Vogue’s new April issue dubbed ‘’Motherland’’ has for the first time ever featured a model living with albinism on their cover.
South African model, lawyer and activist Thando Hopa has made history as the first person living with albinism to grace the cover of the Portuguese April vogue edition .
The model recalled a time in her life when she told a friend that it would be lovely to see a woman living with albinism on a Vogue cover, never having imagined that that woman would be her. ‘’I once said to a close friend that it would really be lovely to see a woman with albinism on a Vogue Cover, I would not have imagined that that woman would be me. “We are the ones we have been waiting for.” I’m emotional, because I see progress and get to form part of a progressive story and narrative.’’
Thando was last year named among the top 100 most influential women across the world for being a role model and thriving despite being one of many people living with stigmatization,discrimination and stereotyping because of her skin.
“I got to a place in my career where I appreciate every specimen of my body and knowing that wherever I go, my existence, the way it is, has always and will always be enough,” she said.
