The pageant also attracted participants from Tanzania and Uganda, some of whom shared stories of what kind of hardships they were forced to endure due to their condition.
The event’s goal is to promote social inclusion and raise the self-esteem of albinos, who frequently face discrimination and stigmas.
Participants wait back stage before strutting on the catwalk during the Mr. & Miss Albinism Kenya Beauty Pageant 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya, November 30, 2018.
A participant receives a beauty treatment before the Mr. & Miss Albinism Kenya Beauty Pageant 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya, November 30, 2018.
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A contestant wearing a traditional costume of animal hides performs in the Mr. & Miss Albinism East Africa contest, organized by the Albinism Society of Kenya, in Nairobi, Kenya on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018.
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A contestant checks her makeup in a mirror as she prepares to perform in the Mr. & Miss Albinism East Africa contest, organized by the Albinism Society of Kenya, in Nairobi, Kenya Friday, Nov. 30, 2018.
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Contestants practice their catwalk moves as they prepare for the Mr. & Miss Albinism East Africa contest, organized by the Albinism Society of Kenya, in Nairobi on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018.
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A contestant wearing a traditional costume of animal hides performs at the Mr. & Miss Albinism East Africa contest, organised by the Albinism Society of Kenya, in Nairobi on Nov. 30, 2018.
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Albino girl Rebecca Zawadi, 8, right, sits next to Marion Jacklin, center-left, who helps train the contestants as they wait for the start of the Mr. & Miss Albinism East Africa contest, organised by the Albinism Society of Kenya, in Nairobi on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018.
A participant waits backstage before getting on the catwalk during the Mr. & Miss Albinism Kenya Beauty Pageant 2018 in Nairobi, November 30, 2018.
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Contestants queue up to take the stage in the Mr. & Miss Albinism East Africa contest, organised by the Albinism Society of Kenya in Nairobi on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018.
Rebecca Zawadi, 8, performs on the catwalk during the Mr. & Miss Albinism Kenya Beauty Pageant 2018 in Nairobi, November 30, 2018.
A participant looks at her phone as she waits back stage for make up before the Mr. & Miss Albinism Kenya Beauty Pageant 2018 in Nairobi on November 30 , 2018.
A participant poses on the catwalk during the Mr. & Miss Albinism Kenya Beauty Pageant 2018 in Nairobi on November 30 , 2018.
