Winnie Harlow

Winnie Harlow

Harlow in 2015
Born Chantelle Brown-Young
(1994-07-27) July 27, 1994
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Other names Chantelle Winnie
Occupation Model
Known for modeling

Modeling information

Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Hair color Black
Manager d'management group[1]

Winnie Harlow (born Chantelle Brown-Young; July 27, 1994) is a Canadian fashion model, spokesperson and activist. She gained prominence as a contestant on the twenty-first cycle of the US television series America's Next Top Model, and is known for having a prominent form of the skin condition vitiligo. She is the current brand ambassador for the Barcelona-based casual clothing brand Desigual alongside Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima.

Early life

Harlow was born on July 27, 1994, in Toronto, Ontario, to Lisa Brown and Windsor Young.[2] She is of Jamaican ancestry, and has two sisters.[3] She was diagnosed with the chronic skin condition vitiligo, characterized by depigmentation of portions of the skin, at the age of four. 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.[2] The verbal harassment led to her changing schools numerous times and dropping out of high school, after which she contemplated suicide.[2][4]

Career

Modeling

Harlow was discovered by America's Next Top Model host Tyra Banks on Instagram, and subsequently became one of the fourteen finalists of the twenty-first cycle in 2014.[5] She was eliminated in the second week of the finals,[6] 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. After completing the comeback series, she was revealed to have received the highest average public vote score, and returned.[7] She was eliminated again in episode 13, placing sixth overall.[7]

Following her elimination from America's Next Top Model, Harlow modeled for the Spanish clothing brand Desigual and became their official brand representative.[8][9] In September 2014, she walked and closed for the clothing brand Ashish for their spring/summer 2015 collection in London Fashion Week.[10][11] She has modeled for fashion magazines such as i-D and Dazed,[12] and for the fashion website Showstudio.com. In 2015, Harlow modeled for the Italian clothing brand Diesel for its spring/summer 2015 campaign,[13] which was shot by British fashion photographer Nick Knight.[8] She modeled for the Spanish[14] and Italian[15] editions of Glamour magazine and was featured in the August/September 2015 issue of Complex magazine.[16] She was also featured in the August 2015 issue of Cosmopolitan.[17] She was featured on Vogue Italia's website in an interview and accompanying photo shoot.[18] In August 2015, Harlow shot the cover of and an accompanying editorial spread in the September issue of Ebony magazine, where she appeared alongside former America's Next Top Model contestant Fatima Siad.[19] In 2016, Harlow was featured in a commercial for Sprite,[20] and was featured in a campaign for Swarovski.[21] The same year she was chosen as one of BBC's 100 Women[22]

Public speaking

In July 2011, Harlow posted a YouTube video titled "Vitiligo: A Skin Condition, not a Life Changer", where she talked about the condition and answered questions about her life living with vitiligo.[8] In November 2014, Harlow spoke in a TED presentation, recalling her experience with living with vitiligo.[4] In October 2015, Harlow spoke at the Dove Self-Esteem Project panel at the 2015 Women in the World Summit.[23] She was presented with the 'Role Model' award at the 2015 Portuguese GQ Men of The Year event.[24]

Other work

Harlow has appeared in multiple music videos, including JMSN's "The One", Eminem's "Guts Over Fear", and The Black Eyed Peas' "#WHEREISTHELOVE".[25][26] She was one of many notable cameos in Beyoncé's "visual album" Lemonade.[27]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Notes
2014 Access Hollywood Episode: "June 26, 2014"
America's Next Top Model 6th place
2015 Prominent! Episode: "February 13, 2015"
Primetime: What Would You Do Episode: "Friday, June 12th"

Music videos

Song Year Artist Reference(s)
"The One" 2014 JMSN [28]
"Guts Over Fear" Eminem ft. Sia [29]
Lemonade 2016 Beyoncé [30]

Awards and nominations

Year Organization Award Work Result
2015 Gala Spa Awards 2015 Beauty Idol Herself Won[31]
2015 Portuguese GQ Men of The Year Role Model Herself Won[24]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.dmanagementgroup.com/scroll.asp?tipo=now&qualemod=387
  2. 1 2 3
  3. ↑ Barlow, Eve (2015-02-15). "Chantelle Winnie: 'I'm proud of my skin'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  4. 1 2 Barlow, Eve. "Chantelle Winnie: 'I'm proud of my skin'". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Fleming, Kirsten (September 9, 2014). "Model with rare skin disease changing the face of fashion". nypost.com. New York Post. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ Kwiatkowski, Elizabeth (September 9, 2014). "'America's Next Top Model' cuts Chantelle Brown-Young from the competition". RealityTVWorld.com. Reality TV World. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Kwiatkowski, Elizabeth (October 29, 2014). "'America's Next Top Model' eliminates Mirjana Puhar, welcomes back Chantelle Brown-Young". RealityTVWorld.com. Reality TV World. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 "Winnie Harlow: Canadian Model With Rare Skin Condition Lands 2 Major Campaigns". Complex. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Canadian Model With Skin Disorder Gets Another Sweet Gig". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  10. ↑ Theo (September 17, 2014). "Model Suffering from Vitiligo Scores Desigual Campaign". fashionmodelirectory.com. Fashion Model Directory. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Winnie Harlow - Model". MODELS.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  12. ↑ Models (May 2014). "Winnie Harlow". models.com. Models. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  13. ↑ Goedluck, Lakeisha (February 1, 2015). "Winnie Harlow stars in Diesel's new campaign". dazeddigital.com. Dazed. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  14. ↑ http://www.glamour.es/videos/moda/videos/chantelle-winnie-harlow-el-valor-de-ser-diferente/2679
  15. ↑ http://superselected.com/editorials-chantelle-winnie-glamour-italia-june-2015-images-by-giovanni-gastel/
  16. ↑ http://uk.complex.com/style/2015/08/winnie-harlow-interview-complex-august-september-2015?utm_campaign=styleig%2Bsocialflow%2B08%2B2015&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=social
  17. ↑ http://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/fashion/a43312/winnie-chantelle-vitiligo-essay/
  18. ↑ http://www.vogue.it/en/vogue-black/the-black-blog/2015/07/chantelle-winnie#ad-image
  19. ↑ "Ebony Magazine September 2015 Pays Homage To Female Black Models". Donbleek.com. Ebony. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  20. ↑ Chantelle Winnie: Sprite Obey Your Thirst™
  21. ↑ SWAROVSKI – Introducing the ”Swarovski Crystaldust Crew“ with Winnie Harlow
  22. ↑ 2016, BBC, Retrieved 26 November 2016
  23. ↑ "Model Winnie Harlow gives empowering talk at Women in the World event". Mail Online. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  24. 1 2 "GQ Men of the Year 2015". metro.co.uk. Metro. October 19, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Vitiligo Model Chantelle Brown Young Stars in Music Video for JMSN | SPICE TV". myspice.tv. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  26. ↑ "Watch Eminem Get in the Ring for 'Guts Over Fear' Video". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  27. ↑ Magazine, W (2016-04-25). "Winnie Harlow, Beyonce Lemonade Model with Vitiligo". W Magazine. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  28. ↑ Spice TV (January 29, 2014). "VITILIGO MODEL CHANTELLE BROWN YOUNG STARS IN MUSIC VIDEO FOR JMSN". myspice.tv. Spice. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  29. ↑ Leight, Elias (November 24, 2014). "Watch Eminem Get in the Ring for 'Guts Over Fear' Video". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  30. ↑ "How Winnie Harlow Went from America's Next Top Model to Beyoncé's "Lemonade"". April 26, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Stunning vitiligo model Winnie Harlow continues to change face of fashion with 'Beauty Idol' award". metro.co.uk. Metro. March 23, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2015.

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