{"id":2699,"date":"2015-04-05T23:40:35","date_gmt":"2015-04-05T23:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=2699"},"modified":"2016-11-28T16:14:25","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T16:14:25","slug":"8-celebrities-who-openly-bleached-their-skin-what-a-shame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/8-celebrities-who-openly-bleached-their-skin-what-a-shame","title":{"rendered":"8 Celebrities Who Openly Bleached Their Skin. What A Shame."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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This has become a growing phenomenon, and a big business for cosmetic companies in Africa. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ipcs\/assessment\/public_health\/mercury_flyer.pdf\">World Health Organisation (WHO)<\/a>, 77% of women in Nigeria use skin-lightening products. The statistics are as high as 59%in Togo, and 27% in Senegal.<\/p>\n<p>Many seem to dismiss\u00a0the fact that these products are very dangerous. Some consequences of skin bleaching include leukemia, liver cancers, kidney failures, as well as\u00a0skin discoloration and scarring.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">1. Ghanian model\u00a0Mariam Abdul Rauf says she is comfortable bleaching her skin<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/Nasara-760-x-345-750x345.jpg\" alt=\"Nasara-760-x-345-750x345\" width=\"600\" height=\"276\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abdoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Nasara-760-x-345-750x3451.jpg\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">2. Dancehall singer Vybz Kartel seems to have lost some color over time<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/Vybz-Kartel-Before-And-After.jpg\" alt=\"Vybz-Kartel-Before-And-After\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/Vybz-Kartel-Before-And-After.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/Vybz-Kartel-Before-And-After-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imgarcade.com\/1\/patrice-roberts-bleaching\/\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">3. Baseball retiree\u00a0Samy Sosa said a facial cream\u00a0bleached his skin<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/black-copy-sammysosa-bleaching-black-skin.jpg\" alt=\"black-copy-sammysosa-bleaching-black-skin\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/black-copy-sammysosa-bleaching-black-skin.jpg 594w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/black-copy-sammysosa-bleaching-black-skin-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imgarcade.com\/1\/patrice-roberts-bleaching\/\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">4. South African musician Mshoza wished for skin care products for her birthday<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/mzhoza.jpg\" alt=\"mzhoza\" width=\"600\" height=\"281\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/346214290079739009\/\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">5. Nollywood actress Ini Edo joined the club not too long ago<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/wpid-screenshot_2014-09-30-23-12-182.jpg.jpeg\" alt=\"wpid-screenshot_2014-09-30-23-12-182.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/wpid-screenshot_2014-09-30-23-12-182.jpg.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/wpid-screenshot_2014-09-30-23-12-182.jpg-305x300.jpeg 305w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimluvs.com\/could-ini-edo-be-bleaching-compare-photos\/\">source<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">6. Kenyan actress Vera Sikida supposedly spent $170 000 in skin bleaching products<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/vera.jpg\" alt=\"vera\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/vera.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/vera-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/363173157423829851\/\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">7. Rapper Lil Kim did not only go under the knife, she bleached her skin too.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17405\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17405\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/lil-kim.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/lil-kim.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/lil-kim-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yoknyamdabale.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/04\/ki22d7x.jpg?w=584&amp;h=584\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">8. Former model Irene Major says she feels prettier lighter<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2701\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/irene.jpg\" alt=\"irene\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/irene.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/irene-500x300.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/236298311674516970\/\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">If skin tone is a beauty criterion, how come Lupita Nyong&#8217;o was\u00a0named &#8220;The Most Beautiful Woman&#8221; by People&#8217;s magazine in 2014?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/lupita.jpg\" alt=\"lupita\" width=\"600\" height=\"818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/lupita.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/lupita-220x300.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/52424783138137014\/\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[\/onepage]<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[onepage] [gallerypage] Toning, brightening, lightening&#8230;These are all words referring to skin bleaching. 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