The magazine has apologized for the error, along with OPR, the public relations agency that sent photos containing of Adut and other models from Melbourne Fashion Week to Who.

But it is not the first example of prominent magazine outlets making mistakes with nonwhite subjects. In January this year, Vogue magazine apologized after Noor Tagouri, a Libyan American journalist, was misidentified as Pakistani actress Noor Bukhari in its American issue. Actors from the film “Crazy Rich Asians” also pointed out some of their castmates were misidentified in a photo on People’s digital site.

In Australia, some conservative commentators have defended Who magazine, saying mistakes have occurred to white people too. But Adut is one of many others that say such incidents have been a constant refrain for nonwhite models — and they are no longer staying quiet about it.

While the fashion industry at large needs to improve, she said, Australia is behind in terms of recognizing diversity and the fact that the incident is happening in the place she considers home has saddened her. “It wouldn’t hurt me or surprise me as much if it happened elsewhere,” she told me.

“I don’t want this to ever happen with somebody else,” she said. “This needs to stop right here.”

Do you think Australia does enough to recognize diversity? Write to me at nytaustralia@nytimes.com.

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