A Twenty-One-Year-Old vlogger is making a name for herself with her make-up tutorials despite having a facial tumour that leaves her unable to speak or eat.
Marimar Quiroa once hid her face from strangers in the street, but now proudly bares her beauty to millions of people who follow her online.
Marimar was born with a facial tumour called cystic hygroma, which means she has to use sign language in her videos to communicate. But the inspirational student won’t let anything hold her back, and now she is turning traditional beauty standards on their head with her powerful message of self-love.
Marimar, from California, says, “To me, beauty means to accept yourself for who you are, and to ignore what other people tell you. You show your beauty how it is; it doesn’t matter if you have a different-looking face; accept yourself how you are.”
Marimar’s mom Maria didn’t know of her condition until after she was born and in her younger years she would struggle with her appearance.
Marimar says, “It has affected my mouth since before birth. Before, my face and head were bigger and I went through the process of many surgeries over several years to shrink my face and mouth to what you see today. It affects me in several ways. I cannot speak, I breathe through a hole in my throat, I eat through a tube in my stomach and the hearing in my right ear is diminished.”
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