Lizzie Velasquez stumbled upon a YouTube video of herself titled “the ugliest woman in the world” when she was only 17 years old. The video completely changed her life. She faced insane insults about her appearance and instead of sitting back, she decided to do something to help herself and millions of others:
At First Glance..
When you see Lizzie Velasquez for the first time, you obviously notice she’s different. How she looks is inevitably a part of that. She was born with an extremely rare genetic condition which prevents her from gaining weight.
At First Glance
Early Years
She was born Elizabeth Ann Velásquez on March 13, 1989. She was born four weeks prematurely and had a very low birthweight. She weighed only 2 pounds and 10 ounces when she was born. These days she goes by Lizzie.
Early Years
