A number of young black women and girls suffer from colorism's stigma. However, one woman's dark skin has helped her rise to great heights in the modeling business, and she now has a net worth of $4 million.
Nyakim Gatwech, a 24-year-old model, is called the "Queen of Dark" worldwide.
She was born in Ethiopia, and her South Sudanese parents were forced to leave their home country as refugees due to ongoing political unrest.
She has faced many difficulties and changes along the way, but she has never been willing to lose confidence in herself.
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She had to adjust to a new way of life that had its obstacles when she moved to Buffalo, New York.
In an interview with CBS News, she stated, "I was good enough with my self-esteem and I began being ripped up by the culture, and I began looking at myself."
She travels with a strong sense of self-assurance and resolve.
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She currently works as a professional model and she has around 688,000 Instagram followers.
A lot of people on the internet were drawn to her photoshoots because of her dark complexion.
She currently serves as the brand ambassador for a number of businesses, including Fashion Nova, and according to Celebrity How, she is worth over $4 million.
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"She is a black lady, she is me, and I am her," she said.
I remind her and the other black girls that they are extraordinarily attractive, bright, special, and much more, she continues, "in a culture that frequently tells us we are not the beauty level.
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