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Abandoned as a baby but now a Vogue model © @Luxvisualstorytellers When Xueli was a baby her parents left her on the ground outside an orphanage. In China, albinism is seen by some as a curse. The rare genetic condition causes a lack of pigment which makes Xueli s skin and hair very pale and also makes her extremely sensitive to sunlight. But looking different led Xueli to her modelling career. Now aged 16, she has graced the pages of Vogue and fronted campaigns for top designers. This is her story as told to Jennifer Meierhans. © Biel Capllonch The staff at the orphanage named me Xue Li. Xue means snow and Li means beautiful. I was adopted when I was three and went to live with my mum and sister in the Netherlands. My mother said she could not think of a more perfect name and she thought it was important to keep a reference to my Chinese roots.

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