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Nyakim Gatwech (born January 27, 1993) is an Ethiopian-born American model of South Sudanese descent. She has attracted attention for her dark skin color and has achieved significant popularity on Instagram. [1]
Khoudia Diop – Senegalese model who calls herself the "Melanin Goddess" because of her dark skin tone. [4] Waris Dirie – Somalian model active in the late '80s and early '90s who is also an activist against female circumcision.She appeared in the Pirelli Calendar with a sixteen year old Naomi Campbell. She wrote a book "The Desert flower ...
Khoudia Diop was teased as a child because of her dark skin tone, but after moving to Paris at age 15, she was repeatedly approached with the suggestion that she become a model. [4] She nicknamed herself the "Melanin Goddess" (alluding her dark black skin) to express pride in her appearance. [5] [1] [2]
Dark-skinned models were rare, if not unheard of, in the high fashion industry. As a result, Alek's mainstream success was celebrated by black women all over the world. Oprah Winfrey commented that "if Alek had been on the cover of a magazine when I was growing up, I would have had a different concept of who I was."
Trailblazing model Renauld White, the first Black man to appear on the cover of GQ magazine, died Friday at age 80. He was an actor as well as a model.
Anok Yai (/ ə ˈ n ɒ k / ə-NOK; born December 20, 1997) is an American fashion model.She is the second black supermodel after Naomi Campbell to open a Prada show. [3] [4] She has made several appearances on i-D and international Vogue covers, including American Vogue three times.
Renee Kujur was born in a Kurukh Adivasi (Scheduled Tribe) family [6] in 1985 in Pirai village of Bagicha Tehsil in Jashpur district of Indian state of Chhattisgarh. [7] She faced prejudice and criticism for her skin tone and features. [8]
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