How A Ghanaian Nurse Turns Fashion Model Is Making Vitiligo The New Cool

Living with vitiligo (a condition that disrupts the uniformity of one’s skin) in Ghana can be very solitary and traumatizing, says Ghanaian nurse turns fashion model Enam Honya.

The 24-year-old Honya ventured into the glossy and superficial world of the fashion and modeling industry which she hopes would be a stepping stone to her dream job of being in the media. Her aim is to challenge the concept of beauty in Ghanaian society.

Honya started a campaign to end discrimination by challenging beauty stereotypes in the fashion and modeling industry.

She has worked with designers such as Quame Owusu, Afiyo Creations and Vogo Designs, a Nigeria-based fashion label founded by Ogo Maduewesi, and she is a leading global advocate for vitiligo awareness.