Khoudia Diop

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Khoudia Diop
Born
Khoudia Diop

(1996-12-31) 31 December 1996 (age 28)
Senegal
Occupations
  • Model
  • Actress
Modeling information
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBlack

Khoudia Diop, also known as the Melanin Goddess, [1] [2] (born 31 December 1996) is a Senegalese fashion model [1] and actress. [3]

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Early life

Khoudia Diop was teased as a child because of her dark skin tone, but after moving to Paris at age 15, she was repeatedly approached by photographers with the suggestion that she become a model. Initially, Khoudia was not interested because she wanted to get an education first and was scared because she did not know what she was getting into. [4] [5]

She nicknamed herself the "Melanin Goddess" (alluding her dark black skin) to express pride in her appearance. [6] [1] [2]

Career

Khoudia officially started modeling at the age of 17, with the goal of changing perceptions of "beauty" in the beauty industry by encouraging people to be confident in their appearance, especially by becoming a source of inspiration for young girls. [7] "I want to inspire young girls and let them know that we are all goddesses inside and out." [8]

In 2016 she moved to New York City for college and became popular on Instagram because of what was described as her "unique and beautiful look". [4] [9] [10] [11] She went from 300 to 350,000 followers on Instagram in only days. [11] In 2017 she appeared in an advertising campaign for French cosmetics brand Make Up For Ever. [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Brown, Nikki (24 March 2017). "Model Khoudia Diop aka 'Melanin Goddess' Has Some Very Good Advice For Her Younger Self". Essence Magazine . Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 Mosley, Holly (6 November 2018). "True Beauty: 13 Models Who Are Beacons for Diversity". Female First. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  3. ↑ Diop, Khoudia (9 March 2017). ""I Want to Show Girls It's Not Bad to Be Dark—Different Is Beautiful"". Glamour. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  4. 1 2 Gharib, Malaka (20 November 2016). "How Khoudia Diop Learned To Love Her Dark Skin". NPR . Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Nast, Condé (2017-03-09). ""I Want to Show Girls It's Not Bad to Be Dark—Different Is Beautiful"". Glamour. Archived from the original on 2021-08-11.
  6. ↑ Green, Lindsay (15 November 2016). "Model Khoudia Diop Spills Her Makeup Tips for Dark Skin Tones". Allure . Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "#NBCBLK28: Khoudia Diop: Melanin Goddess Redefining Beauty Standards". NBC News. 2017-02-17. Archived from the original on 2021-08-11.
  8. ↑ Nast, Condé (2016-10-28). "Meet the 19-Year-Old "Melanin Goddess" Instagram Is Obsessed With". Glamour. Archived from the original on 2021-08-11.
  9. ↑ Bennett, Alexis (28 October 2016). "Meet the 19-Year-Old 'Melanin Goddess' Instagram Is Obsessed With". Glamour . Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  10. ↑ Abou-Sabi, Kenzi (2 February 2017). "NBCBLK28: Khoudia Diop: The Model Redefining Beauty Standards". NBC News . Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  11. 1 2 Jamshed, Zahra (29 November 2016). "The 'Melanin Goddess': Meet the Model Whose Skin Tone Made Her a Social Media Sensation". CNN Style. Retrieved 15 April 2017.


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