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She has been ridiculed, stared at in the street and called ‘the world’s ugliest woman’ by insensitive cyber bullies. But, after years of misery and self doubt, Lizzie Velasquez says she can finally shrug off the hurtful comments about her looks as ‘just words.’ Check out what she had to say and her photos here…
Miss Velasquez, from Austin, Texas, was born without adipose tissue – meaning she has no body fat and, despite eating up to 60 small meals a day, remains at a delicate 4.4stone (58lbs). The rare condition still baffles doctors and is thought to affect just two other people worldwide.
Miss Velazquez has now written a second book about her struggle to be accepted and hopes it will help others in a similar position.
In Be Beautiful, Be You the 23-year-old college senior shares advice on being unique, how to make and keep good friends and how to deal with bullying and negativity.
Speaking to Dr. Drew Pinsky on Tuesday night about her experiences, Miss Velasquez said when cyber bullies first started attacking her online it was hard. She told Dr. Drew:
‘I’m human… of course these things are going to hurt… (but) I’m not going to let those things define me. At the end of the day, these are just words. If they are so proud, then they should show their face.’
When asked how she deals with being constantly stared at in the street Miss Velasquez said:
‘I’m starting to want to go up to these people and introduce myself or give them my card and say, “Hi, I’m Lizzie – maybe you should stop staring and start learning.”
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