Vitiligo Profiles

Meet some of the #DappledDarlings and vitiligo models living around the world.

These Nigerian Women Are Fighting the Stigma Around Vitiligo as “Witchcraft”—For a Friend

What do you do when your friend is suffering? You drop everything and help. That’s…

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Vitiligo Model Sonya Charles on Accepting Yourself When the World Won’t

Sonya Charles’ first modeling photoshoot almost never happened. Moments before the shoot was to begin,…

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Beauty Vlogger Rita Adams on How “Faking It” Grew Her Confidence with Vitiligo

‘Fake it ‘til you make it.’ That’s the mantra that has empowered beauty vlogger Rita…

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Vitiligo Advocate Natalie Ambersley On How She Lives the Life She Wants, With Vitiligo

Natalie Ambersley got vitiligo when she was just three years old. She has only one…

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How World-Famous Ballerina Michaela DePrince Broke Barriers By Refusing to Blend In

Our hearts go out to the friends and family of Michaela Mabinty DePrince. She was…

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This Dentist with Vitiligo Learned to Accept Her Skin—and Found New Passions

Jennifer Reyes once spent a lot of time trying to disguise and “fix” her vitiligo.…

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How Winnie Harlow Inspired Miss Great Britain Glasgow to Embrace Her Vitiligo

Nine years ago, a young woman who’d spent almost a decade trying to hide or…

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How a Powerhouse Vitiligo Advocate is Making a Difference in Florida and Beyond

Whether she’s on the local news, speaking at a dermatology conference or hosting a walkathon…

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Confidence Coach Lid’ya Rivera on Embracing Your “Flaws”—And How She Did Just That

She’s an entrepreneur at heart and has a plethora of titles to prove it—author, filmmaker,…