Models.com has ranked Joan Smalls the number one model in the world. The YBF (Young, Black and Fabulous) has the details:

Supermodel Joan Smalls has just been ranked the #1 model in the world. For folks wondering how someone who isn’t a household name can be #1 in the world, the ranking was given by the well respected Models.com and is based on daily call sheets of top photographers (like Meisel, Inez & Vinoodh, Mert & Marcus), the steady bookings of editorial giants (Vogue, V, i-D, W) and powerhouse brands (Balenciaga, Prada, Vuitton, Calvin Klein).

Models.com posted a short interview where Joan reacts to her recent improvement in the model rankings and describes how she works the runway.

Joan Smalls #1 from models.com on Vimeo.

Joan Smalls: “I am here, look at me, pay attention and I don’t want anyone coming between me and my moment.”

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