Mica Paris: 'Beyonce Advert Is Insult'

British singer MICA PARIS has slammed bosses at cosmetic giants L'Oreal for "insulting black women" with a new print advertisement.

Company executives came under fire earlier this month (09Aug08) for apparently using technology to make spokesmodel Beyonce Knowles' skin lighter in a new ad campaign.

And Paris has accused L'Oreal heads of insulting the black community.

She says, "What is truly disturbing about the image of Beyonce is that L'Oreal has taken one of the most talented and beautiful black women in the world, and, in my view, has deliberately lightened her colour and hair in order to sell a beauty product.

"This has to be the ultimate insult to every black woman out there - Beyonce included. It is suggesting that in order to be beautiful and appealing, she needs to be white."