I'm not a pearlescent white-skinned girl; I'm dusky and bronze: Mushk Kaleem

Model shares how she would want to be booked by clients who would appreciate her own skin

In any desi society, women with dark complexions are often not given the attention they deserve. Few of them are considered attractive in our society, where the whiter the skin, the better looking a person considered to be.

The glorification of fair skin is rampant in our part of the world and we often see celebs endorsing things like fairness creams which perpetuate stereotypes. But thankfully, Pakistani model Mushk Kaleem is having none of that.

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The budding starlet's stance on being dusky a breathe of fresh air. Taking to Instagram, the Mushk recently spoke of how she believes her complexion defines her. "No, I'm not a pearlescent white-skinned girl but I'm dusky and bronze," she wrote. "To all the clients who book me for shoots and then expect me to douse myself in lighter makeup to make me look 'acceptable for lawn', I'd rather you not book me at all."

Mushk added, "My skin colour defines me; it's who I am. So if you feel like you need to whiten me up so that I match the 'requirements of the brief or the shoot' or 'because Lahoris have issues with dark models for summer lawn' or whatever, please don't consider me for your shoots."

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Mushk has basically had enough. "In the past few weeks, I've had photographers and designers tell me that they're only making my skin whiter because 'the brand can't afford to get hate comments on luxury collections' and 'we need a pretty feel for the shoot,'" she revealed. "Book me because I look good in my own skin. If you want to photoshop and edit my face till you wash out the dark of my skin, then find yourself a fairer model. I'm sure you'll have no trouble. Thank you."

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