which is why i then went on to create bren, another model, once i understood the impact these modelsmportant to create. bren is a plus, a curve model, who has stretch marks, and has kind of natural imperfections that everyone has, and has a much more realistic body proportion. i guess my concern is that having these digital avatars is just going to reinforce these very male—centric standards of beauty. i think that's a really important point and i think that's why i really want to encourage women to get involved with this space. at the moment it is a very kind of male—dominated industry and i'm very aware of that, even as a guy myself, you know, i walk into a room where we're talking about virtual influencers, and it's 90% guys. i'm not the only one who shares these concerns about male—centric beauty standards. when shudu was first created, cameron received a lot of backlash for defining beauty in black women and cashing in on that image. he has now employed a number of black models, like misty bailey, who have become the inspiration for shudu's walk, style and poses. ana badu, a for