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York Fashion Week, and was called “a fashion icon” by Forbes, and is noted for their inclusivity in V Magazine and LA Weekly. In fact, Elton is known for breaking norms both on the runway and off. As the CEO of the HeadHunter Group, a recruiting firm in 15 countries, they are also the founder of Dignity Global, a non-profit that aims to help minorities fight workplace discrimination. By walking the catwalk during New York Fashion Week, it helps further Ilirjani’s philanthropic goal of battling workplace discrimination for women and the LGBTQIIA+ communities. “I founded the Dignity Global Foundation for inclusion in the workplace and during the job interview. It mainly focused on equal employment rights for the LGBTQIIA+ community and women,” they said. “Seven years ago, we also started two big protest movements, the “Lipstick Movement” and “Nobody is Straight Movement,” both of which focus on equal rights for transgender people of color in the US. This group of people is the most discriminated against, and mainly violated and in some cases, murdered in some southern states in America.” Breaking gender norms is part of Elton’s fabulous everyday. They are equal parts feminine and masculine, challenging the conventional binary gender roles in the fashion industry. With more and more fashion brands introducing genderless collections to their runway shows, why not include more non-binary models on the runway, too? It just makes sense. “I believe that genderless models stand outside the standardized ‘beauty’ box, and are helping make the fashion industry more inclusive for women and the LGBTQIIA+ communities,” said Ilirjani. “Genderless models are the very first step into freedom in the fashion industry.” Ilirjani’s willingness to push boundaries and transcend gender