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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. "

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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. "

" I faced challenges as a kid, but who hasn't? A lot of people have experienced far worse. I was bullied, sure, and it was painful at the time. I even quit high school to get away from it. But I've never been the kind of person to let my past predict my future. "

" With vitiligo, my skin is sensitive in extreme temperatures. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I discovered that I was 'different' in the third grade. As the new kid at school, I was trying hard to find my footing. I thought I had made friends with a couple of girls - until they stopped talking to me. When I confronted them, they said their mothers had warned them to stay away because they might catch my skin condition. "

" I love to play with make-up. I adapt my beauty look to my outfit, so as soon as I know what I'm wearing, I know if I want to go for a red lip or a smoky eye. I usually won't put those two together, but it all depends on what outfit I'm going for. "

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

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

" The only person that can make you feel that you aren't beautiful is you. "

" 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. "

" I've never been a die-hard Beyonce fan. I always thought she was inspirational and beautiful. "

" 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. "

" I more so appreciate people loving the fact that I love myself and not just glorifying my skin or me. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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!' "

" I wasn't part of the BeyHive before I met her, but after my experience working with her, meeting her, I'm a die-hard fan. "

" I feel like I have so many amazing opportunities because of my immigrant mother, my immigrant grandparents. "

" 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.' "

" The worst thing I've done while sad is sit in defeat. That's very unhealthy. The best thing to do is dust yourself off and try again. "

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

" 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. "