MSNBC correspondent Mariana Atencio accuses a manager of telling her to not to dress "too Latina" for the White House Correspondents Dinner

Newsweek

In her new book Perfectly You: Embracing the Power of Being Real, Atencio writes that she intended to honor her Latina heritage at the 2017 White House Correspondents' Dinner by wearing the colors yellow, blue and red, which is featured on many South American flags. However, Attencio recalls receiving a call from an NBC manager telling her: "Please don't look too Latina." Atencio also described the alleged incident to NBC News for its "Know Your Value" series.