Who is Winnie Harlow? Everything you need to know about the model

She's carved out a hugely successful career as a supermodel, but in recent months has become more known for being Lewis Hamilton's rumoured girlfriend. Here's everything else you need to know...

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Winnie is now a successful model[Instagram/ Winnie Harlow]

Growing up, she was bullied for her rare skin condition

She's now made a career out of her stunning appearance, but growing up, the beauty was bullied. 

Growing up, Winnie was bullied [Instagram/ Winnie Harlow ]

Born July 27 1994 and raised in Toronto, Canada, Winnie- real name Chantelle Brown-Young- was diagnosed aged four with rare skin condition Vitiligo, a pigment condition that causes white patches to form on the skin.

Winnie as a baby, before her skin condition was diagnosed[Instagram/ Winnie Harlow]

"I really wanted to make new friends. But kids called me a cow and mooed at me," she told Cosmopolitan magazine, also saying that kids called her 'zebra' and were told to stay away from her because they 'might catch' her skin condition.

Winnie wasn't always destined for modelling...

Winnie left school aged 16 to work in a call centre, and wanted to be a journalist. After being encouraged to get into the industry, Winnie initially built up an Instagram portfolio of selfies, tagging Tyra Banks in the hope she'd be noticed... 

Winnie's career has gone from strength-to-strength [Instagram/ Winnie Harlow]

She appeared on America's Next Top Model 

...and it worked! In 2014, aged just 19, Winnie appeared on Cycle 21 of Tyra Banks' America's Next Top Model. 

While she didn't win, coming sixth in the finals, but her unique look sky-rocketed her to fame, with Tyra commenting she was 'beautiful'.

She went on to become the face of Diesel and Desigual, and has since carved out a successful modelling career, working with a whole host of famous fashion photographers.

The model appeared on America's Next Top Model with Tyra Banks[America's Next Top











































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