Jackie Aina sat down with Brooke DeVard Ozaydinli and Sir John on The Naked Beauty Podcast to discuss her career, businesses, and friendships. The Nigerian American beauty YouTuber turned lifestyle guru and fragrance entrepreneur maintained clear boundaries during the conversation. She did not share details about her marital status despite much speculation. However, she shared many insights about friendship, love, business, and beauty.
The episode was so juicy that the podcast turned it into their first-ever two-part conversation. Here are key takeaways we got from Aina.
She Dealt With Mean Girls Growing Up
Aina revealed that the lighter-skinned girls in her neighborhood would dodge her.
“They would make it a point to hang out without me,” she said at the 5:00-minute mark. She did not “internalize” being ostracized by those girls.
She Helped A Friend Escape An Abusive Relationship
Aina described a time when she stuck up for a friend trapped in an abusive relationship at the 9:00 minute-mark of part one of the podcast. As a survivor of …