Winnie Harlow Is Demystifying Vitiligo: 'Something I Wish I Had Growing Up' (Exclusive)

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Model Winnie Harlow opened up to PEOPLE about living with vitiligo, an autoimmune condition that causes loss of skin pigmentation

Harlow is working to demystify vitiligo through a new partnership with biopharmaceutical company Incyte

The partnership features two videos starring Harlow that are meant to encourage others to learn about the condition

Winnie Harlow always felt different growing up. "When I was a kid, I felt like I was the only person in the world with vitiligo," she tells PEOPLE of her autoimmune condition that causes loss of skin color in patches.

On Dec. 2, the model shared that she has since learned to love living in her skin. Partnering with biopharmaceutical company Incyte , Harlow tells PEOPLE she hopes to demystify vitiligo by making information abo