Surprising Ethnicities: You Couldn’t Possibly Guess the Roots of These 15 Celebs

Sadly, people are still often judged by the color of their skin. In the Western world (now maybe more then ever), the word ‘race’ is highly controversial. It’s easy to grow a bleak outlook on current affairs, if one reads about recent racial riots in the United States for example. So for the sake of celebrating (racial) diversity and the great variety of ethnicities, we compiled a list of celebs who are truly human melting pots.

Shakira

Born: 2 February 1977, Barranquilla, Colombia
Lebanese (Arab) father, Colombian mother