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Why is Winnie Harlow skin white?

Growing up with vitiligo, a skin condition that causes the loss of pigment, Harlow says that kids were mean. Fast-forward a few years and the model and entrepreneur made history when she became the first model with vitiligo to be featured in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.

How did Winnie Harlow get vitiligo?

I started developing vitiligo—an autoimmune condition in which the body’s immune system attacks the melanin-producing cells in skin and hair, causing depigmented patches—when I was 4. (The prevalence of vitiligo in the global population varies but is about 1 percent in the U.S.) It felt incredibly isolating as a child.

Can vitiligo be cured?

Vitiligo has no cure. But treatment might stop or slow the discoloring process and return some color to your skin.

Can vitiligo go away?

There is no “cure” for vitiligo. Sometimes patches go away on their own. But when that doesn’t happen, doctors can prescribe treatments that might help even out skin tone. Some of these treatments are things you can try at home; others are done by a doctor.

Does vitiligo hurt?

Vitiligo does not cause discomfort to your skin, such as dryness, but the patches may occasionally be itchy. The condition varies from person to person. Some people only get a few small, white patches, but others get bigger white patches that join up across large areas of their skin.

Was Winnie Harlow born with vitiligo?

Canadian model Winnie Harlow, born Chantelle Brown-Young, did not have an easy childhood. At the age of four she was diagnosed with vitiligo, an incurable skin pigmentation disease that causes colorless patches to develop on a person’s body.

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Is Winnie Harlow black or white?

Winnie Harlow wanted “white girl hair” at the start of her career. The 27-year-old model is of Jamaican ancestry and has recalled wanting to have “white” hair during her younger years.