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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Oct 11

    How amazing is Kheris Rogers? After being bullied for her complexion for years, she's turned that all around, becoming the youngest designer to debut a line at @NYFW. And she's not stopping there. #DayOfTheGirlpic.twitter.com/PjSWomNz0h

    To celebrate International Day of the Girl meet Kheris Rogers - the 11-year-old, bullied at school for her dark complexion, who is now fighting back by setting up her own business.
    8:55 AM - 11 Oct 2018
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    • legend_mental mo___shineetz Will_iam_s.G Sahal Jama ( Taiwaan ) LettersToMugurusiMuseveni RAY Nikema “PopSchools” Prophet 👑עברי ישראל👑 La fusée Ariane
    33 replies 477 retweets 1,128 likes
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      2. Kheris Rogers‏ @KherisPoppin Oct 11
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @nyfw

        Thank you!! I appreciate you for sharing ✨

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      2. Al Savani‏ @Over400ppm Oct 11
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @nyfw

        Yea, She's beautiful... I bet it was all the GIRLS picking on her.. Meanwhile our Society IGNORES "Mean Girls" and sets focus only on Male Actions.. F'Dat...

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. ezra barook‏ @ezrabarook Oct 11
        Replying to @Over400ppm @BBCAfrica @nyfw

        Its whites who reinforce whiteness as the standard of beauty. Bullying begins there.

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      4. amber wine‏ @amberwine40 Oct 11
        Replying to @ezrabarook @Over400ppm and

        Truly a racist remark.

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      5. ezra barook‏ @ezrabarook Oct 11
        Replying to @amberwine40 @Over400ppm and

        Call it what you like.its the truth.

        0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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      2. Ogbonnaya‏ @Cogb123 Oct 11
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @BBCWorld @nyfw

        BLACK IS JUST SOOOOOO BEAUTIFUL. I wouldn't change my skin complexion for ANY other. This is a very beautiful kid. Black parents NEED to let their kids know this. I DO NOT believe ANY white person sincerely thinks their skin is better than the black skin no matter what they say.

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      3. Fenteke‏ @Fenteke1 Oct 11
        Replying to @Cogb123 @BBCAfrica and

        Racism isn’t going to go away until people stop saying things like this. Imagine being a white person and reading this. Change a few words and it could be a KKK statement.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
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      1. Tannie‏ @tanzerdragon Oct 11
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @nyfw

        she's a cutie patootie

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      1. Claudine 🇨🇦‏ @dine_2017 Oct 11
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @nyfw

        Beautiful young lady inside and out❤❤

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      1. Robes-(Pierre)  🇫🇷  🇺🇸  🇩🇴  🌊‏ @FRA8286BiLbO Oct 11
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @nyfw

        I loved this take when it first came out. Kheris is gorgeous, charming, and will conquer the world if/when she wants it. #dayofthegirlpic.twitter.com/HXsH9yOAws

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      1. I. Fortune G.‏ @IGlavee Oct 26
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @joan_myers @nyfw

        🙏👍🏻👏🏾👌🙌🏻Very inspiring

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      1. orishaba benidicto 🇺🇬‏ @obenidicto Oct 11
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @nyfw

        Love the new world trends, while we were going up, we used to look up elders for inspirational but nowadays kids are being more and more motivational to rest of us.

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      1. Wellybelly‏ @Wellybelly6 Oct 11
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @KenyanMusik @nyfw

        Absolutely beautiful! You’re an inspiration to other young people. No one should ever be made to feel ashamed for who they are. Keep spreading your positivity and creativity ❤️

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      1. IDAH I. NEE E.‏ @NeeIdah Oct 11
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @nyfw

        She is gorgeous! Bullies are sick!

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      1. Carol‏ @Carol70939015 Oct 11
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @BBCWorld @nyfw

        Beautiful, intelligent and talented young lady. Wish that all kids being bullied would read her story and apply it to their lives.

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      1. Nippam Shah‏ @nippamshah Oct 11
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @BBCWorld @nyfw

        Wow.....Three cheers for Kheris Rogers. What a commendable rise and yes the vision for the future too also is easily scalable. You will rock and set examples for the common man to be fearless👍

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