Learn about Nigerian celebrities who work in the entertainment sector and have naturally light skin in this post.
Despite campaigns like “Black is beautiful,” many individuals, especially in African nations, still favor lighter skin.
Some parents would go to great lengths to apply skin-lightening or skin bleaching products on their kids’ skin to give them lighter complexions.
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According to research conducted by the World Health Organization, prohibiting skin bleaching products would be ineffective as long as success and beauty are associated with having light skin.
Nigeria has the largest percentage of women who use lightening products (77%), according to the WHO, making it the nation with the lightest skin.
However, some famous dark-skinned women from Nigeria have shown us that being black does not preclude one from achieving greater prominence in the entertainment sector.
However, it appears to be black and hasn’t fully created a name for itself in the beauty and entertainment sectors, particularly in Africa where some people still bleach.
However, we have some Nigerian celebrities who did not bleach but they are naturally light skinned, see their names below:
TBoss
Ex-Big Brother Naija housemate, Tokunbo Idowu, popularly known as TBoss, is one of the Nigerian celebrities who are naturally light-skinned. She is very beautiful right from her childhood.
Regina Daniels
Regina Daniels who is the wife of Billionaire Ned Nwoko, has a fashion brand, Regina Daniels Fashion.
As an actress, she is well known for a lot of movies including Dumebi In School, Plantain Girl, Python girl, is undoubtedly one of Nollywood’s most stylish and flamboyant teen actresses at the moment.
Ramsey Noah is also a naturally light-skinned actor. As an actor, he has featured in over 100 movies.
The actor who was born to a Lebanese-Israeli father and Nigerian mother delivers his role passionately.
One of his quotes is “People do not suffer because of bad people; they suffer because the good people are silent.”
Rita Dominic
Rita Dominic who is one of the best industrious actresses in Nollywood and also one of the highest-paid actors in Nigeria is naturally light-skinned.
Adesua Etomi
Adesua Etomi who is a Nigerian actress has starred in a lot of Nigerian movies including the Wedding Party and others.
In a recent interview, Adesua Etomi gave her opinion in the thought that light-skinned actresses get more movie roles.
She said, “There is a school of thought that says Nollywood likes light-skinned actors, is a few mischievous people will allude to that being a reason for the amount that has fallen on my plate. I wish this was the case and while everyone is entitled to their opinion, no director has told me I get a role because I was light-skinned.”
Mike Ezuruonye
Mike Ezuruonye who has featured in several Nollywood movies, has been light-skinned since he was born.
Banky W
Banky W who is a Nigerian singer, took after his mother’s fair complexion.
He was born in New York City, United States to Nigerian parents.
Monalisa Chinda
Monalisa Chinda is one of the Nigerian celebrities with light-skinned color.
The actress who act a lot of white lady roles in Nigerian movies became one of the first of four Nollywood actresses to be featured on the cover of Hollywood Weekly Magazine.
Queeneth Hilbert
Queeneth Hilbert who is a Nigerian actress is everyone’s favorite over the years because of her beauty and skin color.
But the Actor Guilds of Nigeria (AGN) suspended the fast-rising Nigerian actress indefinitely over unprofessional conduct.
Hilda Dokubo
Hilda Dokubo who is a Nigerian award-winning film actress is one of the Nigerian celebrities who are naturally light-skinned.
Caroline Danjuma
Caroline Danjuma who started acting in 2004, is very talented in interpreting any movie role given to her. She is as well very beautiful and naturally light-skinned.
Lilian Bach
Lilian Bach who was born to a Yoruba mother and a Polish father is also naturally light-skinned. She started her acting career in 1997 but stopped in 2013.
Adunni Ade
Adunni Ade who was born to German-Irish mother and a Yoruba Nigerian father, is an American/Nigerian actresss.
As an actress, Adunni Ade who is naturally light skinned, has featured in over 100 movies (both in the English and Yoruba).
Sophie Alakija
Sophie Alakija who was born to an Islamic family and Lebaneses descent, is also one of Nigerian celebrities who are naturally light skinned.
Phyno
Nigerian singer, Phyno who is renowned for rapping in the Igbo language, is naturally light in complexion right from his birth.
As a singer, he has worked with artists such as Davido, Timaya, Wizkid, Flavour and others.
Nkiru Sylvanus
Nkiru Sylvanus who is a Nigerian actress and politician, is light in complexion. As an actress, she has featured in over 200 movies which include Hope of Glory (2004), Pastor’s Blood (2006) and others.
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Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Maria is also one of Nigerian celebrities who are naturally light-skinned.
