Two bottles of Dove's Deep Moisture body wash are displayed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, October 8, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
LONDON (Reuters) - A black model who appeared in a Dove advert denounced as racist by many social media users has defended the clip, saying that far from belittling black women it celebrated ethnic diversity.
Lola Ogunyemi unwittingly found herself at the centre of an international furore over a 3-second video posted on Dove's U.S. Facebook page which showed her removing her t-shirt to reveal a white woman, who then took hers off to reveal an Asian woman.
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