A woman who
was once branded the ugliest in the world has spoken out about her
battle with cyber bullying as she launches her documentary.
At
17, Lizzie Velasquez found a video online calling her the 'ugliest
woman in the world', along with thousands of horrific comments telling
her to kill herself.
However
this week the inspirational woman, from Texas, launched her documentary
which she hopes will assure others who have been bullied that there is a
light at the end of the tunnel.
'The
documentary came about and I knew I of course wanted to do it but I
didn't want it to be about just me,' Ms Velasquez told Sunrise on Friday
morning.
'I
wanted you to be able to see my story but my goal was for when people
would watch it they would see themselves or their family members of
their friends.'
Ten
years ago Ms Velasquez said she was in a dark place after a video of
her surfaced online, titled the 'ugliest woman in the world'.
The Texas woman was born with neonatal progeroid syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that gives her an aged appearance.
It
affects her face, muscle tone, brain, heart, eyes, and bones, and also
prevents her from gaining weight - meaning that at 5'2", she weighs just
30 kilograms.
She said although she had been bullied for her appearance from a young age, this was on another level.
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