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Girl bullied over severe eczema and called 'snake-skin' becomes beauty queen

Transformation: Shelley-Marie Sumner has overcome bullying to become a beauty queen

A woman who was subjected to a bullying ordeal due to her severe eczema has hit back against her tormentors - by being becoming a top beauty queen.

Shelley-Marie Sumner, 23, endured daily taunts of 'snake skin' throughout school due to the condition which affected her face and body and it left her desperately under-confident and considering self-harm.

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