In continuation of our column “The most beautiful women in the world,” we decided to make a selection of the most beautiful girls with chocolate skin color.
Black women have always amazed us with their beauty: plump lips, velvety skin, athletic figure and ideal proportions. But it’s no secret that their path to the top of fame was not easy, and even today a girl with a dark skin color can be met at a modeling agency with the words: “We already have one dark-skinned model.”
41 years old, supermodel and TV presenter
One of the first African-American women to conquer the catwalks of Paris. She began her career at the age of 15 and became the first black woman to appear on the covers of GQ, Sports Illustrated and Victoria's Secret catalogues. She is also the creator and producer of one of the most popular shows, America's Next Top Model.
Naomi Campbell
44 years old, supermodel
An icon of the 90s: not a single fashion show, not a single fashion party and the next scandal could be done without her. Naomi became the first black model to receive one of the highest paid contracts with a modeling agency. And now, 10 years later, she looks amazing and hasn’t changed a bit.
33 years old, singer and actress
A girl from Houston (Texas) became the most popular pop and r"n"b singer in the world. She has 20 Grammy awards to her name and made history as the only woman to be nominated for the award 52 times.
26 years old, singer
The singer from Barbados was noticed by an American agent, and soon she signed a contract with the production center of rapper Jay-Z (45). Today she is the highest paid singer, and her single Umbrella became the best-selling hit in the world.
Lola Monroe
28 years old, rapper and model
The American performer was born in Ethiopia, but moved to Washington as a child, where she grew up. Her debut single Boss Bitch was the first step on the path to popularity.
Dorothy Dandridge
1922−1956, actress, singer and dancer
One of the first black women to achieve recognition on the American stage. She also became the first black woman to be nominated for an Oscar.
Whitney Houston
1963−2012, singer and actress
American singer, performer of the most touching love song I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston entered the Guinness Book of Records as the woman with the most awards. She won the hearts of the 90s generation by starring in the film Bodyguard.
48 years old, actress
In 2002, Holly received an Academy Award for Best Actress. We know her from the film “X-Men” and as a Bond girl in the film “Die Another Day.”
Diana Ross
70 years old, singer, producer and actress
The singer of the hits Ain't No Mountain High Enough and Love Hangover was one of the most beautiful women of her time. She entered the Guinness Book of Records as the most successful performer in history.
Iman Abdulmajid
59 years old, model, actress and businesswoman
Iman, originally from Somalia, began her career as a model, but then opened the world's first cosmetics company with a line of foundation for dark-skinned women. Iman is married to David Bowie (68).
Vanessa Williams
51 years old, singer and actress
She made history as the first African-American woman to win the Miss America pageant in 1983. She can be recognized from her roles in the TV series “Ugly Betty” and “Desperate Housewives.” She also performed the song Colors of the Wind in the Disney cartoon Pocahontas.
Janet Jackson
The sister of the legendary Michael Jackson (1958-2009) Janet in her youth was very similar to her famous brother, but at the same time she did not remain in his shadow and made her own significant contribution to the music industry.
Rissikat Bade
22 years old, model
The Congolese-born model gained recognition by moving to Britain and winning the Miss London pageant in 2011. As a child, the girl lived in Ukraine, so she speaks fluent Russian and Ukrainian, and also learns French.
Alek Wek
37 years old, model
Born in Sudan and from the Dinko tribe, the stunning model with skin the color of black coffee hit the catwalk in 1995 at the age of 18.
Lupita Nyong'o
31 years old, actress and director
The Mexican-Kenyan-born model grew up in America and graduated from Yale University. Success came to her after her role in the film “12 Years a Slave,” for which Lupita received an Oscar as “Best Supporting Actress.”
Agbani Darego
31 years old, model
She became the first woman of African descent to win the Miss World pageant.
Fatima Siad
28 years old, model
The model is from Somalia. The participant in the 10th season of America's Next Top Model intends to prove to the whole world that she is not just another participant in the popular show. The girl actively works on world catwalks and participated in shows of Herve Leger, Hermes and Dries Van Noten.
Alicia Keys
34 years old, singer, composer and producer
Her debut album Songs In A Minor sold 12 million copies, making her the most successful emerging artist of 2001. She starred in such successful films as “Smoking Aces” and “The Nanny Diaries.”
Noémie Lenoir
35 years old, model and actress
The model, originally from France, became popular, appearing in Elle and Sports Illustrated magazines. She also collaborated with such fashion houses as Gucci, L'Oréal, Tommy Hilfiger, Victoria's Secret and Marks and Spencer. She is known for her role in the film Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra.
Zoe Saldana
36 years old, actress and dancer
Her debut films were “Proscenium” and “Crossroads”, but her cameo role in the film “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” brought her worldwide popularity.
Melody Monrose
22 years old, model
Melody began her career at the age of 18 when she was discovered by an agent in her hometown on the island of Martinique. The girl was invited to New York and Paris, and she has already modeled for Vogue Italia and Harper’s Bazaar.
Anais Mali
24 years old, model
A French model, her father was from Chad and her mother from Poland. The girl's career began in 2009, and in 2011 she participated in the Victoria's Secret show.
Naomie Harris
38 years old, actress
The British actress, known for her role as the voodoo witch Calypso in the film Pirates of the Caribbean, also starred in the film 007: Skyfall and took part in the continuation of the James Bond story 007: Spectre.
Recently, the young Senegalese model Khoudia Diop has become an Internet star thanks to her unusual charcoal skin. Khudia became famous thanks to the Colored project, which aims to find people with unusual skin tones. Khudia's melanin-rich skin has taken the internet by storm and her page is currently on Instagram"Melaniin goddess" (Goddess of melanin) has more than 222 thousand subscribers. People are crazy about her natural skin tone and constantly compliment Khudia, but what makes the girl especially beautiful is her positive attitude and self-confidence.
Despite her popularity today, Khudia admits that her dark charcoal skin was once the object of ridicule and bullying.
“The bullies used to tease me about Darkie, daughter of the night and mother of the stars, thinking it was meant to offend me, but you know, I liked all those nicknames,” Khudia said
At the moment, many African girls use lightening creams to make their skin at least a little lighter.
More precisely, in Nigeria 75% are girls, Togo - 59, South Africa - 35%.
This is due to global concepts of beauty, which are currently dominated by Eurocentric standards
However, Khudia does not follow these trends because she values herself and her skin as they are.
Khudia wants to teach African women to be comfortable in their skin
Khudia surrounded by other models, some of whom also have unusual skin tones
Khudia once again proved that if you love yourself for who you are, then others will love you too. It seems we all have something to learn from this girl.
"If you are lucky enough to be different from others, never change!" - says Koudia Diop, a model from Senegal. Until two years ago, Koudia was an object of ridicule - at school she was bullied because of her incredibly dark skin - so black that other dark-skinned girls seemed light compared to Koudia. However, after that , as the girl decided to turn her difference into dignity, her whole life changed. Now Koudia is the “Goddess of Melanin”, her Instagram has several hundred thousand subscribers, and her photos on Facebook are full of admiring comments from people from all over the world.
Star Trek Koudii Diop(Khoudia Diop), or "Melanin Goddess" as she calls herself, began after her photographs were part of the "Girls of Color" campaign, designed to show all skin tones, show how different people can be and how beautiful they all are . Among all the models, Koudiya was the darkest - her skin was almost coal-black, so rich that the girl’s appearance stood out from the rest of the models.
Nowadays, most comments on Koudiya's photographs are admiring odes to her beauty. And once, as the girl says, she had to endure ridicule from the people around her. In one of her Facebook posts, Koudia recalls that she was often called “the daughter of the night” or “the mother of the stars.” “Bullying can come in many forms, and if anyone thinks I'm going to be ashamed of my skin color, guess what, I even like those made-up names of yours and I don't really care what anyone thinks of me. "
Today, the trend of lightening one's skin has become rampant in Africa. More than 75% of women in Nigeria (59% in Togo and 35% in South Africa) use various creams that lighten their skin. Such procedures, alas, often lead to tragic consequences - burns or skin cancer. However, these are beauty standards - the lighter a woman’s skin color, the more beautiful she is considered. Coudia Dion encourages women not to be ashamed of their skin and not to try to become someone else.
“I endured hateful comments about the color of my skin throughout my childhood,” says Coudia, who grew up in Paris. “And even now people sometimes respond to me in a similar tone online. I was bullied a lot. But I learned to love yourself, not paying attention to all these negative people." Now Koudiya is 19 years old, and it is this attitude towards life and her appearance that makes her truly special. "I want to tell my sisters that it doesn't matter what you look like as long as you are beautiful on the inside," Coudia writes.
Nowadays, to become famous, it is enough to have the Internet, and of course, some interesting and relevant feature. If a few months ago everyone was talking only about , now the young Instagram star Loli Chuil is in the spotlight. And all thanks to her unique appearance.
Recently, Instagram trends have seen attention to the person Lola Chuil. A high school student of model appearance with jet-black skin, blue eyes and full lips became an Instagram star.
Surprisingly, in a short time, a black schoolgirl with the nickname “black Hannah Montana” (@theblackhannahmontana) began to have 311 thousand subscribers. And she didn’t have to do anything for such success: Lola has only 36 photos in her account. But the interest in her is very clearly visible.
Rising Internet star Lola Chuil lives in Los Angeles and attends high school. She is known to speak 8 languages. But so far her main achievement is coal-black skin, a thin nose, high cheekbones and incredibly plump lips. What else is needed to become a trendsetter and a discussed person?
It’s interesting that many who follow the colorful girl say that she can outshine the legendary model herself, the “black panther”. Fashion experts are already predicting success for her in the modeling business.
Time will tell whether Lola Chuil herself can surpass, and we remind you that the news that it is official is now also being discussed.