Breaking barriers and beauty stereotypes


Confidence armour: Siti Nuur Hidayu’s vitiligo did not stop her from rocking the modelling industry and breaking new ground. — Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: Suffering from vitiligo – which causes pale patches on the skin – has not stopped Siti Nuur Hidayu Muhammad, 33, from modelling and further breaking stereotypes.

Suffering from vitiligo, which causes the skin to lose colour or pigmentation, since she was 19, instead of wallowing in self-pity, she has turned her condition to her advantage.

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