The black skin is not a badge of shame
But rather a glorious symbol of natural greatness
Darky. Daughter of the Night. Mother of the Stars. When it comes to her nearly onyx complexion, Senegalese model Khoudia Diop has heard it all. After relocating to Paris at age 15, not only did Diop find herself in a foreign country but in a region where those around her had seldom seen someone with a skin tone as deep as hers. "I would get so angry whenever I'd notice people looking at me weirdly," she says in an interview with Beauty Atlas