An Instagram star born with a birthmark stretching her entire back has revealed she finally feels sexy after years of being bullied.
Yulianna Yussef was branded a 'Dalmatian' growing up because of her congenital melanocytic naevus (CMN) – a form of mole present from birth.
But now the 25-year-old reveals she finally feels sexy, after gaining thousands of followers from around the world with her scantily-clad snaps.
Ms Yussef, who lives in Warsaw, Poland, said she was happy she started posting on Instagram because she now feels more body confident.
Yulianna Yussef was branded a 'dalmatian' growing up because of her congenital melanocytic naevus (CMN) – a form of mole present from birth
But now the 25-year-old reveals she finally feels sexy, after gaining thousands of followers from around the world with her scantily-clad snaps
She told Mirror Online: 'I want to be happy, healthy, feel beautiful and confident and sexy in my own skin and I am now. But it's been a long way to this.'
Ms Yussef, who has 99,500 followers on Instagram, receives praises from hundreds of strangers, calling her 'beautiful' and 'strong' for speaking out.
As well as the CMN that covers most of her back and stretches round to her front, she has lots of smaller marks on her legs.
Around one per cent of babies are born with a CMN. However, they are often much smaller. In some cases, they can be hairy.
Ms Yussef, who lives in Warsaw, Poland, said she was happy she started posting on Instagram because she now feels more body confident
Ms Yussef, who has 99,500 followers on Instagram, receives praises from hundreds of strangers, calling her 'beautiful' and 'strong' for speaking out
Around one per cent of babies are born with a CMN. However, they are often much smaller. In some cases, they can be hairy.
CMNs are sometimes called 'brown birthmarks' by medics. They get bigger as children age.
They don't usually cause any
