Nina Davuluri,Miss America 2014, recites a poem dedicated to all the earthy-skinned women in India, Not fair, just lovely. In India, we do have many mis-conceptions that girls that are fair are only beautiful, while the girls who are dusky and earthy, are ugly. Dark skin has been associated with social stigma that these girls will have difficulty marrying, obtaining jobs and what not- They have always been isolated- being pressurized by parents, relatives, peers, neighbors, almost everyone to lighten their complexion.
By:Archa Dave
