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The first Indian American to win the Miss America crown (in 2014) is among many people criticizing Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Markle over their partnership with a company that sells skin-whitening creams.
Nina Davuluri argued that the creams promote a racist ideology “that you need white skin to be beautiful, you need white skin to be successful,” according to a pagesix.com report.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced last week that they joined forces with Procter & Gamble, which sells a controversial Olay skin-lightening cream, the Mirror reported.
The companyâs Olay brand sells the White Radiance moisturizer in India, Malaysia and Singapore.
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Sputnik International
After the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced last week that they landed a deal with Proctor & Gamble (P&G), the manufacturer of the popular and oft-controversial Olay line of skin management and lightening creams a former executive with the company criticized the move in an interview with the Mirror.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announced last Tuesday they have made a deal with multibillion-dollar consumer goods corporation Procter & Gamble, despite the company selling skin-whitening creams.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Archewell Foundation said the multi-year “global partnership” with Procter & Gamble will seek to “unleash systemic cultural change” by “building more compassionate communities.”
The creams P&G sells advertise that they reduce the production of melanin in users’ skin and have been criticized by many who say the products are creating a toxic belief that light skin is superior to dark.
In India, Malaysia, and Singapore, P&G brand Olay sells White Radiance moisturizer, which promises to create “radiant and brighter skin,” while lightening the tone. The company also sells Olay White Radiance Light Perfecting Essence in the Philippines to “inhibit melanin formation in the deepest layer of skin.” In Nigeria, people can buy Olay Natural W