Winnie Harlow

Winnie Harlow

Born Chantelle Brown-Young
(1994-07-27) July 27, 1994
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Other names Chantelle Winnie
Occupation Model
Modeling information
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Hair color Black
Agency
  • The Squad (London) [1]

Winnie Harlow (born Chantelle Brown-Young; July 27, 1994) is a Canadian fashion model, spokesperson, and activist. She gained prominence as a contestant on the twenty-first cycle of the U.S. television series America's Next Top Model while having a prominent form of the skin condition vitiligo.

Early life

Winnie Harlow was born Chantelle Brown-Young on July 27, 1994 in Toronto, Ontario, the daughter of Lisa Brown and Windsor Young.[2] She is of Jamaican ancestry[2] and has two sisters.[3] She was diagnosed with the chronic skin condition, characterized by depigmentation of portions of the skin, at the age of four. Harlow was a victim of bullying by other children and was reportedly called a "cow, zebra, and all manner of other disparaging slurs" throughout her childhood.[2] The verbal harassment led to her changing schools numerous times and dropping out of high school, after which she contemplated committing suicide.[2][4]

Career

Modeling

Harlow was discovered by America's Next Top Model host Tyra Banks on Instagram, and subsequently became one of the fourteen finalists of the twenty-first cycle in 2014. She was the first and only Canadian ever cast on ANTM.[5] She was eliminated in the second week of the finals,[6] and participated in a separate competition called the "comeback series", where she continued to participate in the cycle's photo shoots along with the other eliminated contestants in an effort to return to the competition. After completing the comeback series, she was revealed to have received the highest average public vote score, and returned.[7] She was eliminated again in episode 13, placing sixth overall.[7]

Harlow in October 2015.

Following her elimination from America's Next Top Model, Harlow modelled for the Spanish clothing brand Desigual and became their official brand representative.[8][9] In September 2014, she walked and closed for the clothing brand Ashish for their spring/summer 2015 collection in London Fashion Week.[10][11] She has modelled for fashion magazines such as i-D and Dazed,[12] and for the fashion website Showstudio.com. In 2015, Harlow modelled for the Italian clothing brand Diesel for its spring/summer 2015 campaign,[13] which was shot by British fashion photographer Nick Knight.[8] She modelled for the Spanish[14] and Italian[15] editions of Glamour magazine and was featured in the August/September 2015 issue of Complex magazine.[16] She was also featured in the August 2015 issue of Cosmopolitan.[17] She was featured on Vogue Italia's website in an interview and accompanying photo shoot.[18] In August 2015, Harlow shot the cover of and an accompanying editorial spread in the September issue of Ebony magazine, where she appeared alongside former America's Next Top Model contestant Fatima Siad.[19] In 2016, Harlow was featured in a commercial for Sprite,[20] and was featured in a campaign for Swarovski.[21] The same year, she was chosen as one of BBC's 100 Women[22]

Public speaking

In July 2011, Harlow posted a YouTube video titled "Vitiligo: A Skin Condition, not a Life Changer", where she talked about the condition and answered questions about her life living with vitiligo.[8] In November 2014, Harlow spoke in a TED presentation, recalling her experience with living with vitiligo.[4] In October 2015, Harlow spoke at the Dove Self-Esteem Project panel at the 2015 Women in the World Summit.[23] She was presented with the 'Role Model' award at the 2015 Portuguese GQ Men of The Year event.[24]

Other work

Harlow has appeared in multiple music videos, including JMSN's "The One", Eminem's "Guts Over Fear", and The Black Eyed Peas' "#WHERESTHELOVE".[25][26] She was one of many notable cameos in Beyoncé's "visual album" Lemonade.[27]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Notes
2014 Access Hollywood Episode: "June 26, 2014"
America's Next Top Model 6th place
2015 Prominent! Episode: "February 13, 2015"
Primetime: What Would You Do Episode: "Friday, June 12th"

Music videos

Song Year Artist Reference(s)
"The One" 2014 JMSN [28]
"Guts Over Fear" Eminem ft. Sia [29]
"Lemonade" 2016 Beyoncé [30]

Awards and nominations

Year Organization Award Work Result
2015 Gala Spa Awards 2015 Beauty Idol Herself Won[31]
2015 Portuguese GQ Men of The Year Role Model Herself Won[24]

References

  1. ↑ https://models.com/models/winnie-harlow
  2. 1 2 3 4 Rodney, Dave (February 25, 2014). "From Suicide Thoughts to America's Next Top Model Finalist". jamaica-gleaner.com. Gleaner Company. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  3. ↑ Barlow, Eve (2015-02-15). "Chantelle Winnie: ‘I’m proud of my skin’". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  4. 1 2 Barlow, Eve. "Chantelle Winnie: ‘I’m proud of my skin’". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Fleming, Kirsten (September 9, 2014). "Model with rare skin disease changing the face of fashion". nypost.com. New York Post. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ Kwiatkowski, Elizabeth (September 9, 2014). "'America's Next Top Model' cuts Chantelle Brown-Young from the competition". RealityTVWorld.com. Reality TV World. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Kwiatkowski, Elizabeth (October 29, 2014). "'America's Next Top Model' eliminates Mirjana Puhar, welcomes back Chantelle Brown-Young". RealityTVWorld.com. Reality TV World. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 "Winnie Harlow: Canadian Model With Rare Skin Condition Lands 2 Major Campaigns". Complex. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Canadian Model With Skin Disorder Gets Another Sweet Gig". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  10. ↑ Theo (September 17, 2014). "Model Suffering from Vitiligo Scores Desigual Campaign". fashionmodelirectory.com. Fashion Model Directory. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Winnie Harlow - Model". MODELS.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  12. ↑ Models (May 2014). "Winnie Harlow". models.com. Models. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  13. ↑ Goedluck, Lakeisha (February 1, 2015). "Winnie Harlow stars in Diesel’s new campaign". dazeddigital.com. Dazed. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Vídeo: Winnie Harlow, el valor de ser diferente | Glamour". Glamour.es. 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  15. ↑ "Editorials. Chantelle Winnie. Glamour Italia June 2015. Images by Giovanni Gastel. | SUPERSELECTED - Black Fashion Magazine Black Models Black Contemporary Artists Art Black Musicians". Superselected.com. 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  16. ↑ Karizza Sanchez (2016-12-06). "Model Winnie Harlow Talks Drake, Vitiligo, and Embracing Your Own Skin | Complex UK". Uk.complex.com. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  17. ↑ "Model Chantelle Winnie Remembers Getting Beat Up Because of Her Vitiligo". Cosmopolitan.com. 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  18. ↑ Lucia D'Angelo (2015-07-23). "Chantelle Winnie". Vogue.it. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  19. ↑ "Ebony Magazine September 2015 Pays Homage To Female Black Models". Donbleek.com. Ebony. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  20. ↑ "YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  21. ↑ "SWAROVSKI – Introducing the ”Swarovski Crystaldust Crew“ with Winnie Harlow". YouTube. 2016-07-26. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  22. ↑ "BBC 100 Women 2016: Who is on the list? - BBC News". Bbc.com. 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  23. ↑ "Model Winnie Harlow gives empowering talk at Women in the World event". Mail Online. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  24. 1 2 "GQ Men of the Year 2015". metro.co.uk. Metro. October 19, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Vitiligo Model Chantelle Brown Young Stars in Music Video for JMSN | SPICE TV". myspice.tv. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  26. ↑ "Watch Eminem Get in the Ring for 'Guts Over Fear' Video". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  27. ↑ Magazine, W (2016-04-25). "Winnie Harlow, Beyonce Lemonade Model with Vitiligo". W Magazine. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  28. ↑ Spice TV (January 29, 2014). "VITILIGO MODEL CHANTELLE BROWN YOUNG STARS IN MUSIC VIDEO FOR JMSN". myspice.tv. Spice. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  29. ↑ Leight, Elias (November 24, 2014). "Watch Eminem Get in the Ring for 'Guts Over Fear' Video". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  30. ↑ "How Winnie Harlow Went from America's Next Top Model to Beyoncé's "Lemonade"". April 26, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Stunning vitiligo model Winnie Harlow continues to change face of fashion with ‘Beauty Idol’ award". metro.co.uk. Metro. March 23, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
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