"Ugliest Woman in the World"

     Lizzie Velasquez is known as the ugliest woman in the world. Little do they know, people judge by her looks, rather than the story behind them. Lizzie Velasquez was born with a rare disease that only 3 people in the world are known to have. She was born without adipose tissue, meaning her body can't produce fat cells like most of us can. 

     When Lizzie was born, she had to wear doll clothes because of her size. Lizzie only weighs about 58 lbs. and has to eat every 15 minutes because of how fast it burns off. Lizzie has 0% body fat.  Lizzie Velasquez is also blind in one eye, and nearly blind in the other. Luckily, her organs and brain still developed properly.The condition she has is so rare that it is undiagnosed.

      Lizzie was dubbed as "The ugliest woman in the world" after she had posted a video on YouTube and got some harsh comments because of her appearance. She gets stares when she goes out in the public. She states "I think the biggest things I have to deal with is constantly people staring at me as soon as I walk into a room" in an interview with Huffington Post. She says she has always been bullied, but elementary was the worst. She's been through all kinds of tests, yet no one can figure out what she has. On top of school, Lizzie has become a motivational speaker. She says "I feel I'm really glad I don't look like the celebrities out there who are beautiful, because there are a lot of stereotypes attached to that." in an interview with Dr.Drew. 

       Lizzie said "I realized I don't really want a cure for this syndrome. If a doctor found a magic pill or some surgery that would help me gain weight, I wouldn't want it. All the struggles I've had made me who I am today." in an interview with ABC. Lizzie is who she is today because of her disease. Lizzie is definitely someone to look up to, and honestly doesn't deserve all the disrespect she gets. Lizzie has even wrote 2 books, and I definitely plan on  reading them. Hey, as Lizzie says in her interview with Huffington Post, "Maybe you should stop staring, and start learning".