{"id":6971,"date":"2015-07-09T07:21:24","date_gmt":"2015-07-09T07:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=6971"},"modified":"2015-08-06T02:48:23","modified_gmt":"2015-08-06T02:48:23","slug":"nykhor-paul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/nykhor-paul","title":{"rendered":"Fed Up, African Model Nykhor Paul Calls Out Makeup Artists For Being Racist"},"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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According to Fashion Spot&#8217;s biannual\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefashionspot.com\/runway-news\/559317-diversity-report-fall-2015\/\">runway diversity report<\/a>, <em>&#8220;80 % of models who were cast in 373 shows\u00a0in\u00a0New York, London, Paris, and Milan\u00a0are white.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"annotatable\">Tired of Apologizing for her blackness<\/h2>\n<p class=\"annotatable\">Nykhor Paul, a 25-year-old Sudanese model, expressed her frustration about discrimination in the fashion industry. In a recent Instagram post, Paul sent a heated letter to\u00a0makeup artists in New York, London, Milan, Paris and Cape Town for never having makeup that match her complexion. Nykhor is of very dark complexion and it seems like her physical appearance is causing her to be discriminated against by makeup artists.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"annotatable\">&#8220;Why do I have to bring my own makeup to a professional show when all the other white girls don\u2019t have to do anything but show up wtf! Don\u2019t try to make me feel bad because I am blue black.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6995\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6995\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6995\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/9e0b108d3d852524241144216276c16a.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/9e0b108d3d852524241144216276c16a.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/9e0b108d3d852524241144216276c16a-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/9e0b108d3d852524241144216276c16a-600x777.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/505177283174340475\/\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"annotatable\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/p>\n<p class=\"annotatable\">\u201cI\u2019m tired of complaining about not getting book [sic] as a black model and I\u2019m definitely super tired of apologizing for my blackness!!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6997\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6997\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6997\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/e3de7a01c3c013d58de49c85691228cd.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/e3de7a01c3c013d58de49c85691228cd.jpg 612w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/e3de7a01c3c013d58de49c85691228cd-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/e3de7a01c3c013d58de49c85691228cd-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/e3de7a01c3c013d58de49c85691228cd-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6997\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com\/originals\/db\/4f\/d0\/db4fd059c0de536923ab4a648e06d781.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"anno-right\">More than just a model<\/h2>\n<div class=\"anno-right\">Nykhor is also an accomplished model. She has walked the runway for many renowned brands including Balenciaga, Louis Vuitton, and Alexander McQueen. She fled South Sudan when she was 14 because of the war and moved to the US with help from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Outside of the fashion world, Nykhor\u00a0Paul is a well-known human rights activist.<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6999\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6999\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6999\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/tumblr_nkcxc91fZI1tkfea0o1_540.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/tumblr_nkcxc91fZI1tkfea0o1_540.jpg 516w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/tumblr_nkcxc91fZI1tkfea0o1_540-446x300.jpg 446w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6999\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/search\/nykhor+paul\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"annotatable\">Earlier this month, Japanese fashion designer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/controversial-fashion-show\">Junya Watanabe\u00a0hit the headlines for displaying his latest\u00a0African collection with an all white cast.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"annotatable\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/top-10-most-beautiful-female-african-models\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0Top 10 Most Beautiful Female African Models.<\/a><\/strong><\/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>As many of you know, the fashion industry is a world\u00a0that\u00a0lacks diversity. 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