Lizzie Velasquez Biography

April 2024 · 2 minute read

Lizzie Velásquez is an American motivational speaker, author, and YouTuber. She was born in Austin, Texas, United States, to father Guadalupe Velásquez and mother Rita. Lizzie was born prematurely weighing only 1.219 kilograms. Currently, she is , and her Zodiac sign is Pisces.

Lizzie attended Texas State University where she completed her degree majoring in communication studies in . She is a Roman Catholic.

The lady is suffering from a sporadic genetic disorder similar to progeria and neonatal progeroid syndrome. With her condition, she is unable to gain weight and has never weighed more than . Even if she consumes as much as to daily, she doesn't gain weight. 

In addition to that, Lizzie is also blind in the right eye while her left eye is slowly losing its vision. It has been found out that her condition is caused by the deficiency of Asprosin. Her condition is simply called Marfan Lipodystrophy Syndrome

In , Lizzie was dubbed the "World's Ugliest Woman" in a video posted on YouTube, and it was after this incident, she started speaking against the bullying. In , she published her autobiography in English and Spanish language. 

After a couple of years, Lizzie wrote two books called,  and . These books share her personal stories and offer advice to people coming out of her experience. The book also shares her journey to discover "what truly makes us beautiful, and teaches readers to recognize their "unique gifts and blessings."

In , she wrote another book,  In the book, Lizzie talks about some of the obstacles that she has been through and shares her experience on how she "learned the importance of choosing happiness. when things were not easy." In the same year, she also gave a titled "How Do You Define Yourself." This video of her on Youtube has over views.

, she appeared in a documentary film,, which aired on Lifetime on .

In , she published a sympathy book called , which deals with the importance of being kind.  Lizzie is currently seen on her Fullscreen original series, since .

Moving towards her personal life, Lizzie is the holder of American nationality and belongs to white ethnicity. Currently, she is single and has no any boyfriend. She is also very cold about marriage.

Lizzie earns a tremendous amount of money and salary from her acting career. However, her current net worth is not yet disclosed. All of her books are available in the Amazon and costs roughly $11.99 on average for paperback editions. 

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