Question: why do i have white patches of skin

title: Vitiligo
text: Pop music singer Michael Jackson revealed in an interview with Oprah Winfrey in February 1993 that he had vitiligo . Following his death in 2009 , Jackson 's autopsy confirmed his claim , and clarified that he specifically had vitiligo universalis . Canadian model Chantelle Brown - Young ( known by her stage name Winnie Harlow ) has a prominent form of vitiligo . Her participation in the America 's Next Top Model contest led to her being called a `` vitiligo spokesmodel '' . P. Sathasivam , who is the current Governor of Kerala , in office since 2014 , has vitiligo . He previously served as the 40th Chief Justice of India from 2013 to 2014 . Former WBC Interim Middleweight Boxing Champion Marco Antonio Rubio has vitiligo . NFL assistant coach Karl Dunbar was diagnosed with the condition in the 7th grade . Michaela DePrince , a Sierra Leonean American ballet dancer , is the only dancer of African origin in the Dutch National Ballet , lived in a refugee camp as a child and was called `` devil 's child '' because of vitiligo . Bryan Lloyd Danielson , an American retired professional wrestler best known for his tenure in WWE under the name Daniel Bryan , stated on Twitter that he has vitiligo . Scott Jorgensen , an American mixed martial arts fighter , has publicly demonstrated all the stages of vitiligo from beginning to end .