Teenager refuses Six Flags job because of her "extreme hairstyle" sought after for modeling

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "A teenager from Fort Worth who was & nbsp;refused a job& nbsp; at Six Flags because of its & nbsp;natural hair& nbsp; now learns to adopt his new hairstyle as a model. "data-reactid =" 16 "> A teenager from Fort Worth who was denied a job at Six Flags because of his natural hair learns braided hairstyle with a new concert as a model.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Kerion Washington, 17, had an interview at Six Flags Over Texas in March, where he was informed that he would need to cut his dreadlocks to be able to enjoy a summer job. However, after the & nbsp;discriminatory& nbsp; The incident made headlines, said in March a manager of a modeling agency. "data-reactid =" 17 "> Kerion Washington, 17, had an interview at Six Flags Over Texas in Texas, where he learned that he would be forced to reduce his dreadlocks in order to search for a job. summer, but after the discriminatory incident that made the headlines, a cadre of a modeling agency took note of the teenage girl.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Corrie Caster, Development Manager at IMG Models and scout for IMG Worldwide, contacted a Texas-based model management group to bring Washington into the industry, which led to Leslie and Briley Jones's & nbsp;Jones Model Management& nbsp; connect with the teenager. "data-reactid =" 18 "> Corrie Caster, development manager at IMG Models and scout at IMG Worldwide, contacted a Texas-based model management group to bring Washington into the industry This led Leslie and Jones Model Management's Briley Jones to connect with the teenager.

"I talked to her mother and she told him," I told him he should be a role model. But you know, he just does not know if he has the look and I think Six Flags really put his trust in him, "Leslie told Yahoo Lifestyle.

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Nevertheless, the former model and scout ensured that the look of Washington was exactly what attracted him – a point that Leslie repeated when the 17-year-old arrived at the shooting of his first photo shoot.

"He said to me," Do you want me to cut my hair in the face? "Remembered Leslie," I loved her, I like that. "And he said," I would not have to like to cut or anything to do the dummy? "And I said, "No, you never have to cut it, we love it, I told him I wanted you to be.

Leslie explains that during the two hours following the photo shoot, she saw Washington gain confidence and even look back at her photos with pride.

"He's so well spoken and sweet and funny, and a smart kid. He ended up adoring that and, honestly, it's quite natural, "she says of her performance on camera.

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But the most exciting thing about showcasing his talent is being able to give the teen a platform after suffering such a setback.

"My wife and I are two white women – I have never felt less than the color of my skin or my hair type – but when we started this business, we really wanted to make sure that diversity was not it's a necessity, because it's necessary, and it's so important to us, "says Leslie. "Hair is something to which, as a white woman, I do not think for myself. And I could not even believe it was something that people were discriminating against that teenager because of his hair and they called it extravagant or extravagant. "