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				{"id":16985,"date":"2022-03-18T13:05:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T17:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/database\/?post_type=cpt_portfolio&#038;p=16985"},"modified":"2026-04-21T18:45:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T22:45:32","slug":"sean-black","status":"publish","type":"cpt_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/database\/fr\/profiles\/sean-black\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Black"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f184ca elementor-section-full_width article_metadata elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"2f184ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cf295cd sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"6cf295cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-22361775 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-bottom creditline_dates elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"22361775\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4db09bfa dateline_published sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"4db09bfa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-695498e8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left elementor-widget__width-auto byline_published sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"695498e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;500&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tPublished\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a0075b date_published elementor-widget__width-auto sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a0075b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;500&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>June 2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f31351f sc_content_align_right dateline_updated elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"6f31351f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71e0a30e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;500&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Month 20xx<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-510e7aae elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-bottom creditline_writers elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"510e7aae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element 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by\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14a10862 credit_authors animated-slow animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14a10862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;800&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Josh Jackson and Chloe Bard<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a26f61b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-bottom creditline_facts elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3a26f61b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a16c1a4 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"6a16c1a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3566e68e elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left elementor-widget__width-auto byline_assisted sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3566e68e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tFact checked:\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23cc5c2c credit_factchecker elementor-widget__width-auto sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23cc5c2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Charmaine Gooden<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c2df72c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-bottom creditline_edits elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5c2df72c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;2400&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c5524c3 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"7c5524c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e63e644 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left elementor-widget__width-auto byline_assisted sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2e63e644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;500&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tProofread, copyedited:\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ca32a38 credit_editor elementor-widget__width-auto sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ca32a38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;500&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jacob Marion<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30884d90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"30884d90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"summary\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b6549c2 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"2b6549c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-340d599f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"340d599f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Highlights<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb703b3 sc_layouts_blog_item_position_static sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_sc_layouts_blog_item\" data-id=\"1cb703b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_sc_layouts_blog_item.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\tclass=\"sc_layouts_blog_item sc_layouts_blog_item_custom  trx_addons_inline_354364504\" >\n\t<div class=\"post_custom post_meta post_meta_custom_key_cpt_portfolio_summarytext\"><span class=\"post_meta_item\"><ul>\r\n \t<li>Born in New York to Jamaican parents, Black split his youth between Houston and Toronto, discovering twin passions for boxing and modelling while at Royal Saint George's College.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>After winning gold at North American Olympic trials and representing Jamaica at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, he impulsively stayed in Miami and landed a career-defining Bruce Weber shoot for <em>L'Uomo Vogue<\/em>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>He became an international superstar modelling for Versace, Calvin Klein, and Tommy Hilfiger, appearing in <em>Vogue<\/em> and <em>GQ<\/em> while walking runways for Dolce &amp; Gabbana and Ralph Lauren worldwide.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>In 2000 he left the \"rockstar lifestyle\" for commercial real estate, now living in Miami as CEO of BLACK brokerage, and mentors young models on treating modelling as a business.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f1c2522 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"2f1c2522\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52334ed8 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"52334ed8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63ec700 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63ec700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Returning from the 1996 Olympic Games, during a layover in Miami, Sean Black, the young boxer and soon-to-be model, was sitting in the airport when he saw a poster of Miami Beach. On a whim, He walked out of the airport and hopped into a taxi. \u201cTake me to a cheap hotel in South Beach,\u201d he told his driver. He had just made a decision that would change the trajectory of his career forever.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today, Black still lives in Miami, the same city he once used as an escape from the pressures he felt in adolescence. The days of glitz and glamour are a thing of the past, as per his career shifts to real estate and his newfound duties as a father and husband. But those few seconds he spent in front of the camera, creating the perfect moment, are timeless.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7faa9f38 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"7faa9f38\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cfc1d72 sc_content_align_center sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"4cfc1d72\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-556a60e7 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"556a60e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1042\" src=\"https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/IMG_8142_retouched-768x1042.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-18834\" alt=\"Black and white portrait of Sean Black, a young athlete with a tattoo of Olympic rings on his arm, in a boxing stance.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/IMG_8142_retouched-768x1042.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/IMG_8142_retouched-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/IMG_8142_retouched-755x1024.jpg 755w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/IMG_8142_retouched-1132x1536.jpg 1132w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/IMG_8142_retouched-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/IMG_8142_retouched-370x502.jpg 370w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/IMG_8142_retouched-840x1140.jpg 840w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/IMG_8142_retouched-410x556.jpg 410w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/IMG_8142_retouched.jpg 1509w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">[Scanned image - minor retouches by BFC]<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-455df377 sc_content_align_center sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"455df377\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-107d5d05 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"107d5d05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"975\" src=\"https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/IMG_8141-768x975.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-17383\" alt=\"Black-and-white photo of a shirtless male boxer, wearing gloves, with one fist extended.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/IMG_8141-768x975.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/IMG_8141-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/IMG_8141-807x1024.jpg 807w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/IMG_8141-1211x1536.jpg 1211w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/IMG_8141-370x469.jpg 370w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/IMG_8141-840x1066.jpg 840w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/IMG_8141-410x520.jpg 410w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/IMG_8141.jpg 1614w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34466e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"34466e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ec32274 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"2ec32274\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1215bfc5 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1215bfc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Early Life and Career<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11d18f69 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11d18f69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Black was born on November 13, 1970, in New York City to Jamaican parents. He lived in Kingston, Jamaica until the age of five, before moving to Houston, Texas, with his mother. From there, he spent his formative years going back and forth between Houston and Toronto, where his father&#8217;s side of the family had migrated. \u201cI go to Canada, and then I&#8217;d have this funny Texan accent, and then I come back from Canada and then have this funny Canuck accent,\u201d Black says humorously. In 1988 he left Houston at the age of 18 to live in Downtown Toronto, where he attended Royal Saint George\u2019s College all-boys school, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and it was there that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">he discovered his twin passions for boxing and modelling.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Encouraged by his father\u2019s unwavering support, as he poured \u201cblood, sweat, and tears\u201d into the boxing ring. In just five years, he amassed an astonishing 57 amateur bouts, 51 of them victories, proving his athletic abilities were every bit as strong as his striking good looks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Simultaneously, the runway beckoned. Off the mats, his chiseled features and natural charisma translated into a burgeoning modelling career, first with Armstrong Men Talent Agency and later Ford Models. Skillfully juggling both pursuits throughout his time at the University of Western Ontario, Black graduated with a degree in Psychology. He spent summers working for his uncle\u2019s real estate firm, J.J. Barnicke Limited.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He says it was around this time that he decided to pursue an Olympic berth in boxing and had the opportunity to train with Olympic-level coaches. \u201cI was super determined. I wouldn&#8217;t say I was just naturally talented, but I was voracious,\u201d Black states. He won gold at the gruelling North American Olympic trials in Halifax, defeating competitors from Canada, the U.S., the Caribbean, and parts of South America. \u201cThat win was everything. It was my ticket to the Olympics, and it gave me confidence when I needed it most.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 1995 in the midst of training, his father was murdered in Jamaica, so he took his career back home, competing for a spot on the Olympic national team. Black would go on to represent Jamaica, the Motherland, in Atlanta at the 1996 Olympic Games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 1996 Olympics in Atlanta marked a pivotal moment. \u201cIt was surreal,\u201d he recalls. Though he lost his first fight, the experience ignited a fierce inner fire. Standing alone at the Olympic Village, gazing down on the iconic rings, tears in his eyes, he made a solemn vow that no one would ever tell him what he couldn\u2019t do again. \u201cThat moment,\u201d he says, \u201cI knew I was capable of soaring as high as I choose, if I was willing to make the sacrifices.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was during his return from the 1996 Olympic games that his journey took a pivotal shift. He skipped his connecting flight from Miami to Toronto and stayed in a modest student hostel for $10\u00a0 a night. \u201cA couple of days turn into a week, a week turns into two weeks, two weeks turn into a month,\u201d Black explains recounting the unexpected venture.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24144e3a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"24144e3a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-544c6b8e sc_content_align_center sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"544c6b8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d442317 max-w-360 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d442317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1013\" src=\"https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/77532661504__859D77B7-837E-45A6-A8F3-070974508BDC-768x1013.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-17376\" alt=\"A stylish duo posed against a textured backdrop, showcasing 1998 fashion with jewelry, leather, and bold patterns.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/77532661504__859D77B7-837E-45A6-A8F3-070974508BDC-768x1013.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/77532661504__859D77B7-837E-45A6-A8F3-070974508BDC-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/77532661504__859D77B7-837E-45A6-A8F3-070974508BDC-776x1024.jpg 776w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/77532661504__859D77B7-837E-45A6-A8F3-070974508BDC-1164x1536.jpg 1164w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/77532661504__859D77B7-837E-45A6-A8F3-070974508BDC-370x488.jpg 370w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/77532661504__859D77B7-837E-45A6-A8F3-070974508BDC-840x1108.jpg 840w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/77532661504__859D77B7-837E-45A6-A8F3-070974508BDC-410x541.jpg 410w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/77532661504__859D77B7-837E-45A6-A8F3-070974508BDC.jpg 1552w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-401fa6bf sc_content_align_center sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"401fa6bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d6d07fe max-w-360 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" 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https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/IMG_8144-370x459.jpg 370w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/IMG_8144-840x1042.jpg 840w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/IMG_8144-410x509.jpg 410w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/IMG_8144.jpg 1651w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b8c52d8 sc_content_align_center sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"3b8c52d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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He did, moved into a model apartment and within weeks, his life took another massive leap forward when Boss Models sent him to meet photographer Bruce Weber.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI didn\u2019t even know who Bruce was at the time,\u201d Black admits. \u201cBut David at the agency said, \u2018Bruce wants to see you.\u2019 I went, and soon after I got the call: \u2018Bruce loves you and he wants to shoot you.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The shoot was for<em> L\u2019Uomo Vogue<\/em>, and it led directly to a global Versace campaign. \u201cThat was the moment,\u201d he says. \u201cIt was like being kissed by the hand of God. Suddenly, the whole industry was looking at me.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From that moment on, Black was everywhere. Boss Models sent him to New York, where he was introduced to Calvin Klein. Then came Paris. Milan, Hamburg, London; a blur of international travel, runways, and magazine covers. Over the next five years, he became one of the few Black male models to rise to international superstardom at the turn of the millennium.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">His face appeared in <em>Details<\/em>, <em>Marie Claire<\/em>, <em>Vogue<\/em>, <em>GQ<\/em>, and The Gap. He worked with iconic photographers including Albert Watson and David LaChapelle. His runway resume includes Dolce &amp; Gabbana, Ralph Lauren, and the iconic New York and Paris fashion weeks. At one point, he was booked for campaigns with Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger in the same month.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI lived out of a duffel bag,\u201d he laughs. \u201cSometimes I didn\u2019t know which country I was waking up in. But it was intoxicating. To walk into a room and have designers say, \u2018We want him.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And the twists didn\u2019t stop there. A 1999-2000 Marc Jacobs campaign featuring Sean\u2019s face became part of a bizarre art world mystery. The campaign poster was hanging in Manhattan\u2019s Meatpacking District when an anonymous artist scaled a nearby rooftop and graffitied it. The act was bold, illegal and it might have been Banksy. \u201cA journalist reached out to me years later,\u201d says Black. \u201cThey were trying to triangulate the timeline of the shoot to match police records and possibly confirm Banksy\u2019s identity. I told my wife, \u2018I\u2019m literally a piece of art now.\u2019\u201d laughs Black.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yet, as the glamour swirled, Black felt the need to ground himself. \u201cThe fashion world is thrilling, but it\u2019s also transient. I wanted to build something lasting.\u201d he explains. He chose not to follow the path to Hollywood, where Bruce Weber had lined up acting classes and a small role in a film. In 2000, Black decided to give up this \u201crockstar lifestyle,\u201d as he describes, and transition back to commercial real estate, which had been his plan throughout university. Today, Black lives with his three daughters and wife in Miami, and is the Co-founder and CEO of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BLACK<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a real estate brokerage based in New York City.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9c69a9 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9c69a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/image4-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-17370\" alt=\"A group of young adults dressed in edgy, high-fashion outfits pose outdoors in a staged, dramatic scene.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/image4-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/image4-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/image4-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/image4-370x493.jpeg 370w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/image4-840x1120.jpeg 840w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/image4-410x547.jpeg 410w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/image4.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7eecc085 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"7eecc085\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-113d6592 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"113d6592\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0e7a6e sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0e7a6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fashion and Diversity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4133d989 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4133d989\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI actually think my ethnicity was a benefit, because I didn&#8217;t look like everybody else,\u201d Black states, when asked if he had experienced racism throughout his career. In his experience, the modelling industry praises individuality. For Black, with his naturally curly hair, freckles, and tan skin, it meant that he was in high demand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The feelings of using his differences to his advantage are in part due to what Black describes as a \u201clack of confirmation bias.\u201d He explains that if he were to analyze every instance where he faced rejection in his career, he\u2019s sure he could find some moments where racism was involved.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf I spent enough time looking for reasons that people hate me, I would be completely convinced,\u201d he says jokingly. Using his rational thinking and understanding of supply and demand, Black says he chooses to focus on the logical side of things before constructing other hypotheses. \u201cIt\u2019s like, you\u2019ve got a brand that&#8217;s marketing to a specific segment, so they&#8217;re going to look for people that are their target market,\u201d Black says while reflecting on his career.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6aee29d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"6aee29d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28eec7d2 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"28eec7d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9423ed sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d9423ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/unnamed-file.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-17367\" alt=\"A vibrant outdoor gathering featuring diverse individuals in colorful summer outfits.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/unnamed-file.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/unnamed-file-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/unnamed-file-370x267.jpg 370w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/unnamed-file-410x296.jpg 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de5b987 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5de5b987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Influence and Legacy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b3278a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24b3278a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What was it about Sean Black that made top-tier creatives choose him? It wasn\u2019t just his striking looks or athletic physique, though both certainly helped. Patricia Crowley, a longtime friend and confidante since the late 1980s, says Black\u2019s true power came from something deeper.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cSean wasn\u2019t like the typical stuck-up or entitled model,\u201d Crowley explains. \u201cHe has a very creative and innovative mind, mixed with charisma and a good soul. His inherent optimism and positivity were what opened doors for him and allowed him to make meaningful connections with the artists he collaborated with,\u201d states Crowley.\u00a0 People wanted Black not just for his look, but for his presence.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whether it\u2019s his athletic career or his time spent modelling, Black says that he quickly realized that he could only truly depend on himself if he wanted to succeed. \u201cBeing an individual athlete, you can&#8217;t rely on a team to get things done for you. You either win on your own or lose on your own,\u201d says Black. In the modelling industry, Black explains a similar experience of working independently. 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He runs his own commercial real estate firm, leveraging lessons from his eclectic past.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Black hopes to pass down his knowledge of the industry to young models and entrepreneurs. \u201cIf you fail to treat the modelling business as a business, you&#8217;re in trouble,\u201d states Black. 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