American Lizzie Velasquez from the city of Austin was awarded the title of "most ugly girl in the world." But do you think it's broken her?
Lizzie was the victim of the cruelest cyberbullying: thousands of Internet users mocked and mocked her appearance. The self-sacrificing girl did not shut herself up, but decided to help other people who are being persecuted. Now Lizzie writes books on psychology, speaks at various symposiums and participates in a TV show, encouraging people to love themselves and not be afraid of difficulties. And we gathered some interesting facts about this fragile and selfless girl.
- The appearance of Lizzie is the result of a rare genetic disease - Wiedemann-Rautenstrauch syndrome. Her body does not fully absorb fat, because of this the girl can not gain weight over 29 kilograms. In addition, her immune system is weakened, leaving Lizzie blinded by one eye. Also, this disease accelerates the aging process of the body. At 26 Lizzie looks a few dozen years older.
- Only three people on the planet suffer from this disease. In addition to Lizzie, this is an Englishwoman Amanda, who is already over 30, and a young American Abigail.
- Lizzie eats 60 times a day! It feeds every 15 minutes - this is a vital necessity. She eats very high-calorie food - chips, ice cream, chocolate. If any of us ate as much as Lizzie, he would have long been the thickest man on the planet. But Lizzy is such a strong diet does not help much, she does not add weight at all.
- With a height of 152 cm, Lizzie weighs 29 kilograms. And at birth, it weighed only 900 grams. The doctors were sure that she would not survive, and if she survived, she would be a "vegetable" - she could never speak and walk. They were mistaken.
- When she was 18, she saw a video with her participation under the title "The most terrible woman" in the world. This video has gained 4 million views and thousands of disgusting comments. The "tolerant" society did not skimp on vile statements such as "Lizzy, kill yourself!", "How does she live with such a erysipelas?", "Burn this" and wondered why her parents did not go to an abortion. At first, Lizzie was very upset, she cried a few days. But then the girl calmed down, gathered strength and firmly decided that from now on she will help all people who suffer from bullying their appearance.
- Lizzy had 4 cherished dreams, three of which she realized: to finish college, write a book, become an orator-motivator and get a big family. At the moment, only the family remains on the agenda. The other three dreams were fulfilled: she graduated from the university, wrote several books on psychology and constantly appeared at conferences and on airs of various TV programs, helping people to gain self-confidence.
- She is a fine speaker. The video of her speech, laid out on YouTube, was viewed more than 9 million times. Lizzie is not devoid of wit and self-irony. In this speech she said:
- She made a documentary about her life: Braveheart: The Story of Lizzie Velasquez.
- She has a loving family: parents and younger brother and sister. After the birth of Lizzie, doctors recommended her parents no longer have children, fearing that an invalid might again be born, but parents did not listen to the doctors. Brother and sister Lizzy are absolutely healthy. The family gives Lizzy huge support.
- She accepts herself as she is, and does not really want to recover.
- Recently, another insulting meme with Lizzie appeared on the network. In her photo it was written:
"If you want to offend me, stand on my right - I do not see the right eye"
"I love my parents more than I can express in words"
"I realized that I did not really want to be cured of this syndrome. If the doctor found a magic pill that would help me gain weight, I would not want to take it. All this struggle has made me what I am now "
"Michael said that we will meet behind this tree. He's late: can anybody mark him in the photo and tell him that I'm still waiting? "
The girl reacted to this insult with dignity, she posted a photo on her page in the social network and wrote:
"It does not matter how we look and what size we carry, in the end, we are all people. I ask you to remember this when you see such memes "