Senegalese models prepare themselves backstage before a show during Dakar Fashion Week 2011 in Senegal's capital on July 6.

See the photos of the West African beauties from Senegal in this slideshow.

Ghanian designer Bee Arthur dresses a model backstage
Ghanian designer Bee Arthur dresses a model backstage before a show during Dakar Fashion Week in Senegal's capital July 6, 2011. REUTERS
Senegalese model Sachakara Dieng applies make-up
Senegalese model Sachakara Dieng applies make-up in a bathroom mirror backstage before a show during Dakar Fashion Week in Senegal's capital July 6, 2011. REUTERS
Senegalese model Sachakara Dieng poses backstage
Senegalese model Sachakara Dieng poses backstage before a show during Dakar Fashion Week in Senegal's capital July 6, 2011. REUTERS
Senegalese model Sachakara Dieng applies make-up
Senegalese model Sachakara Dieng applies make-up in a bathroom mirror backstage before a show during Dakar Fashion Week in Senegal's capital July 6, 2011. REUTERS
A Senegalese model sits backstage before the show
A Senegalese model sits backstage before a show during Dakar Fashion Week in Senegal's capital July 6, 2011. REUTERS
Senegalese models relax backstage before the show
Senegalese models relax backstage before a show during Dakar Fashion Week in Senegal's capital July 6, 2011. REUTERS
Senegalese Model Sachakara Diengs catwalk
Senegalese model Sachakara Dieng presents a creation by Ghanaian designer Bee Arthur at a show during Dakar Fashion Week in Senegal's capital July 6, 2011. REUTERS
Senegalese models are pictured backstage
Senegalese models are pictured backstage before a show during Dakar Fashion Week in Senegal's capital July 6, 2011. REUTERS
A Senegalese model checks her hair backstage
A Senegalese model checks her hair backstage before a show during Dakar Fashion Week in Senegal's capital July 6, 2011. REUTERS
Senegalese model Fleur Mbaye speaks backstage
Senegalese model Fleur Mbaye speaks backstage before a show during Dakar Fashion Week in Senegal's capital July 6, 2011. REUTERS
Model Fleur Mbaye uses her mobile phone backstage
Senegalese model Fleur Mbaye uses her mobile phone backstage before a show during Dakar Fashion Week in Senegal's capital July 6, 2011. REUTERS
Senegalese models joke around backstage
Senegalese models joke around backstage before a show during Dakar Fashion Week in Senegal's capital July 6, 2011. REUTERS
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