Nyakim Gatwechsel

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Nyakim Gatwick (born January 27, 1993 in Gambela , Ethiopia ) is a South Sudanese model who has worked for Calvin Klein and L'Oreal , among others . She is characterized by her extremely dark skin color .

Career

Gatwechsel's parents lived in Maiwut in South Sudan before they fled the South Sudanese civil war to Gambela in Ethiopia, where Nyakim was born. From there they emigrated to Kenya, where they lived in refugee camps, and eventually emigrated with her family to the United States when she was 14 years old. She originally settled in Buffalo, New York and later moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Although she was neither born nor been there in South Sudan, she still considers herself a South Sudanese. After attending a fashion show at St. Cloud State University , she considered a career as a model. Among other things, she was featured on advertising posters for the film Jigsaw 2017 .

Social media

Gatwechsel is known for her naturally dark skin color and has been nicknamed "Queen of Darkness". Gatwechsel has faced self-esteem issues and comments from people advocating bleaching to lighten skin color. She has over 790,000 followers on Instagram.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com): The African Dream | DW | 08/02/2018. Accessed April 27, 2020 (German).
  2. ↑ a b Instagram Star Blazes Her Own Trail In Modeling World . In: CBS Minnesota , November 14, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017. 
  3. ↑ Nyakim Gatwick: The dark exotic beauty queen . In: Times of India , November 23, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017. 
  4. ^ Brian Gallagher: New Saw 8 Posters Unleash Jigsaw's Blood-Starved Nurses . September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  5. ↑ Meet The Beautiful Sudanese Model Nicknamed The "Queen Of The Dark" . scubby.com. May 27, 2017.
  6. ↑ Mirabella Roberts: This Model Was Asked if She Would Bleach Her Skin for $ 10,000 (en) . In: Teen Vogue , July 19, 2017. 
  7. ↑ Queen of the Dark: This Sudanese model was told to bleach her skin by an Uber driver . In: Hindustan Times , July 13, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017. 
  8. ↑ First bullied, now celebrated: How dark is the "Queen of the Dark" really? July 15, 2017, accessed April 27, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Nyakim Gatendung (@queennyakimofficial) • Instagram photos and videos. Retrieved April 27, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Gatwechsel, Nyakim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Sudanese model
DATE OF BIRTH January 27, 1993
PLACE OF BIRTH Gambela