Winnie Harlow gained prominence in 2014 as a contestant on the 21st cycle of the US television series America's Next Top Model.
23 Facts About Winnie Harlow
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In 2016, Harlow became the first model with vitiligo to walk in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Winnie Harlow appeared in the Beyonce-directed HBO visual album Beyonce: Lemonade.
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Winnie Harlow was honored as one of the BBC 100 Women in 2018.
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Winnie Harlow later served as a judge on the second season of the Amazon Prime Video series Making the Cut.
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Winnie Harlow was born Chantelle Brown-Young on July 27,1994, in the Greater Toronto Area, the daughter of Lisa Brown and Windsor Young.
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Winnie Harlow is of Jamaican ancestry and has two sisters.
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Winnie Harlow was diagnosed with the chronic skin condition vitiligo, characterized by depigmentation of portions of the skin, at the age of four.
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Winnie 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 by students both black and white.
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Winnie Harlow was discovered by America's Next Top Model host Tyra Banks on Instagram, and subsequently became one of the 14 finalists of the 21st cycle in 2014.
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Winnie Harlow was the only Canadian ever cast on ANTM.
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Winnie Harlow was eliminated in the second week of the finals, 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.
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Winnie Harlow was eliminated again in episode 13, being the ninth eliminated overall.
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Winnie Harlow has modelled for fashion magazines such as i-D and Dazed, and for the fashion website Showstudio.
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Winnie Harlow was featured in the August 2015 issue of Cosmopolitan.
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Winnie Harlow was featured on Vogue Italias website in an interview and accompanying photo shoot.
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In 2016, Winnie Harlow was featured in a commercial for Sprite, and was featured in a campaign for Swarovski.
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Winnie Harlow has appeared in advertising campaigns for Fendi, Marc Jacobs, Tommy Hilfiger, Desigual, Diesel, Swarovski, Steve Madden, Nike, Puma, MAC and Victoria's Secret.
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Winnie Harlow posted a video titled "Vitiligo: A Skin Condition, not a Life Changer" on YouTube in July 2011.
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Winnie Harlow talked about the condition and answered questions about living with vitiligo.
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Winnie Harlow spoke in a TEDx presentation about her experience with vitiligo in November 2014.
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Winnie Harlow was presented with the 'Role Model' award at the 2015 Portuguese GQ Men of The Year event.
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At the 2018 Canadian Grand Prix, Winnie Harlow was invited to wave the chequered flag, signifying the end of the race.