Not Feeling Bikini-Ready? Let These 14 Women with Vitiligo Inspire You

If you live with vitiligo, it’s not necessarily easy to get in a swimsuit and ‘own your spots.’ Feelings of insecurity and anxiety can quickly bubble up – and that’s before people start staring. At least, that’s been my experience. And that’s why I admire these fourteen women with vitiligo proudly wearing bikinis.
As someone who spent almost two decades with spots, I know first-hand that summers – and especially swimsuits – can be difficult. Pulling on a swimsuit is like putting your insecurities under a spotlight. You give yourself a pep talk only to have your confidence start shrinking the moment you’re around other people. You feel uncomfortable, anxious – even panicky. And you pretend you’re okay, only to break down later once no one is watching. Trust me, I’ve been through all of it.
That’s why I often turn to the vitiligo community for support and inspiration. It takes courage and confidence to own your spots and there are countless women around the world doing just that. Here are just fourteen of them, who will hopefully inspire you to embrace the skin you’re in this summer.
A patient advocate, editor, and sought-after leader within the vitiligo community, Erika Page is also the Founder and CEO of Living Dappled. After getting vitiligo at the age of seven, she lost 100% of her skin’s pigment over 25 years. She fought her own mental and emotional battle to overcome her insecurities and embrace the skin she was in and today seeks to help other women reclaim their lives with this condition.