Modelka sa ukázala po prvýkrát nenalíčená: Pod vrstvou make-upu roky skrývala nepríjemné tajomstvo!

Breanne Rice (31) začala trpieť vzácnou kožnou chorobou, vitiligo, pred 12 rokmi. Tá spôsobuje, že žena stráca pigment na tvári, rukách aj tele. Breanne si po prvýkrát všimla, že jej bledne koža v roku 2004. Najskôr to nevnímala, no časom sa škvrny začali šíriť po lícach. Modelka sa za svoju chorobu hanbila a viac ako 10 rokov sa skrývala pred všetkými okrem rodičov. Dokonca ani jej najlepší priatelia nevedeli ako jej pleť vyzerá.

Today I was out running errands and didn't have any makeup on to cover my face, so my vitiligo was completely exposed. A man introduced himself to me, looked at me and said "you've got vitiligo.." I was a little taken back by his forwardness, but then he began to share with me his story of how his fiancé had vitiligo, and how it effected her self-esteem and being out in public. He told me how she always covered it with makeup, and she felt as though no one understood. I then began to share with him my own personal journey, and left the conversation feeling inspired. Sometimes what you go through in life and what you think can be a complete loss and your hardest circumstances can be used to not only grow yourself, but inspire others to be brave and grow in an incredible way. It almost makes you think what you went through was worth it, because it's made you who you are today.. #vitiligoselfie #selflove #inspire #encourage #love #blessed #selfie #vitiligo #vitiligolove #inspire #encourage #love #inspirational #nutrition #autoimmune #keepgoing #mua #hair #strong #style #womenencouragingwomen #digestion #immune #allergy #beautiful

Fotka uverejnená používateľom Breanne💗Rice (@breannerice), Apr 27, 2016 o 1:50 PDT

Last week I visited the Doctor to perform a series of scans on my face, to see exactly how much current pigmentation I've lost due to Vitiligo(an autoimmune disease where your body attacks its own skin cells and you lose pigmentation). Lately I've noticed new loss of pigmentation on my forehead, and now it's also begun on the top of my lips. There is a direct correlation to the health of the digestive tract and the overall health of the body. For me this started with undiagnosed food allergies, chronic stress and unwanted pathogens, which then lead to autoimmune disease. When our body is in a constant state of inflammation or in a high stress environment, our immune system takes a large hit. I experienced this firsthand, starting at a young age. I've gotten some pigmentation back through feeding my body the right nutrients, but stress can also trigger an instant immune response. I've lost almost all of the pigment on my nose and my eyelids. My chin has a large area also, but due to the position of the scanner it did not show up in the photos. The hardest part about this is that it's on my face, and it takes a lot of work for me to have the appearance of normal skin. When I saw these photos last week, it was very upsetting, but I have accepted this condition and this is my own personal journey. It's been a very long journey, but I've learned to love myself and not let something like this define whether I feel confident about myself and deem whether or not I'm beautiful. In all my years of living, I've learned that if you place your confidence and whether or not you feel beautiful based on an idea of (your own standard of)perfection or comparing yourself to someone else, you will always be unhappy. You can decide to be beautiful and confident because you're YOU and you're not supposed to be or look like anyone else. #Vitiligo #selflove #loveyourself #beautiful #youarebeautiful #vitiligobeauty #nutrition #autoimmune #immune #inspire #encourage #love #beyou #digestion #allergy #health #naturalhealth

Fotka uverejnená používateľom Breanne💗Rice (@breannerice), Júl 5, 2016 o 6:52 PDT

Modelka z amerického Seattle sa rozhodla ukázať svetu svoju tvár a inšpirovať tak ďalšie ženy, aby boli so sebou spokojné. "Na začiatku som chcela vyzerať normálne a skrývala som tvár pod vrstvami make-upu. Každé ráno som strávila trištvrte hodinu pred zrkadlom. Mojou prácou bolo byť atraktívna, sebavedomá a vyzerať dokonalo," povedala Breanne pre DailyMail. 

No one can be you but YOU✨ Embrace what makes you different and unique #vitiligo

Fotka uverejnená používateľom Breanne💗Rice (@breannerice), Júl 20, 2016 o 6:51 PDT

"Miesto toho, aby som sa hanbila som sa naučila byť sama sebou. Viem, že nie som dokonalá, ale zvyšujem tým sebavedomie iných žien. Všetci máme obavy a porovnávame sa ostatnými, no mali by sme sa milovať," dodala modelka. 

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Fotka uverejnená používateľom Breanne💗Rice (@breannerice), Apr 16, 2016 o 1:32 PDT

Žena sa rozhodla ukončiť kariéru modelky a stala sa z nej nutričná terapeutka. Pomáha ľuďom s rovnakou chorobou, aby zmenili jedálniček a zlepšili tak svoj život.