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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'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. "

" 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. "

" I had to relearn how to love myself by forgetting the opinions of everyone else and focusing on my opinion of myself. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" You can't let someone else lower your self-esteem, because that's what it is - self-esteem. You need to first love yourself before you have anybody else love you. "

" I think you have to feel your best by yourself. I do think it's important to have a solid friend that you can turn to, though - one that you can vent to. "

" I feel like I pull inspiration from everyone, and I feel like I'm honored and grateful that people feel that they can pull inspiration from me, be inspired by me. But I definitely don't think I'm a role model. I'm not someone to be imitated. "

" My mom will sometimes call me Winnie. It's so annoying. I'm like, 'Who are you talking to?' "

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

" 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. "

" I liked to hang around my mom's beauty salon, watching her do hair. "

" 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. "

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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'm very sick of talking about my skin. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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