Adwoa Aboah hid ‘shame’ and ‘insecurities’ when she was growing up, as she feared she didn’t fit in as white or black.The supermodel, born in Britain to an English mother and Ghanaian-born father, furthermore said to Elle UK of her teen years: ‘I wasn’t white enough, nor was I black enough.‘Boys weren’t into my braids, so I conformed – painfully relaxing my hair, which didn’t win them over either.’Discussing growing up, Aboah added: ‘I’d watch from the sidelines as certain friends flourished in social situations, all carefree and glowing, while I quietly hid my insecurities and internalised my shame.‘I, like many others before and after me, never felt as though I fit in.’The 28-year-old hoped that the ‘attention’ she received when she.
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