Her bravery is more beautiful than any outfit she chooses to wear on the catwalk.
A teenager who was chased, dragged by the hair, and then pinned to the
ground while her brother-in-law and his peers doused her face in
sulfuric acid, will walk the runway this year at New York Fashion Week.
Reshma Bano, 19, of Mumbai, India, was attacked on May 19, 2014, in a
small town in northern India, while she was on her way to an exam,
according to Make Love Not Scars,
an NGO for acid attack survivors and other burn victims.
A recent video released by the nonprofit shows the tender moment the
teen, who has never traveled outside of India, finds out she’ll walk for
FTL Moda at NYFW on Sept. 8, this year.
A teenager who was chased, dragged by the hair, and then pinned to the ground while her brother-in-law and his peers doused her face in sulfuric acid, will walk the runway this year at New York Fashion Week.
Reshma Bano, 19, of Mumbai, India, was attacked on May 19, 2014, in a small town in northern India, while she was on her way to an exam, according to Make Love Not Scars, an NGO for acid attack survivors and other burn victims.
A recent video released by the nonprofit shows the tender moment the teen, who has never traveled outside of India, finds out she’ll walk for FTL Moda at NYFW on Sept. 8, this year.
But the 19-year-old hasn’t let her assailants take away her courage or her beauty.
Since the incident, the Indian teen has used her voice to campaign to stop the open sale of acid in the populous country and empower survivors of the vicious attacks through make-up tutorials on YouTube, under the hashtag #EndAcidSale, which have racked up millions of views.
In one of her videos, “Beauty Tips by Resha: How to get perfect red lips,” she ends the quick tutorial with some hard facts.
“You’ll find a red lipstick easily in the market — just like concentrated acid,” she begins.
“This is the reason why every a girl becomes a victim of an acid attack.”
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