Winnie Harlow on the childhood book that inspired her stage name
msn.comWinnie Harlow has said she was inspired by Winnie-the-Pooh when she came up with her stage name. The fashion model, 28, whose real name is Chantelle Whitney Brown Young, first found fame on the 21st season of America’s Next Top Model.
She has been praised for challenging attitudes around beauty by raising awareness over a skin condition she suffers from called vitiligo, which causes skin to lose its pigmentation.
Discussing the meaning behind her nickname, which she created as a teenager, she told Women’s Health UK: “Back then, everyone had a nickname. “If your name was Chanel, you’d be, like, Chan-Chan Monroe, or whatever.
Bubblez with a Z, all that type of stuff. “I loved Winnie-the-Pooh when I was growing up and I was also obsessed with Marilyn Monroe, and her inspiration was Jean Harlow. ”As a child Harlow also visited her mother’s salon in Jamaica, which helped her see hair as a tool of empowerment.
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