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Can African beauty escape the algorithm?

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Mirabel Allassani
November 14, 2026

Ghanaian makeup artist Leonard Ahia rejects filters and AI-generated perfection. By centering African features and mentoring young creatives, he wants beauty to be authored, not automated.

Mirabel Allassani Writer and producer
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