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We are missing Latinas in the 2016 Pirelli calendar

12 months and 12 remarkable women … the publication that everybody is talking about at the moment does not include any Latinas.

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It’s always shot by the most prominent photographers and stars the supermodels of the year (or the decade), all of it with an atmosphere of sensuality, and nudity. We are talking about the Pirelli calendar.

Every year since its first edition (1964), the company has put a photographer behind the lens, chosen a topic and 12 supermodels to be depicted. In 2015, the pictures of models like Gigi Hadid and Joan Smalls wearing latex underwear broke the internet. So did the fact that they decided to feature a plus-size model, Candice Huffine.

This year was no exception, in terms of buzz. However, for the first time in the history of “The Cal,” as it is called, the buzz has nothing to do with nudity — well, almost nothing.

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For the 2016 edition, Pirelli has swapped the nude photos of models for photos of accomplished writers, artists, athletes and philanthropists ... wearing the clothes. Only two of them decided to go naked: tennis player Serena Williams and comedian Amy Schumer. The pictures were taken by renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz.

Blogger Tavi Gevinson, director Ava DuVernay, art collector Agnes Gund, businesswoman Mellody Hobson, artist Shirin Neshat, Chinese actor Yao Chen, model Natalia Vodianova, musician and cultural icons Yoko Ono, Patti Smith and Fran Lebowitz also appear on the pages. But not a single Latina was selected to take part.

Maybe Pirelli didn’t find any Latinas to be featured ... or just forgot? Not likely, so here are some of our suggestions for a future (more inclusive) edition of the calendar they may wish to produce:

  • Labor leader and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta
  • Judge Sonia Sotomayor
  • Writer Isabel Allende
  • Actor Rita Moreno
  • Fashion designer Carolina Herrera
  • Astronaut Ellen Ochoa
  • Tennis player Gabriela Sabatini
  • Olympic boxer Marlen Esparza
  • Actor Zoe Saldana
  • Singer Jennifer Lopez
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