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TARGET CASTS HARDISON: Having helped hundreds of models over the years, Bethann Hardison, who has spearheaded the need for more diversified runways in recent seasons, has her own new gig. She appears in a new Target commercial that celebrates diversity. Hardison is joined by fellow female renegades Thelma Golden, Holly Robinson Peete and India.Arie in the TV spots, print and online ads. After identifying herself in the commercial, Hardison says: “I’m a revolutionary.” During a phone interview Friday, she said, “If I were to leave this earth tomorrow, I would much rather have that on my tombstone than model manager.”
Target is expected to help subsidize Hardison’s future public forums about race on the runway, she said. — Rosemary Feitelberg
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