "Can't believe I'm the first black woman to open for Prada since queen , forever grateful."

The model's monumental runway walk is especially incredible as she was just discovered late last year while attending . Weeks later, she signed with Next Models. And just one month ago, she made her runway debut at Prada's Menswear Fall 2018 show.

Prada made a point to ensure there was adequate representation at their shows by using a variety of models. Also making her debut with Prada was Nigerian model who is signed to Lagos' own Few Models Management.

Here's to celebrating a new generation of black models and to their continued global success!