With each passing day, we have to remind ourselves that beauty comes in all shapes, sizes and shades–especially in an industry that constantly tries to project its narrow standards upon us.  This week, we stumbled across someone who is a beaming example of the beauty of diversity.  Enter Khoudia Diop.

Khoudia Diop BCW 2The gorgeous model hails from Senegal and spends her time between Paris and New York.  After being cast as one of the models for Tori Elizabeth’s and Victory Jones’s The Colored Girl Campaign, many (ourselves included) took notice of Diop’s striking beauty.

Khoudia Diop BCW 10With skin as dark and as smooth as obsidian, Diop has remained steadfast in her mission to stay unapologetically black as she vehemently denounces any support for the use of skin lightening agents.Khoudia Diop BCW 3

A stunning white smile and a head of curly tendrils compliment her enviable complexion.  And with skin like that, there’s hardly any need for her to wear layers of makeup.  A touch of gold in the corners of each tear duct is all she needs.Khoudia Diop BCW 1

Diop may have only recently gotten her start in the modeling world, but the confidence of this self-proclaimed “Melanin Goddess” seems to know no bounds.  And that’s why she’s this week’s Beauty Crush!  For more, spy our gallery above and follow her on Instagram here.Khoudia Diop BCW 4

What do you think?  Is Khoudia Diop deserving of the title?

 

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