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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Nadine White

From controversy to comedy: Supermodel Eunice Olumide on race, pain and laughter

Olumide Gallery

After what started as an important point of discussion on daytime television about the difficulty of breaking into television as a Black woman, supermodel Eunice Olumide soon found herself unexpectedly at the centre of a whole new race row.

Her success as a model, campaigner and actor, she says, was instantly overshadowed by the reaction to a painful exchange between her and two white panellists, which she believes derailed her career.

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