An Australian magazine has apologised after it published a model's interview alongside an image of a different black woman.
South Sudanese-Australian model Adut Akech said she felt upset, angry and disrespected by WHO Magazine's "unacceptable and inexcusable" error.
Ms Akech appeared in the magazine ahead of Melbourne Fashion Week, but fellow model Flavia Lazarus was pictured alongside the feature instead.
In the interview, Ms Akech had spoken about using her voice to start a conversation on how people view refugees and "peoples attitude to colour in general."
The model herself had fled South Sudan for Kenya where she resided in a refugee camp before seeking asylum in Australia in 2008.
Writing on Instagram in the aftermath, Ms Akech said: "With the article they published a large photo saying it was me. But it was of another black girl.
"This has upset me, has made me angry, it has made me feel very disrespected and to me is unacceptable and inexcusable under any circumstances.
"Not only do I personally feel insulted and disrespected but I feel like my entire race has been disrespected too and it is why I feel it is important that I address this issue."
She said it goes to show how "ignorant and narrow-minded" people are, thinking black women look the same.
"I feel as though this would’ve not happened to a white model," she said, before adding that Australia has "a lot of work to do".
Flavia Lazarus, whose photo was mistakenly included in the feature, said the error was "so embarrassing" it had moved her to tears.
“We don’t have the same head shape, we don’t look the same except that we have the same skin colour and a shaved head,” she told The Herald Sun.
Many people also took to social media to express their outrage.
Twitter user Isaiah Fapuro said: "Adut Akech is quite frankly put, THE Model of our present generation. She transcends the Fashion industry and isn’t 20 years old. Yet, this has still happened."
Shahmir Sanni also said: "Adut Akech is one of the most well known models in the world.
"She was Karl Lagerfeld's Couture Bride, has been on every major magazine cover in the world. A UN ambassador. Yet still, white writers still mistake her for other black women. This is racism."
WHO Magazine told the BBC it had spoken with Ms Akech directly to apologise and "to explain how the error occurred."
Melbourne Fashion Week published an apology on Instagram, saying: "We are extremely disappointed that a photo of one of our campaign models, Flavia Lazarus, was mistakenly printed instead of a photo of Adut.
"Both Adut and Flavia have expressed their disappointment and we support them. This error is unacceptable, and both Who Magazine and our public relations agency, OPR, have apologised."
OPR said in a statement to ABC: "The error was administrative and unintentional and we sincerely apologise for this mistake and any upset it has caused to the models involved, and our client the City of Melbourne."
