SUPERMODEL Iman says that her successful brand, Iman Cosmetics, was born out of her frustration at the limited amount of cosmetics available to women of colour.

"I wanted to create a brand that wasn't about race, but about skin tone," the Somali-born model and designer told Black Enterprise.

Iman Cosmetics, which was formed in 1994, now has an annual turnover of $25 million.