This is former Cameroonian model Irene Major, now the wife of Canadian oil tycoon, Sam Malin and she’s a proud skin bleacher. She shared her before and after photos with UK Daily Mail and told the paper the reasoning behind her bleaching;
“When my skin is lighter, I just feel prettier. Itโs a taboo subject, and people get judgmental about it, but thatโs how I feel.โ
“A skin-lightening regime has been part of my life practically since birth. There are many different types of African skin โ from dark charcoal to a lighter version โ and you grow up knowing that the lighter ladies are the prettier ones. Itโs just a fact.โ she said