Model, mother of four and grandmother of two Lomikoe Johnson first noticed a white patch under her arm about 12-years ago. At first, she thought it was cancer but later she discovered it was vitiligo. 

The 37-year-old thought about taking her own life because of the strange looks she would receive from people on the streets. Some people even refused to shake her hand because of the vitiligo. 

"My first spot was under my arm where no one could see," she told The Daily Mail. "When I was a kid, I used to get bullied for having dark skin and now I’m two different colors, so I feared I would have to relive that experience all over again.It was painful and devastating. I even thought of taking my own life many times, but I had kids which kept me going."

Johnson would cover her patches with layers of makeup taking 45 minutes to an hour. But when her fiancé Phillip reassured her that he loved her no matter how she looked, she stopped. 

"I absolutely love myself, I love the skin I’m in, I’m so proud to be who I am. I feel like vitiligo is my suit of armor and I think I am absolutely freaking gorgeous," she said.

Eventually, she will become fully white she said but it hasn't stopped her from loving herself.

"I’m spotted with a purpose, it was who God created me to be, I feel like it is my job to show the world what I define as beautiful. I am a vitiligo goddess and I am proud to be uniquely different and created in God’s own image."