Because Karlie Kloss doesn't just show up to a designer's office and ask to be in his or her show.

The upcoming season will be the first true test of the Model Alliance-championed legislation, which is meant to protect underage girls in the industry.

Next month, keep your eyes peeled for Maria Borges. STEP Models noticed the Luanda, Angola-native after she placed second at a local competition as a teen; now, age 20, she’s represented by Supreme Management in New York, Women in Paris and Milan, and Premier in London. We recently sat down with Borges and her Supreme agent, Paulo Santos, to discuss her multiple Givenchy exclusives, posing semi-nude for CR Fashion Book, and being a model of color--one of the six who walked in the latest Dior show.

Raf Simons has done almost nothing wrong since taking up the reins at Dior. His designs have been met with critical acclaim across the board. He goes out of his way to be nice to journalists. But there's one area where Simons falls short, and that's when it comes to the diversity in model casting for his runway shows. Dior's not the only whitewashed show. Noting that close to 90% of the models cast to walk in the fall 2013 runway shows were white, BuzzFeed reached out to five top casting agents to ask: Why?