Winnie Harlow (born Chantelle Brown-Young) is a Canadian model and activist of Jamaican descent, popular for her defect vitiligo, a chronic condition characterized by a depigmentation of skin portions.
This "peculiarity", which made it famous in fashion world, however, has caused them many problems since childhood. In fact, since she was a child she has been object of derision, racism and discrimination that has led her several times to end it by attempting suicide and leaving her in a perennial state of depression.
Discovered by the African American model Tyra Banks, through his profile Instagram (link), Winnie Harlow participated in the 2014 edition of “America's Next Top Model " gaining some success. Despite being ranked only sixth, the model immediately attracted the attention of the big brands that they saw in his determination a winning card.
Winnie Harlow he posed in 2015 as model for the Spanish clothing brand Desigual immediately becoming the image girl of the advertising campaign, subsequently in the same year, she participated in the London Fashion Week making itself known to the general public of fashion shows and not only.
The true consecration comes at the end of 2016 when Cosmopolitan is Vogue Italia they dedicate the cover to theirs magazine from this moment on we can consider it in the Olympus of the "top model"Which allowed it to become the face of the brand Swarovski together with Crystal Dust for a combination of "black & white"Really impactful.
At the moment Winnie Harlow she is always busy among the big catwalks fashion brands and the fashion week of half the world. However, this continuous travel does not distract her from her great passion: activism against any form of "discrimination"
Indeed Winnie he could test on his skin how human wickedness can be devastating, but thanks to his enormous willpower he managed to overcome this condition uncomfortable and to make his own dream.
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And what do you think? You really believe that willpower can by itself win every form of prejudice?
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