In the entertainment industry, it is an open secret that light skinned people are most preferred in the industry. While those who are dark skinned always play second fiddle. As a result of this, many people have decided to bleach their skin with the mindset that light skinned women are the only one that matters.
Many of our favorite female celebrities have fallen victim of this and they have bowed to the pressure of bleaching their skin, making them light skinned.
But a few others have continued to take pride in their complexion no matter the pressure and they have decided to maintain their dark skin colour.
So after a careful research I present to you 12 Nigerian female celebrities who have maintained their dark skin colour:
(1) Annie Idibia:
Annie Macaulay Idibia is a Nigerian actress, model and television personality. Ever since she started her acting career she has featured in various movies which includes sweet lovers, open scar, morning after dark and so on.
The beautiful screen diva has been able to maintain her natural skin without any traces of bleaching.
(2) Calista Okoronkwo:
Calista Okoronkwo is a Nollywood actress, television personality and model. She knows how to interpret any movie role given to her by movie producers and directors.
Calista has starred in various movies which includes College Girls, Barrister Anita, Celebrity Marriage, Cardinal Scores, Just A Friend and so on.
The beautiful screen diva has been able to maintain her natural complexion for decades.
(3) Ireti Doyle:
Ireti Doyle is a Nollywood actress and movie producer. In the movie industry, she has grown to become a great force to reckon with.
For decades, the veteran actress has been able to maintain her dark skin complexion without any traces of bleaching.
(4) Esther Audu:
Esther Audu is a Nigerian actress. She is popularly known for featuring in the movies tittled Dinner, Mystified and Order Of The Ring.
No doubt, Esther Audu loves moving around naturally, she is proud of her natural dark skin and she is not ready to bleach anytime soon.
(5) Genevieve Nnaji:
Genevieve Nnaji is a veteran Nollywood actress, movie producer and entrepreneur. At a very young age she started her acting career. Ever since then, she has featured in various movies which includes Mirror Boy, Tango With Me, Half Of The Yellow Sun, Road To Yesterday and so on.
The beautiful screen diva falls into the category of celebrities who are proud of their dark skin colour and have maintained it.
(6) Amanda Ebeye:
Amanda Ebeye is a Nigerian actress and television personality. She is popularly known for her role in Clinic Matters and Super Story. She is known for her talent in acting and producing great movies.
The mother of one has been able to maintain her natural skin without any traces of bleaching.
(7) Kate Henshaw:
Kate Henshaw is a professional Nigerian actress. In 1993, she started her acting career with the movie tittled when the sun sets. Ever since then she has been waxing stronger in the entertainment industry at large.
Kate does regular work out to keep her body in good shape, apart from that, she is bent on maintaining her elegant chocolate skin.
(8) Beverly Osu:
Beverly Osu is a Nigerian video vixen, model and actress. She was feautured in various movies which includes Oluture, Nneka The Pretty Serpent, Chief Daddy, Your Excellency, Zena and so on.
Beverly Osu falls into the category of celebrities who are proud of their dark skin colour and have maintained it.
(9) Mercy Johnson:
Mercy Johnson is a Nigerian actress. She is one of the great talent we have in the Nigerian movie industry. She has grown to become a great force to reckon with in the movie industry.
Mercy Johnson has been able to maintain her natural complexion for decades.
(10) Beverly Naya:
Beverly Naya is a British-born Nigerian actress. In the course of her career, she has won so many awards to her credit.
She is widely known for her great talent in acting. No doubt, Beverly Naya has been able to maintain her elegant chocolate skin.
(11) Linda Osifo:
Linda Osifo is a Nigerian actress and television host. She has starred in various movies which includes Merry Men, Tanwa Savage, Son Of Mercy, Last Request, Hidden Truth and so on.
Linda Osifo is obviously proud of her dark skin complexion and she is ready to maintain it no matter what.
(12) Tolu Bally:
Tolu Bally is a Nigerian fashion designer. In November 2016, she started her career as a fashion designer. She has worked with a good number of Nigerian stars which includes Funke Akindele, Ini Edo, Toke Makinwa, Linda Osifo, Toyin Abraham and so on.
Tolu Bally is proud of her dark skin and she is ready to maintain it.
(13) Funke Akindele:
Akindele-Bello Olufunke Ayotunde (popularly known as Funke Akindele /Jenifa) is a Nigerian actress and producer.[5] Funke Akindele starred in the sitcom I Need to Know from 1998 to 2002, and in 2009, Funke won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Funke Akindele plays the lead character in the show Jenifa’s Diary, for which she was named Best Actress in a Comedy at the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards.
