• This woman has beaten the odds to become a top fashion model despite being born with rare genetic disorder

    Par fablog dans Accueil le 12 Mars 2015 à 17:02

    A woman with a rare genetic disorder has defied the odds to become a top fashion model.

    Melanie Gaydos was born with Ectodermal Dysplasia, a rare genetic disorder which causes abnormalities to hair, teeth and nails.

    Talking about her symptons, Melanie explained: ‘Ectodermal Dysplasia means my pores are very small and I have very little body hair.’

    She went on: ‘I only have three baby teeth at the moment… My baby teeth grew in and then they promptly started decaying.’

    *** EXCLUSIVE - VIDEO AVAILABLE *** UNSPECIFIED - UNDATED: Modeling picture of Melanie Gaydos. A MODEL has hit the big time despite suffering from a rare genetic condition that severely affects her appearance. Melanie Gaydos, 26, was born with Ectodermal Dysplasia, an illness that has left her hair, teeth and skin undeveloped. She often draws stares from other models that are not used to her unconventional look while on set. Melanie's modelling career started to take off when she posed for her photographer boyfriend after moving to New York City four years ago. PHOTOGRAPH BY Fred Attenborough / Barcroft USA UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.comMelanie’s career started shortly after she moved to New York (Picture: Fred Attenborough / Barcroft USA )

    But despite having the odds firmly stacked against her, the 26-year-old has forged a career as a top fashion model.

    Melanie explained that her modelling career began shortly after she moved to New York City.

    *** EXCLUSIVE - VIDEO AVAILABLE *** UNSPECIFIED - UNDATED: Modeling picture of Melanie Gaydos. A MODEL has hit the big time despite suffering from a rare genetic condition that severely affects her appearance. Melanie Gaydos, 26, was born with Ectodermal Dysplasia, an illness that has left her hair, teeth and skin undeveloped. She often draws stares from other models that are not used to her unconventional look while on set. Melanie's modelling career started to take off when she posed for her photographer boyfriend after moving to New York City four years ago. PHOTOGRAPH BY Fred Attenborough / Barcroft USA UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.comMelanie’s look has been described as fearless (Fred Attenborough / Barcroft USA )

    She explained: ‘I ended up meeting and starting a lot of my fashion work based off of Craigslist because there were a lot of fashion photographers on there who were looking for models who didn’t have a stereotypical look.’

    *** EXCLUSIVE - VIDEO AVAILABLE ***NEW YORK - JANUARY 19: Melanie Gaydos poses for a picture at a studio on January 19, 2015 in New York City. A MODEL has hit the big time despite suffering from a rare genetic condition that severely affects her appearance. Melanie Gaydos, 26, was born with Ectodermal Dysplasia, an illness that has left her hair, teeth and skin undeveloped. She often draws stares from other models that are not used to her unconventional look while on set. Melanie's modelling career started to take off when she posed for her photographer boyfriend after moving to New York City four years ago. PHOTOGRAPH BY Ruaridh Connellan / Barcroft USA UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.comMelanie never dreamed her modelling career would take off as it has (Picture: Ruaridh Connellan / Barcroft USA)

    Talking about her motivation for entering the world of modelling, Melanie explained: ‘I just started modelling as a means to learn more about myself – I never thought that it would journey into where it has today.’

    But her career soon took off, and Melanie is now so popular that she works as an actress and model full time.

    *** EXCLUSIVE - VIDEO AVAILABLE *** A MODEL has hit the big time despite suffering from a rare genetic condition that severely affects her appearance. Melanie Gaydos, 26, was born with Ectodermal Dysplasia, an illness that has left her hair, teeth and skin undeveloped. She often draws stares from other models that are not used to her unconventional look while on set. Melanie's modelling career started to take off when she posed for her photographer boyfriend after moving to New York City four years ago. PHOTOGRAPH BY Barcroft USA UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.comMelanie confided that she was bullied as a child (Picture: Fred Attenborough / Barcroft USA)

    But although she’s now happy and successful, Melanie’s life wasn’t always so rosy.

    She confided: ‘As a child I faced a lot of bullying and a lot of people stared at me.

    Advertisment Cheap Air Jordan Wholesale Air Max Free Run China Best Replica Shoes Cheap Air Max 90

    She went on: ‘When I was about 16 I was really depressed and suicidal I didn’t really want to live – I didn’t think that I would be alive past the age of 18.’

    *** EXCLUSIVE - VIDEO AVAILABLE *** UNSPECIFIED - UNDATED: Modeling picture of Melanie Gaydos. A MODEL has hit the big time despite suffering from a rare genetic condition that severely affects her appearance. Melanie Gaydos, 26, was born with Ectodermal Dysplasia, an illness that has left her hair, teeth and skin undeveloped. She often draws stares from other models that are not used to her unconventional look while on set. Melanie's modelling career started to take off when she posed for her photographer boyfriend after moving to New York City four years ago. PHOTOGRAPH BY Fred Attenborough / Barcroft USA UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com

     


  • Commentaires

    Aucun commentaire pour le moment

    Suivre le flux RSS des commentaires


    Ajouter un commentaire

    Nom / Pseudo :

    E-mail (facultatif) :

    Site Web (facultatif) :

    Commentaire :