Kelly Rowland
Last year, Kelly spoke with Runway magazine about her struggles during her childhood with her dark complexion and how Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, helped her to embrace her dark skin.
“There’s so much peer pressure growing up, I had an identity crisis. I went to a predominantly white school and I was the only black girl. I can remember thinking: ‘I don’t want to be as dark as I am — I want to be a little fairer.’ I didn’t want to be me … Tina sat me in front of the mirror and said: ‘Girl, look at how pretty you are.’ She made me feel comfortable in my own skin.”
