At 18 years old, Karen Vega is off to a strong start with her career in fashion. The Mexican model, who is from Oaxaca, got her big break when she recently appeared in the pages of Vogue Mexico’s July issue, becoming the first Oaxacan model to do so in the publication’s history.
“It was a great surprise, from the moment I received the invitation,” Vega says. “The day I had the magazine in my hands and I could see my portrait in print, my family was incredibly happy.
It was a dream that we thought was very far away or, perhaps, would never happen.” And like her milestone achievement, Vega’s work is just getting started. The Mexican beauty plans to continue using her platform to provide much-needed representation for her culture in the high-fashion world.
