"It's a mental health issue" - model Nykhor Paul on European beauty standards

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Nykhor Paul

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The South Sudanese fashion model on championing black beauty

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Model Nykhor Paul moved to the US at the age of ten and lived in a succession of foster homes after refusing to submit to an arranged marriage. She talks to journalist Abigail Musherure about how modelling saved her life, why she tries to challenge European beauty standards, and what criticism she receives for being raised by white Americans.

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