Was Winnie Harlow born with vitiligo?

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.

How did Winnie Harlow choose her name?

When I started working, it felt kind of natural to just continue with it. Harlow comes from Jean Harlow; I’m a really big Marilyn Monroe fan, but I didn’t want to use Monroe, because that felt cheesy. But Jean Harlow was one of Marilyn’s really big career inspirations, so I took the name Harlow.

Is vitiligo caused by inbreeding?

Individual inbreeding generally had a significantly negative impact on melanoma and vitiligo in back body parts and non-significant effect on vitiligo in head part. In general, inbreeding appears to be a factor that potentially influ- ences the expression of melanoma and vitiligo in Old Kladruber horses.

What is vitiligo caused by?

What causes vitiligo? Vitiligo is caused by the lack of a pigment called melanin in the skin. Melanin is produced by skin cells called melanocytes, and it gives your skin its colour. In vitiligo, there are not enough working melanocytes to produce enough melanin in your skin.

Can you be a model if you have vitiligo?

In 2018, fashion model Winnie Harlow was the first person with vitiligo to walk the runway at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. Since her debut at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, Warlow has made it her mission to represent people with skin conditions in the media.

Is vitiligo progressive?

Vitiligo is a progressive medical condition that generally emerges as discolored patches in a young person before the age of 20, though it can occur in older age too. MYTH: Only dark-skinned people get vitiligo.