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Winnie Harlow has made quite a name for herself.

Her raw authenticity landed the model, 24, a spot on stage as one of the speakers for the 2019 WE Day California event.

Hosted by Neil Patrick Harris and attended by a slew of A-list celebrities including Selena Gomez , Sarah Michelle Gellar and Natalie Portman, the event took place at The Forum in Los Angeles.

For the empowering day, Winnie donned a short black, grey and red dress.

The long sleeve apparel bunched around the waist and was paired with white dad style sneakers.

Harlow's gorgeous long locks were loose around her in easy waves.

The Canadian born star made her way to the stage where she stood front and center and gave her two cents.

Winnie looked like a natural in front of the crowd as she joked, laughed and pumped up the audience.

With her real name as Chantelle Brown-Young, the beauty was first discovered by America's Next Top Model host Tyra Banks on Instagram and competed on cycle 21 of the show in 2014.

She went on to finish in sixth place on the show and has since walked on fashion's leading runways.

The Canadian star recently defended herself over comments she made about her time as a contestant on the show and perceived criticism of host Tyra, 45.

After being on the show no one would book me and no agency would sign me because of the reality TV stigma,' she wrote on Instagram.

'It has nothing to do with being ungrateful, and more over nothing to do with "shade" to Tyra.

'She was the first person of higher status to make me feel like I could be a model and not only am I grateful for that, it's something I'll never forget.'

The WE charity is an international charity and educational partner.

'WE Charity carries the power of WE globally, empowering communities to lift themselves out of poverty through our holistic, sustainable international development model, WE Villages, according to the charity's website.

'WE Schools is a yearlong educational program that nurtures compassion in students and gives them the tools to create transformative social change. And WE Day is a series of stadium-sized events that celebrate youth making a difference in their local and global communities.'

Speakers and performers included Chance the Rapper, Hailee Steinfeld, Karamo Brown and Bill Nye.

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