'No pressure...': Jourdan Dunn describes having to dance in front of Beyonce for a spot in her Yonce video
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Jourdan Dunn may be one of the biggest names in the fashion industry, but the supermodel was put through her paces by Beyonce when she auditioned to star in the Yonce music video.
The 23-year-old who is the cover star of April's Miss Vogue revealed that she had to dance in front of the Drunk In Love hitmaker to get a spot in the raunchy five minute and 14 second clip, which also featured models Joan Smalls and Chanel Iman.
Jourdan says she had to perform first in front of the superstar singer and described feeling the 'pressure' during the audition.
Under pressure: Jourdan featured in the Beyonce video Yonce alongside Chanel Iman and Joan Small
'I was the first one up and Beyonce came in and sat behind the screen to watch. It was,like,"Oh my God, no pressure,"' she said to Miss Vogue.
However she must have left a good impression on Mrs Carter because the singer picked her for the video.
In Yonce Jourdan can be seen dancing seductively alongside her fellow models in a range of revealing outfits.
Cover girl: Jourdan Dunn covers the April edition of Miss Vouge where she talks about dancing for Beyonce
Speaking to the teen magazine, the model explained that when she first met Beyonce at the Met ball it was a slightly bewildering encounter.
'She saw us, smiled and began walking over. We both turned to see if Jay-Z or someone was nearby. She said "Hi" and told us that she thought we were beautiful. I think I said, "Can I just hold you?"'
The cover girl also spoke about a subject that she has been very vocal on in the past, namely racism within the fashion industry.
Which way to the catwalk?: Jourdan Dunn attends the Balmain show as part of the Paris Fashion Week
"I find it weird when agents say, ‘You’re the only black girl booked for the show. Isn’t it great?’ Why is it great? I don’t know why people applaud designers for having just one ethnic model. It’s not like only one type of woman loves fashion.”
On previous occasions Jourdan has been frank about the racism she has experience within the field, last July she tweeted that her skin colour had cost her work.
'I'm normally told I'm cancelled because I'm 'coloured' so being cancelled because off [sic] my boobs is a minor,' she wrote on Twitter.
The April issue of Miss Vogue comes with the April issue of Vogue, on sale Monday 10th March
Vocal against racism: Dunn has previously said in interviews and on Twitter that being black has meant she was overlooked for modeling jobs.
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