Nyakim has used her platform to criticize the beauty standards in the US. “In New York or L.A., you see all types of models, but they still go for the blonde hair and blue eyes in Minnesota — a more ‘commercial’ look. I was signed to an agency here, and not once did they ever get a job for me,” she informed interviewers. She would provoke designers who do not like her skin color by wearing bright colors like red and orange. She now feels confident in metallic colors too…