Nyakim Gatwech

thumb Nyakim Gatwech (born January 27, 1993) is an Ethiopian-American model of South Sudanese descent. She has attracted attention for her dark skin color and has achieved significant popularity on Instagram. Quotes He said, ‘Wow, you’re dark I’m like, ‘Yeah, I know.’ [Laughs]…I can tell when somebody has never seen a Sudanese person before, somebody as dark as me I was so surprised that people were moved by [this story] I’m used to people asking the stupidest questions ever about my skin I just laughed. I wanted to know why he thought I should. He said because life would be easier for me. It would be easier for me to be in a relationship, or guys would be more attracted to me if I was lighter. If I was going to a job interview, I would get the job opportunities because I’m lighter. I just said, “[Even if] being lighter would make my life easier, I’d rather take the [hard] road At one point, I did consider it. When I came to America from a refugee camp in Africa [at age 14], I lived in Buffalo, New York. I would cry myself to sleep after being bullied about my skin. There are so many beautiful dark-skinned Sudanese women who bleach their skin. My own sister did it. But when I told her I wanted to [after living in America for a few months], she told me no. She said, “You would not just be bleaching your skin, you would be bleaching your mind. I did it and I regret it. I’m not going to let my daughter do it, or you — nobody Oh, it was going to be like heaven. Living in a refugee camp [in Africa meant] sleeping in tents, not knowing where your dinner is coming from, not drinking clean water. America is education, food, hospitals, not feeling like your child will pass away because there’s no medical care. [But] you come here and realize you have to work hard for everything. Yeah, it’s not as heavenly as it seems, as it was made out to be back home. But at the end of the day, America is a really great country if you make it. I Was Bullied for Being “Too Black.” Now I’m a Model;By RACHEL TORGERSON on Dec 11, 2017 External links Category:Women from South Sudan Category:Living people Category:1993 births Category:Immigrants to the United States Category:Women born in the 1990s Category:Models from South Sudan