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" I am happy with my skin, and I'm proud of my skin, which is why I wear it so boldly. But if a job wanted me to, say, try a smoky eye and cover the vitiligo around my eye, I wouldn't have a problem with that. "

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" I feel like I am an inspiration. That's the word I prefer. I don't believe that I have to be a role model, someone to be emulated. "

Winnie Harlow

Role Model

Feel

Someone

" I get comments saying that I'm a leper, I control how my skin changes, I bleach my skin, my skin's burned. None of those are true. "

" I am the underdog, and I want to prove that one can follow one's dreams despite all the flaws and setbacks. "

" Nick Knight was my first big gig as a 'real' model. Prior to and during 'ANTM,' I never actually called myself a model because I always viewed it as a hobby. "

" 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.' "

" I don't want to be put in a category. "

" 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. "

" Funnily enough, of course I've always thought B was amazing, but I've never been, like, 'Beyhive status'... until actually meeting her. I would honestly drop anything I'm doing to work for her again. Not just because of who she is but because of my experience with her filming for two days. "

" I think we need to take a step back and realize what the real issues are - it's not being from different places or being different. "

" When I got older, it got harder because when kids get older, they get meaner, so I went through a lot of bullying and people calling me, like, 'zebra' or 'cow,' so it was really hard growing up. "

" Chantelle Winnie is my birth name. Chantelle Winnie Harlow, I call her my Sasha Fierce. "

" 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. "

" A lot of people ask me how I keep my skin fairly smooth and avoid breakouts, and I think that's because I always take off my make-up before I go to bed, and I mean really take it off. "

Winnie Harlow

People

Skin

" Winnie Harlow is my alter ego like how Beyonce refers to her stage name as Sasha Fierce. "

Winnie Harlow

Name

Ego

" 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. "

Winnie Harlow

People

Today

" When I was in high school, I wanted to be so thick that I'd eat all the pizza and all the McDonald's and everything. "

" I've been doing my own makeup since I was 15. I would steal my mom's products, go online, watch YouTube videos of girls doing their makeup, and try. "

" Focus on your opinion of yourself and not the opinion others have of you. "

" I always loved the spotlight, just not the negativity. "

" I'm happy to inspire your seven-year-old child, but I do not want to be her role model. "

" I could more label myself as even a spokeswoman for happiness! "

" I don't perm my hair anymore, but I'm not a natural hair expert just because it grows out of my head like that. "

Winnie Harlow

Natural

Just Because

" I don't think it's good to focus on being celebrated but to celebrate yourself. "

" I was never raised as the daughter with vitiligo or the granddaughter with vitiligo or the cousin with vitiligo. I was just Chantelle. "

" I am literally just a human. I have the same brain as you; there's a skeleton under my skin just like yours. "

" My parents separated before I was born, but they remained friends, so I was close to both sides of my family, with siblings and cousins and godparents. I've had the same best friend since grade six. "

" Kids called me a cow and mooed at me. "

Winnie Harlow

Kids

Cow

" Regardless of what race, what color, what sex, what nationality, what sexual orientation - regardless of who you are, equality should always rule! Whatever is right for you is right. Period. "

" I was a lucky kid, and I grew up connected to a lot of people. "

Winnie Harlow

People

Connected

" My skin's not a normal sight. "