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Woman With Rare Skin Condition Is Called a Monster - But the Man She Met Online Ignored Haters and Married Her Anyways
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Woman With Rare Skin Condition Is Called a Monster - But the Man She Met Online Ignored Haters and Married Her Anyways

Love is more than looks, yet sometimes people — especially those online — forget that. It’s easy to hide behind our computer screens and judge people we don’t know, but those people are real, and they each have a story. Furthermore, each and every person in this world deserves love.One woman from Brazil reminded people of that recently when online trolls targeted her for her pregnancy. Now, she’s showing off her gorgeous baby girl.Growing Up With a Rare ConditionInstagram/@kah05oficialWhen Karine de Souza was just three years old, doctors in Brazil diagnosed her with a rare skin condition known as Xeroderma Pigmentosum. The condition causes skin sensitivity and melanoma. Because of a deficiency in the DNA, the body is unable to repair skin following UV exposure. That means de Souza needs to apply SPF 100 sunscreen every two hours, even when she is indoors.De Souza has had more than 215 surgical procedures to remove sun lesions. One such surgery meant the removal of her lower lip and part of her nose.“I am the target of a lot of glances, a lot of people stare at me, some of them distance themselves,” she once told Truly. “Many people have prejudice, they look at me with a strange face. With an expression of disgust. Calling me deformed, a zombie.” The woman, who is in her early thirties, used to spend time asking herself why this all happened to her. But eventually, she realized that this is her life to live, and her condition doesn’t define her.“I accept myself as I am, I am very happy,” she continued. “All of these surgeries have made me grow as a woman.”Finding Unconditional LoveA few years ago, de Souza met a man named Edmilson online. He was attracted to her resilience and strength, and the two later wed. At that point, the comments online grew harsher, with many people accusing him of marrying a monster or only being with her for her money.In marrying de Souza, Edmilson also became a loving stepfather to her three children. He was also by her side during subsequent surgeries, including one visit when they discovered de Souza had developed two non-malignant nodes on her lungs and painful lesions on her back that all needed to be removed. As the doctors were treating her back, according to AmoMama, they discovered de Souza was pregnant.The couple was full of joy at the news and posed for maternity photos and shared their love for their growing family online.Responding to the HatersDespite their obvious happiness, some people still wanted to tear de Souza down. Her Instagram feed became littered with comments telling her she was “irresponsible” for having a child given her condition, that her baby would be scared of her, and even that she was a “monster.”Still, de Souza knew there was a less than one percent chance her baby would be born with the same condition. She had a ton of love to give and knew that love was more than skin-deep.“The judgment is a reflection of themselves, not me,” she told Truly. The mother carried that same attitude with her through childbirth and shared all of the proud mom photos any other mother would upon her daughter’s birth.She explained how people shouldn’t judge without knowing someone else’s story, and she hopes to instill those lessons in her own children over the years.“Be happy, smile, because life only happens once,” she said.Shrug off the NaysayersThis story is so beautiful because it reminds us of the power of love and how deep it can go.So many of us get caught up in judging ourselves (and others) for small things that really don’t matter. A few extra pounds. Some pimples. A crooked nose. Whatever those external things that bother us are, they aren’t why people love us. And they aren’t why we love others.Remembering that and trying to keep the things that truly matter, like character, personality, or morals, in mind will only serve to make you happier.And when someone does judge you for your looks or something they know nothing about, remember de Souza. She was dealt a tough hand in life, yet she keeps on smiling. She, and all of us, deserve love. So why not start by giving yourself some self-love today?More from Goalcast:Girl Is Bullied for Her “Cursed” Skin – Today, After Proving Everyone Wrong, She’s Become a Famous ModelStrangers Shame Two Girls for Wearing “Inappropriate” Dresses – Their Dad Fires Back With the Best ResponsePlus Size Man and His Size 8 Wife Receive Rude Comments From Haters – Come Up With the Perfect Idea to Silence Them

Poor Bread Seller Accidentally Photobombs Celebrity Shoot And Lands Modeling Career
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Poor Bread Seller Accidentally Photobombs Celebrity Shoot And Lands Modeling Career

For Olajumoke Orisaguna, life was a challenge. She had to leave her husband and village to earn money for her two young children, but it turned out the move to the big city was worthwhile — and we're not talking about her work as a bread seller.Spellbound by a bread sellerBritish rapper Tinie Tempah was in Nigeria doing a photoshoot on the street with photographer Ty Bello when something incredible happened. During the shoot, a bread seller found herself in the photograph and the photographer was spellbound."The moment didn't look special at all," Bello wrote on Instagram, according to Huffington Post. "If anything she stood there a little confused."Some people asking her to leave the set and others asking her to stay. I signaled [to ask] if it was ok to take her photograph and she agreed, and I pressed on my shutter so she could move ahead."I was wrong to have paid her such little attention. Every frame with her in it was perfect."Ty BelloA beauty with perserverance"Who is she?" Bello wrote on Instagram. "Everyone has been asking if this lady is a model... It was a perfect coincidence... She just happened to be walking by while I photographed. It happened so fast."Finding her proved a challenge, but someone managed to track her down.It turned out that the woman in the photograph was Olajumoke Orisaguna, a 27-year-old mother, wife and hair stylist from Ire in Osun state. Orisaguna wasn't making enough money in her village so, upon the invitation of a distant relative to work at a bakery, she moved to Lagos to earn money for her family as a bread seller."As I listened to her I wondered if the beauty I had seen on my screen as I edited my image was a fluke... well until she smiled. I realised that I was wrong. I had in fact, underestimated the beauty of this 27-year-old woman," Bello wrote on Instagram.It turned out that Orisaguna was born to be a model, and lit up the frame with her radiance."As always it was her eyes and of course her perfectly chiseled features that jumped out at you when she chuckled. This lady belonged in front of my camera," Bello said.A true naturalSo Bello photographed the woman and her photos ended up on the cover a Nigerian magazine called This Day in Style."She stepped in front of my camera and I almost couldn't recognise her," Bello said of the shoot. "She moved different too. Jumoke looked straight into my lens emoting like she had done this all her life."I knew we had found a star."Ty BelloGood things happen to good peopleThe story of Orisaguna's discovery was as incredible as it was unlikely — what are the chances that a photographer would be shooting in the street and have that much faith in your stardom? But sometimes Hollywood level discoveries like this happen in real life, proving that sometimes, the most amazing things can happen when you least expect them.More uplifting stories:4 Years Ago, He Was Homeless–Today, He Bought His First HousePoor Man Who Missed Job Interview To Save A Life Had Employers Lining Up To Hire HimDomestic Abuse Survivor Marries The First Responder Who Saved Her LifeBrooklyn Landlord Cancels Rent For Hundreds Of Tenants, Setting An Unprecedented Example For Others

25 Sophia Loren Quotes About Being Beautiful Inside and Out
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25 Sophia Loren Quotes About Being Beautiful Inside and Out

One ofthe last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood, Sophia Loren is a distinguishedItalian actress. Due to her striking natural beauty, she is counted among theworld's all time most attractive women.Loren spent more than five decades in the spotlight playing roles in more than 100 movies, but her life hasn’t always been glamorous. She grew up in extreme poverty as a shy and quiet child.Sophialived in the city of Pozzuoli, at her grandparents’ home where she shared abedroom with eight other relatives. During World War II, things got even worseas the city was a frequent bombing target. In the middle of one raid, Loren wasknocked to the ground by a shrapnel and injured her chin.Herlife changed in 1951 after she enrolled in the national film school andreceived her first role as an extra in QuoVadis. At 85years old, Loren defies age by keeping her youthful energy and makes stunningappearances every time she walks down the red carpetHereare 25 Sophia Loren quotes about being beautiful inside and out:Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.Everything you live through helps to make you the person you are now.The two big advantages I had at birth were to have been born wise and to have been born in poverty.Sex appeal is fifty percent what you've got and fifty percent what people think you've got.There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.Nothing makes a woman more beautiful than the belief that she is beautiful.A woman's dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view.Real manliness is nurtured in kindness and gentleness, which I associate with intelligence, comprehension, tolerance, justice, education, and high morality.If you haven't cried, your eyes cannot be beautiful.Discipline is the great equalizer. If a young woman is beautiful but has no discipline, she will lose her looks as she grows older. If a plain woman is disciplined she will undoubtedly become more beautiful with time.It's better to explore life and make mistakes than to play it safe. Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.Being beautiful can never hurt, but you have to have more. You have to sparkle, you have to be fun, you have to make your brain work if you have one.Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go so much further than people with vastly superior talent.It's a mistake to think that once you're done with school you need never learn anything new.A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.The most indispensable ingredient of all good home cooking: love for those you are cooking for.If you really believe in your union, you have to nourish it and work for it, then you can really spend your life together forever.You must all, somewhere deep in your hearts, believe that you have a special beauty that is like no other and that is so valuable that you must not abandon it. Indeed, you must learn to cherish it.Believe me, it is actions that count.Extravagant though it may sound, solitude is the filter of my soul. It nourishes me, and rejuvenates me. Left alone, I discovered that I keep myself good company.I believe that you get what you want if you want it badly enough.At the dressing table, every woman has a chance to be an artist, and art, as Aristotle said, ‘completes what nature left unfinished.’You have to enjoy life. Always be surrounded by people that you like, people who have a nice conversation. There are so many positive things to think about.Any woman can look her best if she feels good in her skin. It's not a question of clothes or makeup. It's how she sparkles.If only men realized how easy it is to open a woman's heart with kindness, and how many women close their hearts to the assaults of the Don Juans.