The Topic Of Skin Bleaching Leads This Sudanese Girl To Have A Life-Changing Intervention

Beauty Industry Struggles

When Nyakim made a move to New York, she was still faced discrimination. Fellow models, designers and make-up artists would often give rude comments and ill-treat the Sundanese model. They could not see her beauty, transfixed by the idea of conventional beauty only. Back in Minnesota, Nyakim also faced a lot of rejection as her looks clearly did not fit the western standard of beauty. But her sheer determination lead her to something meaningful…