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. Khoudia Diop Read Quote
Kids used to tease me and call me ‘fille des etoiles,’ which translates to ‘daughter of the stars.’ Khoudia Diop Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I wanted to bleach my skin so bad, but my sister always discouraged me. She’d say, ‘This is a bad thing. Don’t try it.’ Khoudia Diop Read Quote
Personally, it was always very difficult to find complexion products that match my shade. Khoudia Diop Read Quote
To this day, the first thing that I do every morning is look in the mirror. I’ll tell myself, ‘Look at your skin. Look at your teeth and your smile. You are beautiful.’ Khoudia Diop Read Quote
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. Khoudia Diop Read Quote
I was so ashamed of it that I would spend hours in the shower crying and trying to wash my skin off. Khoudia Diop Read Quote
