Nyakim Gatwech News & Updates

MODELMONDAY: Nyakim Gatwech Is A Model With A Message For Black Girls

Claim to Fame: Gatwech went viral when she checked an Uber driver for asking whether or not she had ...

Oct 28, 2019 • HELLO BEAUTIFUL

Remember this ‘Queen of Dark’? She was once told by an Uber driver to bleach herself!

This Sudanese fashion model Nyakim Gatwech created waves on social media with her dark as night skin...

Jul 05, 2017 • India TV

Get to Know Sudanese Model Nyakim Gatwech, "The Queen of Dark"

There are a lot of stunning models in the fashion industry, but Nyakim Gatwech stands out as the "Qu...

Aug 30, 2017 • PopSugar

This Gorgeous Model Was Once Told To Bleach Her Skin, And That Is Simply Not Okay

This article originally appeared on HelloGiggles. With more than 130,000 followers on Instagram, Sou...

Jul 05, 2017 • Essence

Nyakim Gatwech Hot Pictures Will Make People Who Dubbed The South Sudanese Model as ‘Queen Of Darkness’ Eat Their Words!

https://www.india.com/viral/nyakim-gatwech-hot-pictures-will-make-people-who-dubbed-the-south-sudane...

Jul 04, 2017 • India.com

Nyakim Gatwech: Dis African model dey shake fashion world wit her dark skin

Dis 24-year-old model wey dey make waves for di fashion industry wit her dark skin wey dey totori pi...

Dec 08, 2018 • BBC

Instagram Star Blazes Her Own Trail In Modeling World

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --Her photos have captured a lot of attention this year and now a Minneapolis mod...

Nov 13, 2017 • CBS News

Queen of the Dark: This Sudanese model was told to bleach her skin by an Uber driver

A cab driver once asked South Sudanese fashion model Nyakim Gatwech if she would change her skin col...

Jul 12, 2017 • Hindustan Times

Nyakim Gatwech Instagram

Rashmi Mishra | Jul 4, 2017, 4:56 PM IST She is beautiful, confident and funny as we get to see her ...

Jul 04, 2017 • India.com

NY Psychiatrist Under Fire After Calling Nyakim Gatwech A 'Freak Of Nature'

The head of Columbia University’s psychiatry department put his foot in his mouth and now he has b...

Feb 25, 2022 • MadameNoire

Dark-Skinned Model Gives Her Uber Driver a Reality Check: ‘Beautiful Melanin’ Is ‘a Blessing’

Nyakim Gatwech is a model from South Sudan living in Minnesota. Recently on Instagram, she shared a ...

Apr 05, 2017 • Yahoo

Called 'too dark,' she's now the queen of the dark: Nyakim Gatwech conquers fashion, redefining beauty!

They used to tell her she was “too dark.” Now the world calls her the Queen of the Dark. Nyakim ...

Feb 25, 2026 • MSN

Top psychiatrist suspended after tweeting about a Black model, using the phrase 'freak of nature'

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Feb 24, 2022 • Yahoo

Nyakim Gatwech: Stunning Sudanese-American Model Wows on the Emmy Red Carpet – LOOK!

*Upon seeing Nyakim Gatwech for the first time, your initial impression may have been: Holy moly! WH...

Sep 21, 2018 • EURweb

Nyakim Gatwech: ‘The Queen of the Dark’ Turns Down $10k to Bleach Her Skin

Nope, you’d just be wasting your time. She may be black as night, but that’s all the more reason...

Jul 04, 2017 • EURweb

‘My skin tone is not really accepted’: model Nyakim Gatwech on colorism and Instagram

Gatwech, who was targeted in a prominent psychiatrist’s racist tweet, has built a career in the fa...

Mar 28, 2022 • The Guardian

Instagram model, Nyakim Gatwech, is Allegedly Worth $4 Million

The stigma of colorism has negatively impacted the self-esteem of many young black girls and women. ...

Mar 24, 2020 • Black Enterprise