You are your choices | Connie Chiu | TEDxAUEB

Known as the world’s first fashion model with albinism, Hong Kong-born Connie Chiu is also making a name for herself as a jazz vocalist. Her first international fashion show was for the French designer Jean Paul Gaultier, and she worked for brands such as Diesel, Bulgari and Rover. Images of Connie have been published in Vogue, Vanity Fair, and the Sunday Times. As a jazz singer, Connie performs at major events and festivals such as Ealing Jazz Festival and Tokyo Albinism Conference. Her debut EP My Huckleberry Songs released in 2015 features songs such as Moon River. Connie is a Champion in the Albinism Awareness Campaign of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, sharing her story and supporting the rights of individuals with albinism. // Short Bio: Connie was 24 years old when she started to work as a fashion model; an age when most models retire. Barely 1.60 metres tall, Chinese, and born with albinism, Connie was advised by many people to stop pursuing a career in fashion modelling. Here Connie Chiu shares her experiences of people’s attitudes towards her as a fashion model, and as a person with albinism. Known as the world’s first albino fashion model, Hong Kong-born Connie Chiu is also making a name for herself as a jazz vocalist. Her first international fashion show was for the French designer Jean Paul Gaultier, and she worked for brands such as Diesel, Bulgari and Rover. Images of Connie have been published in Vogue, Vanity Fair, and the Sunday Times. As a jazz singer, Connie performs at major events and festivals such as the Ealing Jazz Festival. Her debut EP “My Huckleberry Songs” released in 2015 features songs such as Moon River. Connie is a Champion in the Albinism Awareness Campaign of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, sharing her story and supporting the rights of individuals with albinism. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx