Elizabeth Ann "Lizzie" Velásquez, author and motivational speaker, was born with a rare congenital syndrome, which affects her heart, eyes and bones, as well as her ability to accumulate body fat. Despite physical imitations and ridicule she's received, including being called the "The World's Ugliest Woman," she's learned to rise.
Rebecca Ann Sedwick was a 12-year-old girl who committed suicide last month after being viciously cyber-bullied by up to 15 girls for nearly a year through texts and online message boards. Arrests were made this past Tuesday, apprehending two girls who police believe are responsible for Sedwick’s death.
