What ethnicity is Winnie Harlow?

What ethnicity is Winnie Harlow?

Winnie Harlow was born Chantelle Brown-Young on July 27, 1994, in the Greater Toronto Area, the daughter of Lisa Brown and Windsor Young. She is of Jamaican ancestry and has two sisters.

Where did Winnie Harlow grow up?

Growing up in Etobicoke, on the western periphery of Toronto, Winnie faced her fair share of bullying, with her peers calling her nasty names and, on some occasions, being physically abusive.

Where did the name Winnie Harlow come from?

We were on the phone with some boys, I grabbed the phone from one of my girls, and was like, “Don’t give my friends attitude!” And the boys asked, “Who is this?” I looked over, my friend was wearing a Winnie the Pooh T-shirt, so I said my name was Winnie.

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.

Why does Winnie Harlow have so many wigs?

“I get to experience so many different looks and try new things and I think that’s what living life is about … I enjoy wearing wigs so that I can achieve all the looks that my career entails and express different styles, while protecting my natural hair.”

Why is Winnie Harlow skin like that?

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.