Canadian - Model | July 27, 1994 -
I didn't have a problem with myself or my skin. I had a problem with the way people treated me because of my skin. They tried to define me.
Winnie Harlow
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I had to relearn how to love myself by forgetting the opinions of everyone else and focusing on my opinion of myself.
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I was a lucky kid, and I grew up connected to a lot of people.
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I faced challenges as a kid, but who hasn't? A lot of people have experienced far worse. I was bullied, sure, and it was painful at the time. I even quit high school to get away from it. But I've never been the kind of person to let my past predict my future.
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Social media is a great way to get discovered in the industry because it's free, it's worldwide, and everyone's on it - a very powerful combination.
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I wasn't born with vitiligo. It developed when I was 4 years old. My skin changed dramatically over the next few years.
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I don't remember my skin changing, but I do recall feeling deeply loved by my family.
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I discovered that I was 'different' in the third grade. As the new kid at school, I was trying hard to find my footing. I thought I had made friends with a couple of girls - until they stopped talking to me. When I confronted them, they said their mothers had warned them to stay away because they might catch my skin condition.
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With vitiligo, my skin is sensitive in extreme temperatures.
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A journalist in Toronto named Shannon Boodram saw my Facebook page and told me I was 'strikingly beautiful.' She shot a YouTube video of me, and it made a hit, grabbing thousands of views. She said the camera loved me and that I should be a model. I had never thought about modeling - it just hadn't seemed possible.
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I loved reading magazines about the entertainment world.
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It's weird to me for people to stare at me, because I feel like I'm normal. I don't see what there is to stare about.
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