12 Jul Woman Who Was Bullied For Looking Different Shuns Her Haters By Becoming A Beautiful Model…

Being noticeably different at a young age can be one of the most difficult things in the world, especially if you’re just desperate to fit in with the rest of your peers. Having a particular feature that stands out whether it’s physical or nonphysical, usually marks you as an outsider, and society doesn’t generally treat outsiders very well. No-one will willingly choose to alienate people, but if we have something that society deems an imperfection, we may end up doing just that.

Having something that marks you as an outsider will usually do one of two things; You may come to despise yourself and want to change whatever it is that makes you stand out, or on the flip side, you may come to embrace your “imperfection” so much so that you will go out of your way to draw attention it. Well that’s exactly what a woman by the name of Mariana Mendes did when she decided to have a photoshoot centered around herself. She knows the fashion world is increasingly looking for models who stand out, have unique features; that je n’ais se quoi, and that’s exactly what she has…

1. Marked From Birth

Mariana Mendes was born in Juiz de Fora, Brazil, but she turned out a little different to your average baby. She had a prominent black birth mark on her face, and her parents were desperate to get rid of it before she began school so she could start on a “clean slate”. However, things didn’t go their way…

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