We all have our definitions of beauty, but what happens when the popular notion of what’s attractive or marketable doesn’t include a person or a group of people?
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Well, as Diandra Forrest teaches us, they fight like hell to knock down any barriers in their way.
She was born with an albinoism and is now the first African-American female albino model signed to a major agency.
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When she was younger, people continuously asked if she was adopted because she looked different than her four brothers and sisters.
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“In school, or even on the train with my mum, there would be parents, adults, who stared at my brother and me and laughed at us. I didnt understand why.”
Over time, her insecurity about her appearance turned into confidence knowing she had a unique beauty.
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“People with albinism are looked at as something that is maybe extra-terrestrial, an odd beauty, not just a regular beauty, whatever that is. It can be fun and entertaining but it should not be a freak show.”
Turning insecurity to confidence was a long road, and she hopes that she can help make it easier for those that follow her.
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“Over the years, I have found my confidence, as a person with albinism, as just a woman, so that sort of thing does not bother me anymore.”
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