Hot on the heels of Balmain tapping Rihanna and Givenchy casting Erykah Badu along with a few other brown skinned beauties for their spring 2014 campaigns, now comes news that Prada has featured yet another black model for its upcoming collection.


The Italian fashion house recently made headlines after using Kenyan-born model Malaika Firth in its fall 2013 ads, which marked the first time in nearly 20 years a model of color was cast. This time around Cindy Bruna is lending her stunning good looks to Prada. The South of France native has also scored a spot in Burberry's spring 2014 campaign.


And another Italian designer, Philipp Plein, is also proving that black is beautiful. Plein has enlisted all black cast of models for his spring 2014, which include Awa Ceesay Nadja Giramata, Roger Dupé and Broderick Hunter, to name a few.


Looks like folks are starting to take heed to the fashion industry's glaring diversity issue and the campaign to solve it that's being lead by fashion activist Bethann Hardison. Let's hope this isn't just a passing trend.


Here's a look at Prada and Philipp Plein's colorful spring 2014 campaigns. What do you think?


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  • Jourdan Dunn


    NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 13: Model Jourdan Dunn walks the runway at the Marchesa Fall 2013 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The New York Public Library on February 13, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Arun Nevader/Getty Images)




  • Nykhor Paul


    NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 08: A model walks the runway at the Nicole Miller Fall 2013 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Studio at Lincoln Center on February 8, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week)




  • Jasmine Tookes


    NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 09: A model walks the runway at Herve Leger by Max Azria during Fall 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Theatre at Lincoln Center on February 9, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Thomas Concordia/WireImage)




  • Liya Kebede


    Ethiopian model Liya Kebede presents a creation by Tom Ford during the 2013 Autumn/Winter London Fashion Week in London on February 18, 2013. AFP PHOTO/BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)




  • Maria Borges


    NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 12: A model walks the runway at Naeem Khan Fall 2013 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2013 at The Theatre at Lincoln Center in New York on February 12, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Randy Brooke/WireImage)




  • Joan Smalls


    PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 29: Model Joan Smalls walks the runway during the Jean-Paul Gaultier Spring / Summer 2013 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 29, 2012 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)




  • Alek Wek


    NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 10: Model Alek Wek walks the runway at the Zac Posen Fall 2013 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on February 10, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week)




  • Sharam Diniz


    NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 12: A model walks the runway at the Dennis Basso Fall 2013 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Stage at Lincoln Center on February 12, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week)




  • Melodie Monrose


    NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 11: A model walks the runway at the Reem Acra Fall 2013 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Stage at Lincoln Center on February 11, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week)




  • Chanel Iman


    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 03: Model Chanel Iman attends the 8th annual Keep A Child Alive Black Ball at the Hammerstein Ballroom on November 3, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)




  • Jeneil Williams


    NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 07: A model walks the runway at the Jen Kao spring 2013 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the New York Public Library - Celeste Bartos on September 7, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)




  • Sessilee Lopez


    Model Sessilee Lopez presents a creation by Manish Arora during the Spring/Summer 2013 ready-to-wear collection show on September 27, 2012 in Paris. AFP PHOTO/FRANCOIS GUILLOT (Photo credit should read FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/GettyImages)




  • Ajak Deng


    Model Ajak Deng presents a creation for Christian Dior during the Spring/Summer 2012 Haute Couture collection show, on January 23, 2012 in Paris. AFP PHOTO/FRANCOIS GUILLOT (Photo credit should read FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images)




  • Naomi Campbell


    NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 09: Model Naomi Campbell rehearses at the Zac Posen Spring 2013 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center on September 9, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week)




  • Selita Ebanks


    NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 12: Model Selita Ebanks attends the Badgley Mischka Fall 2013 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Theatre at Lincoln Center on February 12, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week)




  • Flaviana Matata


    Correction: This slides previously listed the model as Herieth Paul. NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 08: A model walks the runway at the Suno fall 2013 fashion show during MADE Fashion Week at Milk Studios on February 8, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Joe Kohen/Getty Images)




  • Marihenny Rivera Pasible


    NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 07: A model walks the runway at the Creatures of the Wind fall 2013 during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Eyebeam on February 7, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Getty Images)




  • Arlenis Sosa


    NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 12: Model Arlenis Sosa attends the 8th Annual New Yorkers For Children Spring Dinner Dance - 'A Fool's Fete' at Mandarin Oriental Hotel on April 12, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)