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" 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. "

Khoudia Diop

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High School

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Khoudia Diop

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Make

" 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. "

Khoudia Diop

Cousins

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" 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 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. "

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

" Diversity is what makes life interesting. "

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

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

" 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. "

" There are so many types of beauty that all deserve to be celebrated. "

" Celebrate yourself... and stay positive! "

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

" Negative energy is wasteful. "

" 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. "

Khoudia Diop

Women

Inspire

" 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. "

Khoudia Diop

Love

Reflection

" 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. "

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

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

Khoudia Diop

Got

Street

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

" 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 feel beautiful when my makeup looks great. "

" As I grew, I learned to love myself more every day and not pay attention to the negative people, which helped a lot. "

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

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

" 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. "