Shaun Ross // Black History Month Curated by dumbanenguebyceleste // Day IX...

Shaun Ross  Born in the Bronx,  May 10, 1991 is an American professional fashion model, actor and dancer best known for being the first male albino pro model. He has been featured in photo-editorial campaigns in fashion publications including British GQ, Italian Vogue, i-D Magazine, Paper Magazine and Another Man. He has modeled for Alexander McQueen and Givenchy.

Ross is of African-American descent when he was growing up, Ross dealt with much discrimination for being albino. He was bullied frequently by his peers, called names such as "Powder", "Wite-Out", and "Casper". After training at the Alvin Ailey School for five years, Ross was discovered on YouTube and crossed over to the fashion industry in 2008 at 16 years old.

Career

At 16 he was represented by Djamee Models in New York City. He was also signed by AMCK Models London. In 2009, Ross appeared on the Tyra Banks Show. He shared the show with fellow albinistic African American model Diandra Forrest; together, they shared their life stories about how different life was for them. Later that year, Ross played a role in a short film by Yoann Lemoine which won a first-place prize in a contest sponsored by Italian Vogue. 

Ross also worked with other directors, such as Julien Seri, Jason Last, Jessica Yatrofsky and Ella Manor in both film and television. Ross has appeared in music videos, including Katy Perry's "E.T.", Beyoncé's "Party" and "Pretty Hurts", Gold Field's "Dark Again", as well as Lana Del Rey's short film Tropico and Leona Lewis' "Fire Under My Feet".

Ross recently became the face of Ford Motor Company, with the slogan "Be Unique".
Ross appeared in the 2015 TV series The Man in the High Castle as the recurring character of the albino shoe shine boy.

Philanthropy

 CNN News : Shaun Ross challenges notions of what perfection means in beauty.

In 2014 Shaun Ross launched a movement " In My Skin I Win " is a self encouraged community that practices equality in all forms.
 In My Skin I Win first started out as a movement for individuals who have albinism, and later grew to become a phenomenon with global reach that everyone can relate to. The core idea of being comfortable in your own skin is the founding idea, and the goal is to show people all around the world that they too are not alone, encouraging everyone around the world to feel comfortable and confident in their own skin no matter what. 
Shaun Ross Is Part of United Nation Human Rights  on  Albinism Awareness Campaign 

More of Shaun Ross Philantrophy : In My Skin I Win 

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excerpt via : Wikipedia