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Voted Most Inspirational Story
of 2012! Please read !!
When she was in high school,
Lizzie Velasquez was dubbed
"The World's Ugliest Woman" in
an 8-second-long YouTube
video. Born with a medical
condition so rare that just two
other people in the world are
thought to have it, Velasquez
has no adipose tissue and
cannot create muscle, store
energy, or gain weight. She
has zero percent body fat and
weighs just 60 pounds.
In the comments on YouTube,
viewers called her "it" and
"monster" and encouraged her
to kill herself. Instead,
Velasquez set four goals: To
become a motivational
speaker, to publish a book, to
graduate college, and to build
a family and a career for
herself.
Now 23 years old, she's been a
motivational speaker for seven
years and has given more than
200 workshops on embracing
uniqueness, dealing with
bullies, and overcoming
obstacles. She's a senior
majoring in Communications at
Texas State University in San
Marcos, where she lives with
her best friend. Her first
book, "Lizzie Beautiful," came
out in 2010 winning the hearts
of many around the world and
her second, "Be Beautiful, Be
You," was published earlier
September and In 2013 she's
hoping to write her third book.
"The stares are what I'm
really dealing with in public
right now," she told Dr. Drew
Pinsky in an interview on CNN's
Headline News. But I think I'm
getting to the point where…
instead of sitting by and
watching people judge me, 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'."
Velasquez was born in San
Antonio, Texas; she was four
weeks premature and weighed
just 2 pounds, 10 ounces.
"They told us they had no idea
how she could have survived,"
her mother, Rita, 45, told the
Daily Mail. "We had to buy doll's
clothes from the toy store
because baby clothes were too
big." Doctors warned Rita and
her husband, Lupe, that their
oldest child would never be able
to walk or talk, let alone live a
normal life. (Her two younger
siblings were not affected by
the syndrome.)
Instead, she has thrived. Her
internal organs, brain, and
bones developed normally,
though her body is tiny. Since
she has no fatty tissue in
which to store nutrients, she
has to eat every 15 to 20
minutes to have enough energy
to get through the day. One
brown eye started clouding
over when she was 4 years old,
and now she's blind in that eye
and has only limited sight in
the other

Dumb Asses insulting her chill. Even the topic says its fake. Cut her some slacks pls. She wont be that stupid na

beylinko: Na wa o, at this age and time? Madam mary didnt get there. Be back 2 read the story

in this age and generation you mean. Why wont you even miss yarn when you dint bother to read the post before you commented all in the name of first to comment

madridsta007: Easy bro... I guess you are in some sort of profession, right?

I shall wait to read the tribute Madiba shall write about you in relation to your profession. It's a challenge, make him write something about you sir.

In Achebe's own words, 'If you don't like someone's story, write your own'

Please take that as a feedback and also to your decreasing army of confused haters.

I'm lookin forward to read what mandela will write about you too in relation to your profession. Bunch of jokers! So because he took a pix wit achebe and achebe's books was a company to him in the prison you wanna tell me they are in the Same league. Mandiba dint flee south Africa to America even in the face of obnoxious racism. Lets start from there

CHESSBOARD: Go to CNN, BBC CCTV and see how other African Diplomats are claiming him an African and mention less of Nigeria

that still does not make him to be in the league of a living legend. Nelson. Nelson never preached hate, unforgiveness, and supremacy of any people over others. He is a man of the people with the interest of all the black and coloured race not jus his tribe. Pls refrain from comparing achebe wit him. I insist there is no basis at all. Of course this is not to say i am oblivious to achebe's contribution to African literature and biafran struggle.

madridsta007: 'Achebe is the man in whose company the prison walls came down'- Nelson Mandela.

I shall wait to read the tribute Nelson Mandela will write about you.

So Because mandela said that about him that is your basis for Comparin him wit Mandiba? He is a writer and mandela was merely appreciating his book and contribution to African literature! Dont ever compare mandela wit achebe pls. Don't even dream of it.

madridsta007: Hope you know his family can reject it? And they would.

Carry your detestable Nigerian National Award and give the likes of Tinubu, Alams and Shekaru.

Achebe's in the league of Mandela, and the likes. Not those shenanigans

in the league of mandela? HahaHaha i laugh in Spanish. Comparin death and sleep. Comparin life and death. Fyi Mandela fought for all not for his clan. He never believed his people are superior than others as achebe erroneously believed. He love and fought for the common goal of all black and coloured people not jus for his clan So What is the basis of your comparison. Pls dont rubbish Mandiba and drag his name into your Nairaland tribalism.

CHESSBOARD: National library and the national Theater will be ok, This man is the best writer Africa has produced and one of the few in the whole world. Nigeria as a country should quickly tap to his pedigree, Respect and glory before some other countries do.

What will other countries do wit his respect and glory? They dont have there own literary icons or what? The world does not revolve around achebe abeg. @topic, i think it is a wrong step considering the fact that e never wanted any of naija's mediocre award when he was alive. Let them let the old man rest abeg.

Warra joke

Afi ki jesu gba ko so ni naija

/\/\/\ Well said. We complain about not havin money and take our good health for granted.

True talk. In addition he 'projected' bitterness and hatred in his people. Rip achebe

Oh no! Not another biafra whining again. What gives you guys the right to think you can heap blames of your own stupidity and foolishness on others? Was declarin war against a nation that you know you cant defeat in all ramification a wise step? When the heat was too much and casualties rising could.nt ojukwu have given up arm? What gowon did was to protect the nation's unity and he owes no maga apologies for that. Get a grip of yourselves pls. The civil war was decades ago for cryin out loud! Stop spreading hate and bitterness and hold yourselves accountable for your actions for once.

smartchoice: better pics? cos ain't seen nothing of note!

you lie! You Cant see all that bweast? Who is she by the way?

Voted Most Inspirational Story
of 2012! Please read !!
When she was in high school,
Lizzie Velasquez was dubbed
"The World's Ugliest Woman" in
an 8-second-long YouTube
video. Born with a medical
condition so rare that just two
other people in the world are
thought to have it, Velasquez
has no adipose tissue and
cannot create muscle, store
energy, or gain weight. She
has zero percent body fat and
weighs just 60 pounds.
In the comments on YouTube,
viewers called her "it" and
"monster" and encouraged her
to kill herself. Instead,
Velasquez set four goals: To
become a motivational
speaker, to publish a book, to
graduate college, and to build
a family and a career for
herself.
Now 23 years old, she's been a
motivational speaker for seven
years and has given more than
200 workshops on embracing
uniqueness, dealing with
bullies, and overcoming
obstacles. She's a senior
majoring in Communications at
Texas State University in San
Marcos, where she lives with
her best friend. Her first
book, "Lizzie Beautiful," came
out in 2010 winning the hearts
of many around the world and
her second, "Be Beautiful, Be
You," was published earlier
September and In 2013 she's
hoping to write her third book.
"The stares are what I'm
really dealing with in public
right now," she told Dr. Drew
Pinsky in an interview on CNN's
Headline News. But I think I'm
getting to the point where…
instead of sitting by and
watching people judge me, 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'."
Velasquez was born in San
Antonio, Texas; she was four
weeks premature and weighed
just 2 pounds, 10 ounces.
"They told us they had no idea
how she could have survived,"
her mother, Rita, 45, told the
Daily Mail. "We had to buy doll's
clothes from the toy store
because baby clothes were too
big." Doctors warned Rita and
her husband, Lupe, that their
oldest child would never be able
to walk or talk, let alone live a
normal life. (Her two younger
siblings were not affected by
the syndrome.)
Instead, she has thrived. Her
internal organs, brain, and
bones developed normally,
though her body is tiny. Since
she has no fatty tissue in
which to store nutrients, she
has to eat every 15 to 20
minutes to have enough energy
to get through the day. One
brown eye started clouding
over when she was 4 years old,
and now she's blind in that eye
and has only limited sight in
the other

Na for Shest she get her own babybumps? Her Shest looks more pregnant than her stomach. Lol

He will go down in history as the worst president Nigeria ever had

Na for Shest she get her own babybumps? Her Shest looks more pregnant than her stomach. Lol

Na for Shest she get her own baby bumps? Her Shest looks more pregnant than her stomach. Lol

Is she squatin or sitting in the second pix?

Some lies are acceptable Sha

Tunjman: Lagbaja without mask

this is very very very much like Lagbaja. See the eye

Bobandgreat: Soyinka, u r an etheist. No need to b diplomatic here. Boko Haram have indepth knowledge of Islam thats y they kill and maim. Those muslims who r not violent yet have not attained that level of understanding of the Koran. They are like a dormant volcano, at the right chemical and physical condition it will explode.

first of all it is atheist not the rubbish you wrote up there. Secondly i doubt if you know the meaning of atheist before calling someone that. Thirdly African traditional religion is a religion and they believe in a supreme being. Wole is a traditionalist so your labellin him atheist is ridiculous. Lastly the mo.r.o.ns that liked your senseless post deserve a slap

must they marry on that specific date? can't they wait till he comes back? sounds desperate to me, prolly the guy is abroad and she no wan dull herself.

i wanted to shout gold digger till i noticed she is a dr. happy married life, may viagra not give u hrt attack sir. enjoy.