Connie Chiu (born 1969) was the world's first albinistic fashion model.Chiu was born in British Hong Kong to a Chinese family. Like many people with albinism, she has to protect her photosensitive eyes and skin from the sunlight. As a result, her family moved to Sweden when she was seven.Connie Chiu was first introduced to modeling when her sister asked her to become a model at one of her final shows.