Justice For All Shades: African Model Speaks Out

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25-year-old South Sudanese Ford model Nykhor Paul took to Instagram to voice her frustration of  the lack of preparedness with make-up for her skin tone in the fashion world.

Paul, who has appeared in high fashion shows for Calvin Klein and others get roundel up about the unprofessional makeup artists who tries to make her feel bad about her skin color when they are unprepared with cosmetic shades that matches her skin tone. She asks, “Why do I have to bring my own makeup to a professional show when all the other white girls don’t have to do anything but show up?” 

Nykhor is also a well-known human rights activist so it comes to no surprise that she felt the need to speak up for what she believes in! You Go Gril!

“Dear white people in the fashion world!

Please don’t take this the wrong way but it’s time you people get your shit right when it comes to our complexion! Why do I have to bring my own makeup to a professional show when all the other white girls don’t have to do anything but show up wtf! Don’t try to make me feel bad because I am blue black its 2015 go to Mac, Bobbi Brown, Makeup forever, Iman cosmetic, black opal, even Lancôme and Clinique carried them plus so much more. there’s so much options our there for dark skin tones today. A good makeup artist would come prepare and do there research before coming to work because often time you know what to expect especially at a show! Stop apologizing it’s insulting and disrespectful to me and my race it doesn’t help, seriously! Make an effort at least! That goes for NYC, London, Milan, Paris and Cape Town plus everywhere else that have issues with black skin tones. Just because you only book a few of us doesn’t mean you have the right to make us look ratchet. I’m tired of complaining about not getting book as a black model and I’m definitely super tired of apologizing for my blackness!!!! Fashion is art, art is never racist it should be inclusive of all not only white people, shit we started fashion in Africa and you modernize and copy it! Why can’t we be part of fashion fully and equally?”

Hopefully this will be an eye opener!

#BlackIs Beautiful