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</refBold textShalom Nchom (Blac) Background Shalom Nchom, most popularly known on social media as Shalom Blac, was born in Nigeria on the 27th of October 1995. Shalom would join her mother at the shop in the evenings after school. Her mother owned a grocery shop in Nigeria and after school, she would help her with chores in there. At night her mother would fry fast foods to sell to campus students near the area. On one of the evenings, Shalom fell asleep under a table. Unfortunately, she got burned with hot oil which was on top of the table. Her little sister and her obtained serious burns. The first hospital they were taken to had no doctors thus they had to be rushed to another hospital. Shalom got burnt on her head, shoulders, her face, and most of her body. The accident resulted in the loss of her hair. She stayed in the hospital for 4 months. During the first couple of days, the doctors didn’t notice the burns on her head as she had plaited cornrows and only noticed a few days later when her head started swelling. When she was discharged after 4 months she faced tough times when she was bullied and was called many names due to the scars she obtained from the accidents such as monster and two faces. Her aunt in America organized for her and her sister to go to America to undergo cosmetic surgery. She thought life would improve but the bullying got worse in Maryland. Career. At 13 years of age, she met other burn victims and through that discovered makeup. She initially used makeup to cover up her scars and build her confidence but soon her classmates started to seek help from her to do their own makeup. She would charge $5 to $25 for her services. Soon her reach went beyond her school and she started doing makeup tutorials and posting them online, on YouTube and on Instagram. Achievements She has gained massive followers on social media platforms. She has 451000 followers on Instagram and gets over a million views on youtube. She has embraced her scars and gained confidence. She says that her main aim of having the makeup tutorials is to teach people to love themselves no matter how they look. She has also inspired so many African women to love themselves even without makeup, to always embrace their natural selves in the mirror.