Winnie Harlow set the record straight in regard to being defined by her skin condition.
She made a lengthy Instagram post after a publication referred to her as one.
“I’m not a ‘vitiligo sufferer.’ I’m not a ‘vitiligo model.’ I am Winnie. I am a model. And I happen to have vitiligo. Stop putting these titles on me or anyone else.
“I’m sick of every headline ending in ‘vitiligo sufferer’ or ‘Suffers from vitiligo.’ Do you see me suffering? The only thing I’m suffering from are your headlines and the closed minds of humans who have one beauty standard locked into their minds when there are multiple standards of beauty! The beach was damn fine that day, nothing to suffer about.”
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Winnie gained prominence after appearing on the 21st season of America’s Next Top Model.
Vitiligo is a disease that causes the loss of skin color in blotches. It occurs when cells that produce melanin die or stop functioning.