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" As I grew, I learned to love myself more every day and not pay attention to the negative people, which helped a lot. "
Love
Negative
Myself
" A tip that I got from my mom that really helps keep my skin fresh is to wash my face with ice water in the morning. I love it. Just splash with water - cold water. That's the first thing I do every morning. "
Face
Morning
Water
" Being teased and losing my self value eventually ended up inspiring me to be a better version of myself. "
Self
Better
Losing
" Celebrate yourself... and stay positive! "
Stay
Yourself
Positive
" Diversity is what makes life interesting. "
Makes
Diversity
Life
" 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. "
Hair
Weird
Skin
" For those who feel the need to be bullies, I ignore them. "
Them
Feel
Ignore
" Having support from family, friends - and now fans - definitely helps to affirm that I am worthy, loved, and beautiful. I hope everyone can see that in themselves and feel this way. "
Hope
Support
Beautiful
" I didn't have to listen to nobody or look how anybody wanted me to look. I just wanted to be myself and look however I want. "
Nobody
Listen
Want
" I don't know why. I'm fascinated with stars and space. I just love them. "
Stars
Space
Love
" I feel beautiful when my makeup looks great. "
Beautiful
Great
Feel
" I grew up in Senegal, where more than 50 percent of the women bleach their skin, and skin bleaching is a huge deal. I grew up seeing my cousins and my aunts using it. "
Cousins
Women
Up
" I hear a lot from women in Africa. And not just from dark-skinned women but from all women struggling because of insecurity. They thank me and tell me that I inspire them. And that makes me feel really, really proud. "
Women
Me
Inspire
" I learned to find things to love about myself and to celebrate them. "
Celebrate
Myself
Things
" I let my life, and success, speak for itself. "
Success
Itself
Life
" In my country - even though we have a lot of dark-skinned people - people think the lighter you are, the better you are. They think beauty has to do with being light-skinned. I think that's really wrong. "
People
Better
Beauty
" In my family, only my brother has a similar skin color. But in Senegal, the color is common. "
Color
Brother
Family
" It makes me proud to help girls realize that they don't have to change who they are. "
Who
Realize
Help
" I use Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Lotion for my body and Aveeno Clear Complexion Daily Moisturizer for my face. I love how it smooths my skin and keeps it soft and shiny all day. "
Face
Daily
Body
" I've always had trouble finding makeup in darker shades. "
Makeup
Always
Trouble
" I've learned to ignore the negative people and just be a living example of confidence and self-love. "
Confidence
People
Self-Love
" 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.' "
Skin
Me
Bad
" I wanted to express myself using visuals and also celebrate the beauty of black women, travel, and have amazing opportunities. I also wanted to be a living example of inspiration for other women and girls. "
Myself
Amazing
Women
" I wanted to show girls it's not bad to be dark, that different is beautiful. "
Dark
Beautiful
Different
" I want to be an actress and learn astronomy! "
Astronomy
Actress
Learn
" I want to inspire other young women of color and empower them. I want them to know that they can do and be anything they dream of. "
Inspire
Women
Want
" I want to inspire young girls and let them know that we are all goddesses inside and out. "
Young
Want
Out
" I was born in Senegal in 1996. My mom moved to New York when I was two years old, so I was raised by my aunt back home. "
Mom
Home
Back
" I was bullied a lot, being a kid, so I feel like I'm standing out because I realize who I really am. "
Realize
Standing
Kid
" I was in Italy on vacation, and I saw my reflection in a mirror. I saw how unique my skin was and why people stop me on the street to ask about it. I started falling in love with it. "
Love
Reflection
Me
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