One netizen said, “Anok Yai is my model of the year every year.” “Time frame. A COMPLETE STOP “Anok Yai deserved to win more than anyone else,” a pundit said.
According to an observer, Anok wasn’t acting “shadily” toward Alex; rather, she essentially said, “It is what it is,” as she has been ripped off of [the] model of the year for years and has come to terms with it.
“But you guys are making her seem problematic because you like to read into everything a Black [woman] does and act like we can’t be upset.”
Another person added: “I can see her annoyance. Even while trans visibility is encouraging, Alex Consani still fits the mold of the ideal white, blonde beauty.
According to a 2018 Vogue article, Anok is the second Black supermodel after Naomi Campbell to launch a Prada show and the first model of South Sudanese heritage.
