Girl Has A Rare Congenital Condition And Doesn't Let Stop Her
Born with an unusual mark on her face, this girl is changing what it means to be beautiful.
Born with an unusual mark on her face, this girl is changing what it means to be beautiful.
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Mariana from Juiz de Fora, Brazil was born with congenital melanocytic nevus (s a type of melanocytic nevus (or mole) found in infants at birth. ) This type of birthmark occurs in an estimated 1% of infants worldwide; it is located in the area of the head and neck 15% of the time.
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Mariana recals often being bullied growing up, and told that her birthmark was "ugly" or "strange" but never let it get her down.
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"Having a nevus that is as large as mine is not common, so of course there are many people who stare and who don't like it, but I don't care."
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Mariana says it's a part of her and she is not ashamed.
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The 24 year old took part in a modeling session to show that uniqueness isn't something to be ashamed of. Some doubt that these photos are real and say "This is fake" or "You can clearly see it's a tattoo" but Mariana doesn't care and is happy pursuing her goals and dreams.
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