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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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" There were times I wouldn't leave my room for weeks and sometimes missed school because I hated how people would look at me. But my older sister helped me find the positive: She used to show me pictures of Alek Wek to say, 'See! You can be a model if you want!' "

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

" I've always had trouble finding makeup in darker shades. "

" I feel beautiful when my makeup looks great. "

" 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. "

" My skin is dark and glows. It almost seems blue, and it's supersoft. "

" 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. "

" Kids used to tease me and call me 'fille des etoiles,' which translates to 'daughter of the stars.' "

" To this day, the first thing that I do every morning is look in the mirror. I'll tell myself, 'Look at your skin. Look at your teeth and your smile. You are beautiful.' "

" I let my life, and success, speak for itself. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" People have made comments, calling me names like 'midnight' or 'mother of stars.' At first I confronted the bullies, but eventually I learned to tune out the negativity and just love myself more. "

" 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. "

" I was bullied a lot, being a kid, so I feel like I'm standing out because I realize who I really am. "

" 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. "

" Negative energy is wasteful. "

Negative Energy

" Celebrate yourself... and stay positive! "

" 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. "

" When I was younger, I didn't have any inspiration to like the skin I was in. "

" In my family, only my brother has a similar skin color. But in Senegal, the color is common. "

" I've learned to ignore the negative people and just be a living example of confidence and self-love. "

" I don't know why. I'm fascinated with stars and space. I just love them. "

" 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. "

" You are OK however you are, and you are very beautiful. "

" I was teased a lot, growing up, because of my skin tone. "

" 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. "