Ajuma Nasenyana

Ajuma Nasanyana is a Kenyan model. She has worked with Victoria's Secret and Carlos Mienes, among other designers.

Quotes

• I have never attempted to change my skin. I am natural. People in Europe and America love my dark skin. But here in Kenya, in my home country, some consider it not attractive.
  • "EgyptSearch Forums: Kenyan model Ajuma Nasenyana fights skin lightening & European standards of beauty", www.egyptsearch.com, 02 July, 2012
• The reality in the African (model) industry is: the lighter your skin tone the more beautiful you are.
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• I came to learn that this is a different world when it comes to rejection and also why people are looking at me is because I stand out, I am exotic, I am beautiful!
  • Angela, Lush (8 November 2022). "3 Key Lessons That Define Ajuma, Kenya's Supermodel Leadership Character". Sister Speaks Global.
• Leadership is not about you being a queen or a king, or putting yourself on a pedestal. Leadership is about coming to the ground with the people.
  • Angela, Lush (8 November 2022). "3 Key Lessons That Define Ajuma, Kenya's Supermodel Leadership Character". Sister Speaks Global.