Women so beautiful their confidence offends others! Models Nyakim Gatwech, Khoudia Diop and actress Lupita N'yongo

http://scubby.com/meet-beautiful-sudanese-model-nicknamed-queen-dark/

http://scubby.com/girl-bullied-darker-skin-tone-last-laugh-landing-modeling-contract/

I'm still rubbing my eyes because this woman is uber-gorgeous. Meet Nyakim Gatwech. Sudanese model and beauty extraordinaire living in Minneapolis now. I do hope she retains her high self-esteem as she navigates the dog-eat-dog world of modeling. And stays herself. No imitation of others. And please, girl. No bleaching. No blond weave. No. Just no.

This is the woman whose phenotype has been ignored in historical romance writing, but graces the majority of the heroines in MY historical romances. Alabaster. Lily-White. Rosy, If as a reader, your historical romance heroines must wear those words...Don't pick up my historicals. Okay? You'll be disappointed. Those adjectives are quite absent in my books as they do not describe my heroines. If you want a break from the usual heroines,,,Then we can talk.

Ms. Gatwech's pictorials, and any photo of fellow model Khoudia Diop and any photo of actress Lupita N'yomgo, give me life. Stay true ladies no matter what. Anyone can be somebody else. It takes guts to stay you.