Winnie Harlow

Winnie Harlow
Born Chantelle Brown-Young
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Nationality Canadian
Ethnicity Jamaican[1]
Occupation Model
Website
www.chantellewinnie.com

Winnie Harlow (born Chantelle Brown-Young in Toronto) is a Canadian model who has had vitiligo since the age of four.[2] She is a "vitiligo spokesmodel".[3]

Early life

About her childhood, she said : "While growing up, I was teased, ridiculed and bullied and called names like cow, zebra and all manner of other disparaging slurs".[1] After changing schools, she decided to see her disease in a positive way and accept it.[1]

Career

Winnie Harlow, then known by the name of Chantelle Brown-Young was discovered in the 21st cycle of America's Next Top Model after its host Tyra Banks noticed her on Instagram.[4] After being eliminated in the fourth episode, she returned in the tenth before being eliminated in the thirteenth, finishing as the fifth runner-up.

In 2014, she advertised Desigual. About that, she said "Desigual stands for being unusual and unique and atypical, so they figured I'd be the perfect person for that".[5] She closed the Ashish Spring/Summer 2015 fashion show.[5] She worked for Showstudio, i-D and Dazed & Confused.

In 2015, she walked for Desigual[6] and advertised Diesel.[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dave Rodney (February 25, 2014). "From Suicide Thoughts to America's Next Top Model Finalist". jamaica-gleaner.com. Gleaner Company. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ Kirsten Fleming (September 9, 2014). "Model with rare skin disease changing the face of fashion". nypost.com. New York Post. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  3. ↑ Victoria Taylor (May 8, 2014). "America’s Next Top Model contestant hasn't let rare skin condition hold her back". nydailynews.com. New York Daily News. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ Mathilde Laurelli (February 3, 2015). "Qui est Winnie Harlow, l'égérie Desigual atteinte de vitiligo?". lexpress.fr (in French). L'Express. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Theo (September 17, 2014). "Model Suffering from Vitiligo Scores Desigual Campaign". fashionmodelirectory.com. Fashion Model Directory. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Model with same rare skin condition as Michael Jackson walks Desigual show at New York Fashion Week". nydailynews.com. New York Daily News. February 13, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ Lakeisha Goedluck (February 1, 2015). "Winnie Harlow stars in Diesel’s new campaign". dazeddigital.com. Dazed. Retrieved April 4, 2015.

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