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How I define beauty

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Winnie Harlow |

TEDxTeen

• October 2014

Model and activist Winnie Harlow says she finds beauty in everything, from photos on Instagram to the sheen on a shiny bald head. In this short talk, she explains how living with vitiligo helped her reject societal standards of beauty and define it on her own terms.

Model and activist Winnie Harlow says she finds beauty in everything, from photos on Instagram to the sheen on a shiny bald head. In this short talk, she explains how living with vitiligo helped her reject societal standards of beauty and define it on her own terms.

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Winnie Harlow

Model, activist

Winnie Harlow (born Chantelle Brown-Young) is a Canadian fashion model and activist.

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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxTeen, an independent event.

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