Miss India pageant called out for lack of diversity

[violet_crumble9]

This year’s #MissIndia contestants all look the same. They have similar hair texture and length, skin colour and even smiles. These contestants do no justice to the diverse beauty of Indian women. Writes @yamini_pbhttps://t.co/r93LZcPKl2
- SheThePeople (@SheThePeopleTV) May 30, 2019
- The pageant is under scrutiny as a spread of this year's

Comments

[girltype]

My bf is Indian. Even he is pressured about skin color. He's the most beautiful person I know, inside and out. Infact I can't wait for his summer tan to come about, absolutely gorgeous.

[srparker328]

okay lmao

[andisprohi]

"I'm sorry you're suffering. But I also love that you're my human mood ring"

[girltype]

That's a good one! Definitely opened my eyes.

[yurasama_love]

lol we for sure know why

[imightbewrong4]

holy shit. does India have the same problem as Latin America where their TV shows only feature light skin people in lead roles?

[yurasama_love]

Colorism is so toxically rife in India. One of the most famous face cream is called "fair and lovely"

[squirrels_oh_no]

And Fair and Handsome for men.

[andisprohi]

wait till you're on Indian dating sites and it's way worse

[nikuru]

I feel like I've seen this before?

[yurasama_love]

There was something like this before for Miss Korea

[nikuru]

ty! i absolutely could not figure it out.

[iznanassi]

that one was a photoshop mishap i think though

[doverz]

The desire to have light skinned women try to represent in beauty pageants in hope of winning Miss Universe or whatever reminds of Miss Ghana in 2011 even though she was from Minnesota.

[spellmanian]

Lmfao omg what??? I did not hear of this before now. How stupid.

[doverz]

Yep, her name is Erica Nego. I only know because I went to see this awesome play called School Girls: An African Mean Girls Story that was based on her winning in 2011.

https://www.ghanacelebrities.com/2011/07/03/who-the-heck-is-in-charge-of-miss-universe-ghana-how-can-you-tell-me-yayra-nego-is-the-winner-of-miss-universe-ghana-2011/