Woman Who Was Called A Monster For Her Head-To-Toe Hairy Moles Might Be The Next Miss Universe

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Lots of children are bullied while they’re growing up, but if they look different than their peers, they’re often made to feel like there’s something wrong with them.

We’ve seen it with this beautiful albino girl, we’ve seen it with this girl who dressed like a tomboy, and we’ve seen it with this overweight woman.

It’s heartbreaking when children are bullied, and it often lasts well into their adolescence and adulthood.

There’s nothing more impressive than when these kids turn into confident adults who work to break traditional beauty standards.

Evita Delmundo, a 20-year-old from Malaysia, was bullied as a kid for the moles she has all over her body. Kids used to call her “chocolate chip cookie” — it hurt, but now she’s using her looks to encourage others to be confident in themselves.

Evita is embracing her “different” skin now — in fact, she just auditioned for Miss Universe Malaysia.

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Evita was born with the moles and birthmarks all over her body, so the 20-year-old has never known what she looks like without them.

The marks vary in size and shape and cover all parts of her body, including her face. Many of them also have small tufts of hair.

When she was younger, she asked doctors if they could remove her moles.

A medical professional told her it could be dangerous, and that removing her moles could put her life at risk.

Instead, she decided to simply embrace her unique skin. Now, she’s the epitome of confidence.

#3 Lonely childhood

She said: 'It definitely wasn't easy for me. I got bullied in primary school and the other kids would call me names like "monster" or "chips more", which was really tough to swallow as a young girl.

'In primary school, no one wanted to be friends with me. I remember a teacher having to ask two girls to accompany me during recess, and they were whispering 'why do we have to treat her like a princess?'

'It broke my heart. I told them that they don't have to follow me and they went off immediately. Basically, I was a lonely girl.'

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She told Elle magazine that she learned to accept herself for who she was after attending a church camp when she was 16. “I really learned how to love myself and communicate with others,” said Evita, who had once considered having her moles removed. “This was probably the first time I truly started accepting who I was, how I look.”

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She auditioned for Miss Universe Malaysia on June 17 - meeting last year's winner Samantha Katie James - and is waiting for the results to see if she has progressed to the next round.

Miss Delmundo said that even if she doesn't progress in this competition it won't dent her confidence and she'll continue entering other beauty pageants.

She added: "I learned to accept my birthmarks and love myself. I slowly gained the confidence to show off my uniqueness."

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"The judges asked me a couple of questions, like how would I promote Malaysia if I won Miss Universe Malaysia? I'm just keeping my fingers crossed. If I don't get through, there's always another platform."

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Evita has over 43,000 Instagram followers who look up to her, not just because she’s stunningly beautiful, but also because of her positive outlook on life.