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‘Never Let Anyone Bring You Down Just Because You’re Darker’- Elsa Majimbo Graces Teen Vogue Cover
‘Never Let Anyone Bring You Down Just Because You’re Darker’- Elsa Majimbo Graces Teen Vogue Cover
From landing a Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award nomination to becoming a Fenty beauty ambassador and landing her first Teen Vogue cover, Elsa Majimbo is certainly a great inspiration to Generation Z.
The 19-year-old Kenyan comedian and former chess champion made it to the 2021 Class of Teen Vogue’s ‘Young Hollywood Creators’, that shines the spotlight on ‘people that are at the front of the culture, pushing us to think, laugh, dance, and cry.’
Elsa Majimbo
In the magazine’s accompanying interview, Elsa opened up about her experience as a dark-skinned African woman and breaking the stereotype surrounding colorism.