The world of modern fashion is full of standardized models, which differ little from each other both in photos and in life. However, nowadays modeling industry The good thing is that non-standard people, images and even thoughts have begun to be valued more than ever. This gave people like Chantelle Brown-Young a chance to shine.
She is a very sweet and kind girl who is not afraid to let strangers into her soul. But, because incurable disease, which made her appearance different from others, Chantelle was repeatedly “burned” and for a long time endured rude ridicule in her direction.
She was able to believe in herself only on the “America’s Next Top Model” project, where she managed to win over all the judges and even acquired her most important fan in the person of the magnificent. However, before such recognition, Chantel had to go through difficult school years.
Early years and childhood
The young beauty was born in 1995 in Canada. As a four-year-old girl, Chantelle received terrible diagnosis– vitiligo. This is a disease that causes irregular pigmentation throughout the body.
Light spots have appeared on beautiful, chocolate-colored skin since childhood.
Despite this feature, she always remained a kind and sociable child, but her peers, seeing only the outer shell, never paid attention to the girl’s vulnerable nature. Because of this, Chantelle was an outcast during her school years, she was called names and teased, and the girl's self-esteem became lower and lower.
The girl was so humiliated that she seriously thought about suicide
Mom was very worried about this, and every day she prayed to God for better life for my beloved daughter.
After a while, she made a serious decision to move the whole family to California in order to protect her child from ridicule and ridicule.
It was difficult and very controversial decision, no one knew whether the new place would be better or worse than before. But it soon became clear that these were exactly the changes that the beautiful Chantelle needed for so long.
Beginning of a modeling career
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- Height– 173 cm;
- Weight– 55 kg;
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In America, she realized that tears would not help get rid of problems and illness, so she radically changed her outlook on life. From that moment on, the girl considers her shortcoming to be a feature and a certain zest, and that is why she decides to send her best photos to a modeling agency.
This is how her modeling career began, because representatives of the agency immediately noticed a promising, and most importantly, interesting model in the girl, and gladly accepted her into their staff. This is not surprising, because Chantelle has a wonderful figure, thick hair and an attractive face. During her entire work at the agency, she managed to do several interesting photos, however, in advertising campaigns and fashion shows the girl never managed to participate.
Some believed that this model was created only for unusual photos, and on the catwalk she will look unnatural and ridiculous. However, at the beginning of 2014, in her modeling career a real revolution happened, and all thanks to participation in the famous project ““.
The Way to the Tyra Show
On February 20, 2014, the world-famous show “America's Next Top Model” started, in which Chantel risked taking part. The girl did not participate in the castings and did not wait for an answer for agonizing weeks; she was honored to be invited by Tyra Banks herself.
The path to the show was not easy and thorny. Already in the third week, the girl was expelled from the project for an uninteresting and boring photo, but the audience was extremely outraged when they learned about this decision, so they tried their best to reason with the jury members. As a result, the fans succeeded and already in the ninth week Chantel was returned to the project.
The girl was so happy about her return that all week she showed herself only with the best side, which did not go unnoticed. That same week, her photo was voted the best photo by the judges, so the model was given the honor of living in Tyra's room for the entire week. And even though Chantelle did not manage to take a prize place on the show, she became a winner for herself and her family.
Life after the show
At the end of the project, the beauty’s phone was blowing up with calls from famous modeling agencies, and her pages in various in social networks Every second they were replenished with new subscribers who dreamed of meeting their idol in reality. Now her magnificent photos can be seen on the pages of the best fashion magazines, and the girl herself can be seen parading at famous shows.
After the “America’s Next Top Model” project, Chantel acquired thousands of fans around the world, and most importantly, she became much more confident in herself and her abilities. Now her photos are decorated with the companies Desigual and Diesel, and in 2014 the model starred in Eminem and Sia’s video for the song “Guts Over Fear”, in which she replaced the singer.
Social activity
In parallel with shooting new photos for magazines and various shows, the extraordinary Chantelle is extremely busy important matter– she performs for people who also suffer from vitiligo. The girl motivates people to do what they love, regardless of their distinctive feature.
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About 1% of people on earth are covered with white spots. This is how nature ordered it. They suffer from vitiligo, an autoimmune disease. This is a skin pigmentation disorder in which melanin (skin pigment) is absent in certain areas of the body.
Scientists are still arguing about the causes of vitiligo. Some believe that the immune system human attacks and kills the cells responsible for the production of melanin. Others indicate dysfunction of the endocrine glands, while others indicate dysfunction of the thyroid gland.
Life for such people is not easy. They are ridiculed at school and have difficulty communicating with the opposite sex. Many people are terribly embarrassed to show themselves on the beach, fearing sidelong glances.
Among those suffering from vitiligo are brave souls. They challenge society.
“Not a disease, but an individual characteristic” - this is how these people position themselves.
Many even manage to make money from their differences from others.
In 2014, 19-year-old Winnie Harlow became one of the finalists of the America's Next Top Model show. The black model is covered in white spots all over. Disturbances in skin pigmentation are visible even on the face. A neat White spot. The girl is not ashamed of her skin disease and made it an element of her image, from which she earned millions.
The model with unusual pigmentation is now the face of the Desigual clothing brand in Barcelona. She also posed for fashion i-D magazines, Dazed, Glamour, Ebony, Cosmopolitan, Sprite. Now she is one of the most sought-after models in the world. But who knows, if not for illness, maybe Winnie Harlow would have gotten lost among the same type of long-legged beauties.
American comedian, martial artist, sports commentator and TV presenter Joe Rogan also made vitiligo an element of his image. He absolutely does not hide and is even proud of this feature. The comedian himself laughs at his own spots on his body. As they say: laugh at yourself, and you will deprive others of this opportunity.
Famous basketball player and coach Rashid Abdul “Sheed” Wallace also suffers from vitiligo. Girl fans adored the charming two-meter giant with white spots on his face. Wallace spent 15 seasons in the league and announced his retirement in 2013. From that moment on, he became the coach of the Detroit Pistons.
The most famous patient with vitiligo is the King of Pop Michael Jackson. Controversy over the condition of his skin fueled his popularity. Many thought that the dark-skinned singer sought to become white and therefore went under the surgeon’s knife. In fact, Jackson suffered from vitiligo, and the disease gradually turned him skin covering in white color.
Winnie Harlow
Winnie Harlow, born Chantelle Brown-Young. Born July 27, 1994 in Toronto (Canada). Canadian model and activist for the rights of people with vitiligo.
Parents: Lisa Brown and Windsor Young.
She is of Jamaican descent. She has two sisters.
Vinny was diagnosed with a chronic skin condition, vitiligo, from childhood. It is characterized by depigmentation of its individual areas.
From the age of four, the girl was a victim of constant bullying from other children, she was teased with “cow”, “zebra” and all sorts of other disparaging nicknames throughout her childhood. Due to bullying from her peers, she changed and dropped out of school many times and even contemplated suicide.
When the girl was in third grade, her parents moved to new house and transferred her to another school, where she could not adapt for a long time. Winnie was open to communication and wanted to make friends with the children, but they avoided her for fear of infection and mooed after her.
IN high school the bullying worsened and became even more brutal. Then the future top model first encountered violence while trying to protect herself from attacks from her peers.
“Several girls jumped on top of me and began to beat me. Then I managed to escape, but after this incident I began to systematically skip classes at school,” she said.
To protect the girl from ridicule, her mother transferred her to an alternative school, after which Vinny got a job in a call center.
Her life was relatively calm until a Canadian journalist came across Vinnie's Facebook page. It was he who suggested that she try herself in modeling business and made it clear that her unusual appearance could do her a considerable service and make her successful and popular.
Winnie Harlow applied to her first modeling agency at the age of 19 and was rejected.
Winnie Harlow owes her modeling career to the author and host of the TV show America's Next Top Model, Tyra Banks, who posted the photo on Instagram. Subsequently, Harlow became one of the fourteen finalists of the twenty-first season of the television show, in 2014.
After being eliminated from the show (she eventually finished in 6th place), Harlow modeled for Spanish clothing brand Desigual and became an official spokesperson for the brand.
She has also posed for fashion magazines such as i-D and Dazed, and the website Showstudio. com.
In 2015, Harlow shot for the Italian clothing brand Diesel's spring/summer 2015 collection, a session shot by British fashion photographer Nick Knight, she was photographed for the Spanish and Italian editions of Glamor magazine, and appeared in the August/September 2015 issue of Complex magazine.
In August 2015, she posed for an issue of Cosmopolitan, then for the Vogue Italia website, for which she was interviewed. That same month, she appeared on the cover of Ebony magazine.
In July 2011, Harlow posted a YouTube video entitled "Vitiligo: A Skin Condition But Not a Life Ruiner," where she talked and answered questions about her life with vitiligo. In November 2014, Harlow gave a TED talk about her life with vitiligo.
Filmed in music video JMSN "The One", Eminem's "Guts Over Fear" video, and also in the "visual album" Lemonade.
She is the face of the casual clothing brand Desigual in Barcelona along with the Brazilian supermodel.
Now, looking back, Winnie says: “I could never imagine such a scenario for myself. Now I understand that the teenagers who bullied me were exactly like me - they were just trying to fit into normal society.”
She never tires of repeating that through her example she really wants to restore other people’s faith in themselves. What physical features- this is not a reason to give up on your life. On the contrary, with a certain amount of work, patience and courage, a disadvantage can turn into an advantage.
Winnie Harlow's height: 173 centimeters.
Personal life of Winnie Harlow:
Since the summer of 2016, the model began a relationship with the famous British racing driver and Formula 1 pilot Lewis Hamilton.
Music videos featuring Winnie Harlow:
2014 - “The One” (JMSN)
2014 - “Guts Over Fear” (Eminem ft. Sia)
2016 - Lemonade (Beyoncé)
Winnie Harlow in the video Guts Over Fear - Eminem ft. Sia
Filmography of Winnie Harlow:
2014 - Access Hollywood (Episode: "June 26, 2014")
2014 - America's Next Top Model
2015 - Prominent! (Episode: "February 13, 2015")
2015 - Primetime: What Would You Do (Episode: "Friday, June 12th")
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The exotic model Winnie Harlow made a real splash at the Cannes Film Festival. 22-year-old Winnie, who suffers from the rare disease vitiligo, appeared on the carpet in a lush blue dress from Zuhair Murad and immediately found herself under the gun of photographers.
Exotic model Winnie Harlow is a frequent guest at various social events and parties. Despite her illness, she is always dressed in such a way that all eyes are focused only on her. Let's remember her best public appearances.
How it all began?Winnie Harlow (real name Chantelle Brown-Young) was born in 1994 in Canada to Jamaican immigrants. Soon after Chantel was born, her father left the family, and her mother, a hairdresser by profession, was raising the girl. At the age of 4, the baby was diagnosed with vitiligo - a disease in which pigment disappears in some areas of the skin, causing white spots to form on them. The causes of this disease, as well as methods to combat it, are still unknown.
WITH early age the girl was subjected to ridicule and bullying from her peers. Because of the white patches on her skin, she was given offensive nicknames such as “cow” and “zebra.” Unable to withstand the bullying, Chantelle changed schools several times, and eventually dropped out without completing her education. For a long time, the girl suffered from depression and was even planning to commit suicide, when suddenly a happy accident intervened in her fate. The famous top model Tyra Banks saw a photo of the girl on Facebook, and was delighted with unusual appearance girls, invited her to her show “America’s Next Top Model.” Having received the invitation, Chantel did not hesitate to pack her bags, buy a ticket and fly to Los Angeles.
She only took sixth place in the show, but instantly gained wild popularity. She immediately received an offer from the Spanish brand Desigual, which made Chantel its face.
After this, the modeling career developed rapidly. She was invited for filming by various magazines and brands. Also, together with Zendaya and Serena Williams, Chantel starred in Beyoncé's visual album Lemonade.
The best images of Winnie HarlowLittle by little, Chantelle, who took the pseudonym Winnie Harlow, joined social life, regularly appearing at parties and carpets. Her outfits were always well thought out and went well with her mottled skin. Here are the best and most spectacular of them.
Winnie Harlow on the carpet at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival
At Rihanna's party in 2017
At a party organized by the Swarovski brand, May 2016
At the MTV EMA Awards in November 2016. Vinny wears a Roberto Cavalli dress.
At the 2016 Fashion Awards
At the "Men of the Year" award ceremony organized by CQ magazine
At the Gala Spa Awards 2015
At the 2016 MTV VMAs
At one of the London parties
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