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'.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...Continue to see more
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