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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. "

Winnie Harlow

Skin

Sight

Know

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Winnie Harlow

Growing

Friends

" People have black skin, people have brown skin. I have both. "

" I don't remember my skin changing, but I do recall feeling deeply loved by my family. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I'm very sick of talking about my skin. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 loved myself. And with that, opportunities start to fall into my lap. And I thank God for all of them. "

" I'm just living life. And if that inspires you, I'm proud, but I'm not going to put pressure on myself to be the best person in the world and tell everyone I have vitiligo. If you want to know about it, you can do your research. Either way, I'm not in the dictionary under 'vitiligo.' "

" My confidence was more of a fake-it-until-you-make-it kind of thing. I tried to build my own confidence and not rely on the opinions of others. "

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

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

Winnie Harlow

Talking

Mom

" I'm not a vitiligo spokesperson just because I have vitiligo. "

" The more people see, the more they want to see. "

" 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. "

" My modelling career is about hard work. "

" For me, honestly, the term 'role model' means for someone to be imitated, and I don't feel like anyone is to be imitated. "

Winnie Harlow

Someone

Feel

" Things were fine in elementary school, but when I moved schools in grade three, not only was I the new kid, I was the new kid with the skin condition. "

" There wasn't anyone who was specifically taking me under their wing. I definitely looked up to people, though, one major person being Naomi Campbell, of course. That's, like, a given. "

Winnie Harlow

Though

" 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. "