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" 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.' "

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Reflection

" 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. "

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Inspire

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

" 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. "

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Love

Mother

" Learn yourself and love yourself. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

" 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.' "

Khoudia Diop

Skin

Bad

" 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. "

" I feel beautiful when my makeup looks great. "

" Being teased and losing my self value eventually ended up inspiring me to be a better version of myself. "

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

Khoudia Diop

Any

Inspiration

" 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. "

" Celebrate yourself... and stay positive! "

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

" My very first account was @BlackBarbie, which is what my friends called me growing up. Then I thought, 'You can either call yourself that, or you can find something that will matter to dark-skinned girls.' So I came up with @melaniin.goddess. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

Khoudia Diop

Daughter

Kids

" 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. "

Khoudia Diop

Beautiful

Family

" 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 was so ashamed of it that I would spend hours in the shower crying and trying to wash my skin off. "