Name: Beyond Black and White: Modeling on Her Own Terms
Uploaded: 2023-08-07T21:01:10.000Z
Duration: 2 min 2 s
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I've been called all kinds of things, Casper, Snow White, Ugly, just all kinds of mean, terrible things.

People have said that I wouldn't make it as a model, but I am a model.

I was one of the first models with albinism signed to a major modeling agency.

Albinism is a gene that causes lack of pigment in hair, skin, and eyes.

I grew up in the Bronx, so there's a lot of either blacks or Hispanics.

People were always like, "What are you?" you know.

I'd be like, "Yeah, I'm black or African American."

I'm just, "Okay, how are you gonna tell me what I am?"

Rain is my daughter, my eight-week now old daughter.

We're a very blended family, when it comes to skin color.

Black comes in all shades, so we're just adding more complexions to my family's.

I walked the runway with Rain during Fashion Week and she slept the whole time.

I want her to grow up to be, you know, her own person, not afraid to ask questions, know who she is, and be interested to know who other people are as well.

But, you know there's beauty in everybody.

Once you feel the confidence and know who you are as a person,

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Beyond Black and White: Modeling on Her Own Terms

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