Canadian - Model | July 27, 1994 -
For me personally, I have vitiligo, so my whole career, it's always been this very odd debate: 'Does she want to be white? Is she white and black? Is her mum white?' It's always been this question of my background, my race, and what I stand for.
Winnie Harlow
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When I was young, I was picked on for something that today I feel is amazing. One thing about me connects millions of people around the world. And it's my skin condition - vitiligo.
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Chantelle Brown-Young is my real name. Winnie is my nickname that I was given as a teenager, and it has stuck with me. I've combined my real name and my nick name to create 'Chantelle Winnie.' My alter ego, where I seek confidence when I model, is 'Winnie Harlow.'
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I am not my skin. I am a model with a skin condition.
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Kids called me a cow and mooed at me.
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I'm happy to inspire your seven-year-old child, but I do not want to be her role model.
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I give kudos to people like Zendaya who are like, 'Yes, I want to inspire young kids.' And I'm like, 'Girl, that's a lot of work!'
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I more so appreciate people loving the fact that I love myself and not just glorifying my skin or me.
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My mom will sometimes call me Winnie. It's so annoying. I'm like, 'Who are you talking to?'
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If God wanted be to be black, I'd be black; if he wanted me to be white, I'd be white, so I guess He chose for me to be both and original. That's the way I'm supposed to be.
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My skin's not a normal sight. When a photographer says, 'I don't know what it is, but that's just not it...' I know. They like the different colours of my skin. They're not getting them with a particular outfit.
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If humans want to see the same types of people over and over, that's what industries will give us. If we want to see something different, that's what they'll have to give us.
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