In the News – Teen with Alopecia Crowned Beauty Queen

Snippet from the article:

A Salt Lake City woman is preparing for the next round of a beauty pageant, after winning a crown in a competition last weekend. The catch, she has no hair.

19-year-old Angelica Galindez was diagnosed with a condition called Alopecia, when she was 12. “The hard part was just looking at myself in the mirror,” says Angelica, who is now completely bald.

Alopecia is a type of hair loss that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks hair follicles. Angelica lost nearly all her hair by the time she was in high school. “It was very challenging, I cried a lot, I slept a lot, just to sleep away the pain,” says Angelica.

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This young lady proves that beauty shows through even without hair. I applaud her for her courage.