https://www.scmp.com/rss/506807/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Zsazsa Utari, a 19-year-old Indonesian model, actress and dancer, has made quite a name for herself and is known as “Indonesia’s Zendaya” by her fans. Of Jamaican heritage, she started acting 12 years ago and got her first break playing the boisterous child Sari Wati in the Indonesian soap opera Si Cemong. Although she dreams of getting the same sorts of role as the superstar American actress she is compared to, Zsazsa has struggled as one of the few women of colour in Indonesia’s entertainment... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3181900/zendaya-indonesia-zsazsa-utari-model-actress-and-dancer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3181900/zendaya-indonesia-zsazsa-utari-model-actress-and-dancer?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Jun 2022 22:15:14 +0000 Not many people would have the guts to set up a company designed to alter the cultural norms of a country not their own – but that’s exactly what Nigerian beauty brand founder Grace Okafor did. Okafor moved to South Korea in 2015 to complete her master’s degree in international business. While there, she decided to try bridging what she saw as a beauty industry gap between Africa and South Korea. In Nigeria, Okafor received a sheet mask from a teacher at a Korean cultural centre. It was a gift... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3140507/why-nigerian-set-out-sell-korean-beauty-products-africans?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3140507/why-nigerian-set-out-sell-korean-beauty-products-africans?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Jul 2021 21:15:12 +0000 Keyana is a model, dancer and R&B artist who is on her way to becoming a breakout star in Singapore. At only 17 years old she released her debut song and music video, Save It, earlier this year. “The initial inspiration for the song came from a place of heartache, rooted from lost love,” she says over the phone to the Post. “However, as I elaborated on the personal meaning of that pain, I came to realise that it had a more positive message – that when it comes to the end of any relationship,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3095980/african-singaporean-model-singer-and-dancer-keyana-racism?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3095980/african-singaporean-model-singer-and-dancer-keyana-racism?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Aug 2020 04:15:16 +0000