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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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" 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. "

" If I'm running around or just hanging out at home, then I barely wear any make-up. "

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

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" I remember sitting by my window, wishing upon the stars that my skin condition would go away. I wondered, 'Why me?' "

" 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. "

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

" I love myself the way I am, but people will always message me about other people with vitiligo who cover their skin. 'Winnie Harlow, you need to tell them that they need to love themselves the way they are and stop covering their skin!' No! If that's what makes them comfortable and what makes them happy, let them be. "

" To be completely honest, I never thought I could become a model growing up. I actually wanted to be an entertainment journalist. "

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" I loved reading magazines about the entertainment world. "

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

" Some rules are there for a reason - but it's one thing to have a rule that protects and another to have rules that stifle. "

" 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. "

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

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" Even as a little girl, my mom never wanted me to watch BET, but when I was at my grandparents' house, and my older cousins were there and I could watch it, I was infatuated with the idea that I could one day be a DJ or the host of a show. "

" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" I feel like people put too much on the title of a role model. "

" You think of floating on a rock in space as so alien, but that's exactly what we're doing. "

" I've always been a lot about beauty and products, and skincare and make-up. "