"Make me beautiful"

And so it is that I have finally earned myself something that I have wanted for my past 2 years at the great Howard University. I am finally in the homecoming fashion show and yes, I am excited! I have a lot of work to before the show as far as perfecting my walk and my poses, but that can all be easily fixed. However, I have one roadblock standing directly in my path to perfection. Ever since I hit the lovely age of pubescence I have been plagued with the curse of...gasp... bad skin! Most days I dont think about it and its easy for me to cover up my discolorations and disgusting bumps with makeup, but it's times like this that I really want to cry. My bad skin is standing in the way of me and my goals. As a model, you simply cannot have bad skin! I feel like the lame twin from '8th and Ocean'. Gross. I can deal with my other flaws and conceal them accordingly, but my bad skin is front and center on a daily! How do you hide your face?! Bad skin is a terrible disease (for lack of a better work) that is hard to cure! I use so many cleansers and creams and pills and scrubs and washes and NOTHING works!! I drink water daily, I barely drink soda, and I dont really eat chocolate. What must I do to achieve good skin?!?! Im not asking for a flawless facade, I just want something decent that doesnt need to be covered with makeup just so I can feel comfortable walking out of the house. Is that a lot to ask???!!?!? Guess so. Oh well, I guess all I can do is work with what I've got and try my hardest to make it better :-/