World's first albino beauty pageant in Kenya defies deadly stigma. People with albinism are frequently shunned, attacked and even killed across Africa

People with albinism are frequently shunned, attacked and even killed across Africa By Amanda Fisher NAIROBI, Oct 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - With its evening gowns, celebrity judges and tears of joy, the beauty pageant in Kenya's capital was like others elsewhere, except for one thing - all 20 contestants who strutted, sashayed and swaggered down the catwalk had albinism.

FEATURE-World's first albino beauty pageant in Kenya defies deadly stigma

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