‘My black is flawless ’: The South Sudanese model taking Instagram by storm

Nyakim, a 24-year-old South Sudanese model, is reminding people that dark skin is something to celebrate.

An Uber driver once asked model Nyakim Gatwech if she’d bleach her skin for £10,000.

To which she laughed and responded: ‘Why on earth would I ever bleach this beautiful melanin?’

Posting her photoshoots on Instagram, her empowering messages about her deeply-pigmented skin are inspiring people from around the world.

From reminding black girls that ‘you are beautiful just different and unique’, and that everyone ‘should be proud of your heritage regardless of how light or dark your skin is’.

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SOUTH SUDAN???? A country with people so dark you won't believe your eyes.. skin so rich and teeth so bright. Gosh how I love my country my people and everything that come with it.. I was ask my uber driver the other day he said, don't take this offensive but if you were given 10 thousand dollars ? would you bleach your skin for that amount? I couldn't even respond I started laughing so hard. Than he said so that a no and I was like hell to the f*king yeah that a no, why on earth would I ever bleach this beautiful melanin God bless with me. Than he said so you look at it as a blessing? I just ?‍♂️ you won't believe the kind of questions I get and the kind of looks I get for having this skin. On that note #melaninmonday?? ||different melanin|| ? @piokky ? @isaacwest Models: @moliesha95 @odur @chudes0212 @queenkim_nyakim

A post shared by Nyakim Gatwech (@queennyakimofficial) on Mar 27, 2017 at 11:41am PDT

But as well as her powerful words, it’s her photographs that speak volumes.

From bikini shots in front of striking desert landscapes to rocking bohemian tie die dresses by brick walls, Nyakim gets her point across without having to write a single word.

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Black on black never look so good?? Outfit by the one and only @msoromia Shot by @iamtberry Make up by @queenkim_nyakim Model: @queenkim_nyakim Gold bar from @touchdolls #queen? #southsudanesebeauty?????????? #africanqueen #chocolate?#melaninpoppin?❤️✨ #nuergirlbeauty???? #midellifestyle #africangirlskillingit✔️??? #blackbarbie #nubianqueen?? #tgifriday?? #blessfortheskinimin

A post shared by Nyakim Gatwech (@queennyakimofficial) on Mar 31, 2017 at 1:28pm PDT

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When you look into your reflection through the mirror what do you see? I hope you see nothing but how beautiful, smart, intelligent, outstanding, unique you are you!! |Genesis| || creative director/ fashion designer|| @isaacwest || photographer|| @worldtravelingq #southsudanesebeauty???????? #africanqueen?? #chocolate?? #melaninpoppin✨? #melaningoddess?? #nubianqueen???? #nuergirlbeauty???? #model❤️ #naturalhair #africanprintfabric

A post shared by Nyakim Gatwech (@queennyakimofficial) on May 2, 2017 at 9:53am PDT

‘That look you give them when they try to tell you that you are pretty for black girl… like please,’ she writes in another post.

‘Black girls are everything, black itself is everything – [it] is not the color or…

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