Lara and Mara Bawar are not your average supermodels, but their striking appearance is sending shockwaves through the fashion industry. The 11-year-old twins from São Paulo, Brazil, have albinism, a condition that causes a lack of skin and hair pigment, and they embrace it to the fullest.
Read more These 11-year-old twins have albinism, a condition which causes skin and hair to lack pigment – and they’re unbelievably gorgeous
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Lara and Mara Bawar, both 11 years old, were born in São Paulo, Brazil, to parents originally from Guinea-Bissau in West Africa
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In 2016, their unique pale features caught the attention of Swiss photographer Vinicius Terranova, who lives in São Paulo
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Terranova photographed them as a personal project, which he later titled Flores Raras, meaning “rare flowers” in Portuguese
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“My art represents the beauty in diversity and both the literal and symbolic extensions of empowerment,” he wrote of the project
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The twins have since attracted major attention in the fashion industry, and have been signed to model for Nike, Insanis, and Bazaar Kids
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“We feel albinism is pretty, we love our hair, eye colour and skin tone,” Lara told Brazilian media
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Her sister Mara added that “growing up like this was amazing, we love being different and are happy with our unique beauty”
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Their 13-year-old sister, Sheila, does not have albinism but has also been signed to model with her younger siblings
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“We like to see our beauty being valued by its unique aspects,” Sheila said of the fabulous family’s newfound success
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The 3 sisters are now pushing 6000 followers on Instagram, a number likely to grow as more designers scoop them up
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