Indhira Suero, who grew up in La Vega, Dominican Republic, remembers being a child surrounded by other girls who were fair-skinned and had straight hair.
“I was the only morenita with curly (natural) hair,” the 27-year-old recalls in Spanish. “Growing up, I had a bit of a complex and I remember always looking at myself differently than other girls.”
“I was the only morenita with curly (natural) hair,” the 27-year-old recalls in Spanish. “Growing up, I had a bit of a complex and I remember always looking at myself differently than other girls.”
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