Teen bullied for her incredibly dark skin color becomes a model, takes the internet by storm

“I was teased a lot growing up, because of my skin tone,” Khoudia, who is based in Paris, told the Daily Mail. “And now even online sometimes, people will make comments. Growing up, I faced it by confronting the bullies. As I grew, I learned to love myself more every day, and not pay attention to the negative people.” Since then Khoudia, who started modelling when she was 17, has won the internet with her beautiful pictures that have earned her a following of over 235k on Instagram. She’s also inspiring people to embrace their differences, writing that “If you’re lucky enough to be different, don’t ever change.” We couldn’t agree more.

“I was teased a lot growing up, because of my skin tone,” says 19-year-old model Khoudia Diop

“And now even online sometimes, people will make comments”

“As I grew, I learned to love myself more every day, and not pay attention to the negative people”

Khoudia only started modelling 2 years ago when she was just 17, but she already has over 235k followers on Instagram.

“If you’re lucky enough to be different, don’t ever change”