Contestants adjust their traditional attire before going on stage for the "Beauties of South Sudan" beauty contest in Juba July 13, 2014.
Contestants have make-up applied before the "Beauties of South Sudan" beauty contest in Juba July 13, 2014.
A South Sudanese model prepare backstage during the second edition of Festival for Fashion and Arts for Peace, featuring three South Sudanese designers, in the capital Juba, August 10, 2013.
South Sudanese models wait backstage during the Festival of Fashion and Arts for Peace in Juba August 9, 2014.
South Sudanese models wait to get on the catwalk during the Festival of Fashion and Arts for Peace
Akuja de Garang, who was organising the Festival of Fashion and Arts for Peace poses for a portrait at her home in Juba.
Manuela Modong, who was a model and winner of Miss World South Sudan in 2013, poses for a portrait at her home, in 2014.
A South Sudanese model prepares backstage during the second edition of Festival for Fashion and Arts for Peace.
Sunia John, who a model and a teacher, is posing for a portrait at the school where she works, in 2014.
A South Sudanese model prepares backstage during the Miss World South Sudan contest in Juba, South Sudan, 2013.
A South Sudanese model presents a creation by a South Sudanese designer, during the Festival of Fashion and Arts for Peace in Juba, in August 2014.