- Actress | December 31, 1996 -
Even though I was very young, it was traumatizing seeing someone try weird things on their skin all for the sake of being lighter. It's as common as relaxing your hair or maybe even brushing your teeth. I had friends not wanting to do it, but their moms gave them creams to help lighten their skin. That's how accessible it is.
Khoudia Diop
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I wanted to bleach my skin so bad, but my sister always discouraged me. She'd say, 'This is a bad thing. Don't try it.'
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My mom was the only one who didn't bleach her skin. She was the one who kept her natural complexion. So yes, I consider her a role model. All of her other family members would say to us, 'Oh, your mom is so beautiful. She's lucky she kept her skin.' Those comments stayed with me.
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Kids used to tease me and call me 'fille des etoiles,' which translates to 'daughter of the stars.'
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My very first account was @BlackBarbie, which is what my friends called me growing up. Then I thought, 'You can either call yourself that, or you can find something that will matter to dark-skinned girls.' So I came up with @melaniin.goddess.
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I wanted to show girls it's not bad to be dark, that different is beautiful.
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I want to be an actress and learn astronomy!
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I let my life, and success, speak for itself.
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I want to inspire young girls and let them know that we are all goddesses inside and out.
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Where I grew up, we had light-skinned models but not dark. Every time I would talk about being a model with my friends, they would start laughing out loud.
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I was so ashamed of it that I would spend hours in the shower crying and trying to wash my skin off.
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When I was in high school in Paris, some photographers wanted my photos and asked if I was interested in modeling. I wasn't interested because I wanted to get my education first. I was scared because I didn't know what I was getting into.
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