Sako Nku, 20
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ako wasn’t born
with vitiligo, it
started to appear at
the age of 14/15; “I
remember in year 10
my friend looked at
me and said ‘Sako
you have felt tip on
your face, go wash
it off ’ and so I did
but nothing came
off. The doctors told
me the pigment in
my skin was dying
and they had given
me a cream, but it
didn’t work. I came
across someone
else with vitiligo,
and he told me
that his had grown
with stress and I’ve
realised now that
mine grows when
I’m going through
exam seasons. At a
young age, people
would always ask
me questions, but
I never knew what
to say as I didn’t
really understand
it myself, but now
I’m more confident
as its part of my
identity. I now use
it to my advantage
with my modelling
career.”
Vitiligo is beautiful
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