Ababukeli bomjikelezo we-‘America’s Next Top Model’ bangakhumbula u-Winnie Harlow (owaziwa nangokuthi u-Chantelle Young-Brown noma u-Chantelle Winnie) njengomqhudelwane ohlelweni. Imodeli yaseCanada kwatholakala ukuthi ine-vitiligo ineminyaka emine, okwabangela ukuntuleka kwe-melanin namabala amhlophe okwakheka esikhunjeni sakhe. Inani lakhe elikhulu labalandeli bakhe ku-Instagram (okwamanje bangaphezu kuka-600,000) limenze wagqama kumsakazi we-ANTM uTyra Banks, futhi lamfaka endaweni ohlelweni. Kusukela lapho, usebenze nomthwebuli wezithombe u-Nick Knight, wasayina njengenxusa lomkhiqizo kwa-Desigual futhi wathola umkhankaso we-Diesel. Futhi konke lokhu ngaphandle kokusayinwa ejensi yokumodela. Indaba kaWinnie iyakhuthaza uma ucabangela lelo qiniso lokuthi embonini mayelana nokuhambisana nobuhle obuthile, ugqame ngezici zakhe ezihlukile futhi ukwazile ukuphumelela.
Nakuba i-‘America’s Next Top Model’ yasiza ekuqhubekiseni phambili umsebenzi wakhe, uWinnie uthi bekungeyona into enhle engxoxweni yakamuva neThe Observer. “Abantu bayangibuza: ‘ungaphinde?’ Cha. Ngifuna ukuba imodeli, hhayi inkanyezi engokoqobo.” Ngemuva kokuphuma endaweni yesibili ohlelweni, waphinde wabuyela emuva ngasekugcineni waphinde wakhishwa, uthi uzizwe “egwazwe emhlane”. Noma kunjalo, ukuchayeka kwakhe ku-ANTM kwasiza ekuvuleni umnyango wamathuba anenzuzo enkulu, futhi uWinnie usalokhu engomunye wezindaba ezimbalwa zempumelelo ezizovela kulo mdlalo-konke, ngemva konyaka evele nje. Bona ukuthi uWinnie ubenzani phakathi nonyaka odlule, ngezansi.
U-Winnie Harlow – Izikhangiso ze-Diesel Spring/Summer 2015
U-Nick Knight - Iseshini ye-Showstudio
Winnie Harlow – Desigual Spring 2015 Campaign
I-Observer Photo Shoot
