While true beauty is more than just skin deep, it’s a powerful thing when we can all come together and celebrate our external differences. Skin color, for example, is one difference that varies greatly even between people of the same nationality.
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A model from South Sudan has exceptionally dark skin, earning her the nickname “The Queen of Dark.” And the stunning Queen’s flawless skin is taking the internet by storm.
Her real name is Nyakim Gatwech. Currently, she lives in Minneapolis where she is working as a model promoting skin and beauty positivity.
Nyakim admits that there was once a time when she considered bleaching her skin so that she would not stand out as much. But now she fully embraces her skin and has full confidence in her beauty.
In a recent Instagram post, she even wrote that her skin makes her magical.
Even with 123k followers on Instagram, Nyakim said that she still encounters people who judge her dark skin as not being beautiful.
In late March, she captioned a photo with the story of an Uber driver who asked her if she would bleach her skin if given the chance. Nyakim’s response was absolutely perfect:
“I couldn’t even respond I started laughing so hard… Why on earth would I ever bleach this beautiful melanin God [blessed] me with?”
Share Nyakim’s important message that the bodies we have been given are beautiful and a blessing!
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