revealed the amazing way she tackles online bullying.
Lizzie Velasquez, now 26, was born with a rare
disease that makes her blind in one eye and
prevents her from gaining weight.
Her life changed for ever after she stumbled
across a YouTube video labelled 'the world's
ugliest woman.'. Lizzie, who was just 17 at the
time, was horrified to find that the girl in the
clip was her.
online, with many leaving disgusting comments
about Lizzie, including suggestions that she should
have been killed at birth.
But inspirational Lizzie said she managed
to turn the horrific comments into something positive.
She told Fox News:
"There were thousands and thousands of awful
comments, all along the lines of: the world would
be a better place if I weren’t in it.
"Each comment I read I felt like someone
was physically putting their fist through the
screen and punching me.
"I always knew I wanted to show those
people that they weren’t going to define me.
"I didn’t want the definition of me that they
were creating to become my truth." Lizzie has
now has released a documentary to inspire
others, 'A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez story'.
She also travels the world helping troubled
youngsters. Lizzie said she makes others who
have been bullied for the way they look feel able
to seek help, or stand up to the bullies.
Mail Online
comments, all along the lines of: the world would
be a better place if I weren’t in it.
"Each comment I read I felt like someone
was physically putting their fist through the
screen and punching me.
"I always knew I wanted to show those
people that they weren’t going to define me.
"I didn’t want the definition of me that they
were creating to become my truth." Lizzie has
now has released a documentary to inspire
others, 'A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez story'.
She also travels the world helping troubled
youngsters. Lizzie said she makes others who
have been bullied for the way they look feel able
to seek help, or stand up to the bullies.
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