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‘My black is flawless’: The South Sudanese model taking Instagram by storm

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The dark model breaking down the barriers of conventional beauty
‘Black girls are everything’ (Picture: Instagram/queenkim_nyakim)

An Uber driver once asked model Nyakim Gatwech if she’d bleach her skin for £10,000.

The dark model breaking down the barriers of conventional beautyThe 'Queen of the Dark' proving black is beautiful

To which she laughed and responded: ‘Why on earth would I ever bleach this beautiful melanin?’

Nyakim, a 24-year-old South Sudanese model, is reminding people that dark skin is something to celebrate.

Posting her photoshoots on Instagram, her empowering messages about her deeply-pigmented skin are inspiring people from around the world.

From reminding black girls that ‘you are… Read the full story


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