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" 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. "

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" Personally, it was always very difficult to find complexion products that match my shade. "

" 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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" Self-love is not something that you get in one day or two days. It's an ongoing process, and I go through it every day. "

" I want to be an actress and learn astronomy! "

" 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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" I wanted to show girls it's not bad to be dark, that different is beautiful. "

" The message I have for my sisters is that how you look doesn't matter as long as you feel beautiful inside. "

" While in Paris, I got into modeling - photographers would literally stop me on the street. "

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" Negative energy is wasteful. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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" 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. "

" Learn yourself and love yourself. "

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" For those who feel the need to be bullies, I ignore them. "

" We need more women of colour in fashion, period. "

" I want to inspire young girls and let them know that we are all goddesses inside and 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. "

" 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. "

" It makes me proud to help girls realize that they don't have to change who they are. "

" My sister was the one person who told me not to change, that my skin was beautiful. She really helped me feel good about myself. "

" I learned to find things to love about myself and to celebrate them. "

" I was mostly bullied by my classmates. People would come up to me and say, 'You're so dark.' I'd always fight back by calling out one of their insecurities, like, 'Well, you have a big nose.' Today, I'd tell them that I really love them. I'd thank them because they made me realize how unique I am. "