defying everything about what society says defines a model. I 'm basically saying OK, let's teach our kids a different definition of beauty, or a definition that's always been there but has just always been disregarded. Albinism is an inherited condition caused by a lack of melanin, a pigment in skin, hair and eyes. While it is fairly common globally -- one in every 17,000 people are born with some form of the genetic disorder -- albinos across Africa are often subject to discrimination and even, in some countries, hunted and killed because of their appearance. People with albinism are often not given the opportunity to get into such industries because we 're not known as extroverts, we 're not given a chance to be identified in society as people who have the potential to represent something, she says. Identity crisis But Modiselle does n't just have to live with the unspoken threat of discrimination hanging in the air. Born in Soweto, the feisty, young model has, at times, struggled with her identity. The 28-year-old explains: South Africa has a history of apartheid, where race is such a big segregation. How do you then place yourself ? You are a girl who is born in a black society: the township. And now you have to fit into a world where, you 're told: this is black, this is white and you 're in a country that is constantly fighting these aspects. It's something that is